POEM Darkness and Hope by Kim R Woods
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Published 2018-09-05
by Kim Rosemon-Woods (c)2018
CREDIT: music by longzijun: Dreams
#WhoWillSpeak
www.whowillspeak.com
Help is available- see resources below!
Snatching the carpet off the "elephant in the room". Depression, PTSD, and other mental illnesses have plagued MILLIONS of people who hide in the shadows of their pain and suffering. They (we) suffer in silence because we are surrounded by loved ones who do not understand the depth of the daily life of trying to survive it.
We are constantly weighed down by stigma and constraints placed upon us by the Church, loved ones, and society. Some will "get" this poem and some won't but... it's truly NOT about them. This is for me and ANYONE else who is suffering in silence.
My illness does not define me. It doesn't take away my gifts and talents. Nor does it silence my voice. #WhoWillSpeak #IWill #TruthTransformsMe
*Proverbs 11:25 (KJV)
25 The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that
watereth shall be watered also himself.
If you or a loved one is suffering in silence,
help is available...
1. Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255
2. American Psychiatric Association:
www.psychiatry.org/patients-families
3. Psychology Today:
www.psychologytoday.com/us
4. Anxiety & Depression Association of America:
adaa.org/finding-help
5. EMERGENCIES: Dial 911