Dancing With Daisies: Reclaiming My Life
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TW: anorexia, bulimia, depression, anxiety, PTSD, suicide, self harm, sexual violence/assault, rape, domestic abuse
A collective of poems and reflections on an ongoing personal journey through navigating my mental illnesses and healing through trauma. This is my pain, my suffering, my naivety and trauma. This is my strength, power, courage, resilience, my ability to persevere and where my empathy and openness derive from despite it all. This is for me and for those going through similar struggles. I hope my story, through the rawness, ignites real conversations about mental illness and the realities of sexual violence and misconceptions of domestic abuse.
side note: prepare yourself for the content listed in the trigger warnings, as some of the material will be heavy and please take care of yourself during and afterwards, always.
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