When It Comes | Panic Attacks
Not sure when it hits I’m calm Then earthquake comes I sit Shake Wait Shake When will it end? Sometimes goes for hours Occasionally days…
Not sure when it hits I’m calm Then earthquake comes I sit Shake Wait Shake When will it end? Sometimes goes for hours Occasionally days…
Today Had a discussion with the PA Leave in five more days New medicine seems okay Quiet in the lockup When I came in, it…
Fire burns Anxiety churns Please Help me Escape reality Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2021 More On Peeling OFF Mental Illness HERE …
Tangled in a web I try to flee from my demons I ask myself “Am I drifting into insanity?” Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC…
3AM Wake up soaking wet 4 days in a row Shivering Medication side effect Causing me to lose more weight Copyright© Edge of…
Changing hospital gown Looking in mirror I see a skeleton Lost over 40 lbs Neck bones stick out Still eating very little Copyright© Edge…
The circle spins Nothing helps I sit rotting away in the pit Rats nibbling at my flesh Exposing Depression Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC…
Panic attacks Would come and go I thought this was my life Until Tangled wires in the brain Short circuited Now Constant Shakes Permanently Embedded…
Medication Time Do not be late Stand in line Same time Everyday 9 am 9 pm Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2021 …
Looking into the mirror I see a face Ravaged by illness The happy go lucky attitude gone Unhappiness looks back Cannot force a smile Is…
This is the place for rejects The scum of society Nobody going to hold your hand here Keep head down Do as told Ask for…
Sometimes It becomes so dam hard The weight Sinks me into the ground Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2021 More On Peeling…
It takes a tremendous amount of endurance to live with mental illness. Others see weakness, but they are too blind to appreciate the tenacity.…
He suffered 5-6 panic attacks a day For over 50 years Nervous system worn out He capitulated and went on medication Copyright©…
This time the depression Holds me tight Like a vice Alone Again Tonight I continue to fight Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2021 …
Stuck with glue Thoughts will not move What can I do? Just suffer Wait for time to pass Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2021…
I meditate with this CD before going to bed, starting to fall asleep within around 20 minutes, and then sleep like a rock. “In Yogic…
I cry Sometimes I can flood the driest desert with my tears It feels good to cry It feels bad when I cry Why…
I’m waiting patiently Here it is coming around again I reach out to catch No It passes me by Laughing all the way Another missed…
My brain will not comply Trying desperately to push out thoughts Not succeeding It is a war Negative thinking again wins the battle Another awful…
Flood gates open Anxiety sucks the happiness from me The pain pushes all my emotion buttons Medication not working I suffer alone No place…
Photographer Arseniy Neskhodimov is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this photo essay. From his personal project ‘Prozac’. To see Arseniy’s body of work,…
I’m a human being Just because I’m mentally ill Does not give society the right to Abuse Humiliate Control Or Take away my dignity …
I do not think I will ever feel right My nervous system is fried Each day the same Living in pain Sitting in bed Praying…
Today I remember yesterday One after another Thoughts Pop up Unfortunately Today I also have the reality of the struggle Controlling my depression Copyright©…
Fear Causes anxiety Anxiety Creates More Fear How do I get off This Rollercoaster? Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2021 Edge of…
On a mental lockup floor 24×7 Everything based on routine Isolated from outside world No worries No responsibilities Just follow the rules Take twice a…
Hit bottom Wearing my hospital gown Alone Nighttime Walking the halls Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2020 If my poetry helped, entertained, or…
Deep long breaths Inhale Exhale Desperately Trying To release air From the anxiety balloon Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2021 Edge of…
I can feel the load Mind no longer guides Nervous system All circuit overloaded Psychological Trauma Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2021 …
I try not to remember The simple times Life ran smooth Today I struggle to hold it all together Money is important I Try not…
I try to think positive But it is difficult when Day after day Acid rain comes down Burning the smile off my face Copyright©…
Using a Jack hammer I worked Through that night Chipping away Searching for The cure Hidden In my primitive mind Copyright© Edge of Humanity…
Alone The depression beast wraps It sides around a thick dark cloud Quickly I’m overwhelmed with emotions Unable to move from my chair Paralyzed The…
Her anxiety Always Leads Her To believe A Problem will become A Complete disaster Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2020 More On Peeling…
Walking a cornfield Cannot find my way out BAM! I wake up Only a dream I’m sweating, shaking Not sure which is up or down…
I stand there Taking it Anxiety Picks apart my emotions Slow Deep Cuts Yes I stand there And Take it Copyright© Edge of Humanity…
Likes to hide in the shadows Pokes out here and there Takes a swipe With a razor sharp sword Then Takes another swipe Until A…
Desperate And Locked In my primitive mind Restoring hope Only thought left in my mind Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2020 If…
Lie in bed Sleep time Meal time Medication time Institutionalized Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2020 If my poetry helped, entertained, or moved…
I took What I thought was to be My final walk Stopped Fell asleep Woke up Shackled To a gigantic ficus tree No longer free…
Vacuuming cobwebs from brain Clean mind is a healthy mind What happens When cobwebs are the only thing left? Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC…
Written By Hope Wells @ Journey Into Hope 2020 Happy Friday When I was younger, I always used to go into work on a…
running fast faster looking back FEAR right there will not disappear Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2020 If my poetry helped,…
Nibbling On Asian History & Philosophy Series Source: Mystics and Zen Masters By: Thomas Merton Excerpt “Whatever is cultivated rightly, will surely grow.…
I run fast faster not fast enough nighttime dreams continue to rattle my mind Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2019 If my poetry…
on my knees hands clawing into the soil dirt under fingernails frantically searching for lost pieces of my mind Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2019…
Visual Artist Lauren Zaknoun is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of these images. From the ‘Phobia’ series. To see Lauren’s body of work, click…
Photographic Artist Louise GAN is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From the ongoing project ‘Home Alone’. To see Louise’s body…
Documentary and Street Photographer David Horton is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this social documentary photography. From the project ‘Invisible Wall’. To see…
Foggy morning Man Walking on dirt road Politely Asked me “Which way Today Can I find sanity?” * Find More Poetry HERE BACK TO HOME PAGE…
Photographer Aun Raza is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this social documentary photography. From project ‘Lahore Mental Hospital“. To see Aun’s body of…
Independent Filmmaker and Photojournalist Ritam Talukdar is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From his ongoing project ‘Forms of Mental Illness‘. To follow…
Artist and Fine Art Photographer Dave Hebb is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. These images are from his project ‘The Poverty…
Photographer Hester Brodie is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. These images are from her project ‘Beneath Your Beautiful‘. To see Hester’s projects…
The mind will play tricks Anxiety has no friends Keep the box healthy Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2014