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When you are depressed you may want to find a way out of the terrible way you are feeling but simply be unable to find the escape route. Your mind may be screaming out that you need help but you may be so afraid to express that thought that you suffer in silence.
Some people are simply not very verbally expressive and find they are incapable of seeking help by asking, others find it is simply easier to express what they are feeling in writing. This is where the idea of depression poems begins. The use of writing as a cathartic means to express depression has been used for a long time by mental health care professionals as a means to find a root to the problem of depression and give the sufferer a way out.
Different Forms
Just as depression comes in different forms; so do depression poems. You can find depression poems all over the internet and you will note that each person’s poetry is as unique as their fingerprint. Some people like to write about the pain they feel but are unable to voice and the emptiness inside that alienates them from the rest of the world. Some people write about the physical pain involved in depression and how it feels like it is all in their head.
Some people write that no matter how many people they know who experienced depression, it feels like they are the only one in the world feeling so low. Depression poems come in free verse, rhymed couplets, traditional pentameter, soliloquy and even haiku. No matter what, they are a personal expression of depression and offer a deep look into the tortured mind of a depression sufferer.
You may find that depression poems have varying messages and it can be very interesting to see the way the mind works out the problem of depression. Some of the poetry is enlightening as to the frame of mind of the person and can give an idea about the imagery associated with depression. Some of the poetry is dark and painful and it can be as depressing to the reader as the feelings are to the writer.
Surprisingly, some of the depression poems are uplifting and hopeful and seem as though a way out is just around the bend and the only thing the sufferer has to do is reach a little further to get there.
Online Poetry
You can find what seems like an infinite number of depression poems online. Many websites that feature depression poems offer other services to depression sufferers and their loved ones. You can find newsletters with inspiring stories of people who made it out of depression, poetry that may inspire you to write your own, self help information and directories to find therapists in your area.
Some websites feature ways to find out if you are depressed and in need of help, articles about depression and quotes and information from famous people who have suffered with bouts of depression. It is often surprising the number of well known people who have suffered in just the same way you may be and are attempting to help people out of the hole they were once in. |
