I Have These Times

A small thought poem, about my mental health.

Normally I don’t put warnings on my mental health posts as I don’t personally use disturbing imagery, how ever on this occasion I have.

I have these times where I wish to squash my arm until the bones break,
I have these times where I see me slicing flesh of my body,
I have these times where I wish to crush my neck until I stop breathing,
I have these times where I want to drink until my brain falls asleep,
I have these times where I wish to drive into the centre of a motorway without a seat belt,
I have these times where I want to die and disappear,
I have these times where I don't know why people care or why I am here,
I have these times where I wish to scratch till blood flows free,
I have these times where I find disgust in everything about me,
I have these times where I wish to eat until it hurts,
I have these times and it takes strength to keep them controlled,
I have these times and I know I always will.

In holding with my personal belief’s and attitudes, I have investigated the pro’s and con’s of “trigger warnings”, and in order to enable you to do the same, below are some of the links I reviewed.

• Psychology today trigger-warnings-and-mental-health-where-is-the-evidence
• Good Therapy triggers
• The independent trigger-warnings-online-content-distress-students-study
• The mix looking-after-yourself a-guide-to-content-and-trigger-warnings

However in keeping with my personal belief that mental health needs to be discussed and in general discussing it is overall helpful to sufferers, I am still undecided as to whether inclusion of “Trigger” warnings is a good or bad idea.

What I will say is – if any thing on my site causes you distress or uncomfortable feelings, please use the numbers provided elsewhere to discuss your feelings with a trained professional.