Writing As A Form Of Therapy

[StuF]

Thanks @bipolarbunny 

We are certainly in weird times...

[Former-Member]

@bipolarbunny Not grief....more of loss, loss of being a child of being or feeling secure protected, being let down.  I suppose.

@StuF  @Appleblossom  this thread is growing by the day, thank you 😊  

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Hope everyone is travelling well & safe wherever you are. Raining here today, good day for snuggling under the covers and writing. Here's one I penned yesterday about labels. Labels do my head in. So I tried to approach it with a little humour. Enjoy xx

BB 🐰💙

Labels

What’s in a label,

That I should be stable,

And left on the shelf like some spam,

I’m packaged so neat,

With contents so sweet,

But my best before date is a scam.

The nutrition table,

That’s part of my label,

Does tell me I’m crazy and blue,

The edges all torn,

Have got me forlorn,

My mind has me pickled in stew.

Ingredients listed,

Preservatives twisted,

Each serving is never the same,

Some antipsychotic,

Has made me hypnotic,

My label is changing its name.

Emotional sketching,

Is really quite fetching,

So give me a label with class,

Nothing wildly exclaimed,

Keep me aptly restrained,

So it never bites me on the ass. 

A sensitive label,

Oh dear, what a fable,

It’s merely an acronym marred,

With fuel for the making,

My thoughts are partaking,

In moments so tragically scarred. 

So what’s in a label,

That I should be stable,

And will I be left on the shelf,

With use by approaching,

My madness is broaching,

I guess I just labeled myself.

© BB - 24 May 2021

[StuF]

@bipolarbunny 

Too good!

I used to be able to write as quickly as that (you wrote this Yesterday?), but not with the same quality.

I think I have 'evolved' into a different kind of writer the more 'settled' I've become through treatment.

Thanks for sharing and inspiring.

[bipolarbunny]

@StuF Thanks Stu, yeah it's either a flood or a famine with me. When I'm in the groove it comes out like verbal diarrhoea. Sometimes I can write one in 20 minutes, sometimes day, weeks. I've penned 10 in the last 5 days which is a huge amount for me.

I have no idea where it comes from, I'm definitely more prolific when I'm am manic or mixed. I think maybe because I'm a total introvert and I've never really been one to mix with people or speak out, so this is how I find my voice. 

BB 🐰💙

[StuF]

@bipolarbunny 

Yeah, manic definitely helps with the volume I produce too. But you're quick And good!

For me, very long time since I've been manic. Medications seem to have taken care of that. Also took care of anything creative for a long time, too. Which was crap!!! But it came back in the end, in a different form. Or at least timeframe. I can take Months now to finish something!

It is a fine voice you've found 🙂

[bipolarbunny]

@StuF Thank you my friend. I rapid cycle so we are still trying to quell my mania, so far meds are keeping me safe but haven't stopped the roller coaster. I'm honestly dreading the thought that I may eventually lose my ability to write. 
I'm glad your creativity came back, you never know, the more you write the more it may return to previous levels.

I would love to read more of what you have written. 

BB 🐰💙

[StuF]

I hope you can at least better control the roller coaster. I think you Will retain the ability to write and create if you hang tight to it. It might dissipate, but not disappear...always keep the embers glowing

I'll chuck up another poem now-ish 🙂

[StuF]

@bipolarbunny 

This is a poem from around the year 2000. I was definitely pretty manic (over a lengthy period) and way more productive...

Nightfall

Twilight sprays across the window

Clouds reflect on the dimming day

Lunar leaves litter a meadow

The infant night now begins play

Ancient lights shine on our faces

Stars long burst still fill the dark sky

Timeless points set in their places

Proof once for all: we do not die

-

My veins swell along with the seas

My blood flows strong, drawn by the moon

My heart beats faster as time slides

From the clock's grasp in a soft swoon

--

Rest is nigh, then comes a new dawn

May our dreams last beyond its break!

Love will rise as the sun is born

With renewed hope for all life's sake

[Former-Member]

Looks like a big spring clean is coming up @bipolarbunny   worn labels and expiry dates might be playing on your mind Lol.  Also loved the insomnia Poem so very very very relatable.  Staying under the covers is what the weather is wanting me to do too.

Nice change from the heat of Perth, love it.