Download or read book Poetry from the PTSD Mind written by Steve Barker and published by Steve Barker. This book was released on 2023-01-01 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In "Poetry from the PTSD Mind," prepare to embark on an extraordinary voyage through the haunting depths of Military PTSD, guided by a collection of poignant poems that offer solace, understanding, and, most importantly - hope. This compelling compilation, tailored for individuals facing their own battles with PTSD as well as those seeking a profound comprehension of its impact, delves into the transformative journey from anguish to healing, illuminating the resilience of the human spirit. Within the pages of this book, you will discover a raw and unfiltered expression of emotions that permeate every line and verse. Each carefully crafted poem paints a vivid portrait of the daily struggles faced by those affected by PTSD, evoking a powerful sense of empathy and understanding. From the haunting echoes of nightmares to the shattered fragments of trust, these verses immerse you in a world where pain and perseverance coexist in harmony. Yet, amidst the darkness, there is a flicker of light that emerges from within these poems. It is the light of resilience, of triumph, and of healing. As you decipher the words, you will witness the gradual yet profound transformation from a shattered soul to one that finds solace and strength in the process of healing. In the face of adversity, these poems serve as a guiding beacon, reminding us that hope can be found even in the deepest abyss. "Poetry from the PTSD Mind" transcends mere words on a page. It is a profound testimony to the power of human resilience, a testament to the unwavering spirit that emerges from the depths of trauma. Through the heartfelt insights contained within each poem, you will gain a deeper understanding of the daily struggles faced by those affected by PTSD, cultivating empathy and compassion within your own heart. Immerse yourself in this captivating collection and traverse the labyrinth of emotions that accompany the journey towards healing. Prepare to be moved, to be touched, and to ultimately find solace as you witness the transformative power of the human spirit. Let "Poetry from the PTSD Mind" be your companion, your guide, and your source of courage on this path towards reclaiming life from the clutches of darkness.
Download or read book Poetry From The PTSD Mind written by Stephen Barker and published by . This book was released on 2023-11-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the haunting and introspective realm of "Poetry from the PTSD Mind," acclaimed author Steve Barker beckons readers into a deeply affecting voyage through the intricate labyrinth of post-traumatic stress disorder. With each line of verse each carefully chosen word, this mesmerizing masterpiece weaves an empathetic tapestry of raw emotion and profound connection, ensuring that those afflicted by military PTSD are never alone in their anguish. Drawing upon the author's own experiences and the harrowing tales of resilient warriors, this collection resounds with the weight of unspoken battles, shattering the silence that envelops the haunted minds of soldiers returning from the chaos of warzones. It whispers of sleepless nights and shattered dreams, of fragmented memories that relentlessly pierce the heart. "Poetry from the PTSD Mind" is not merely a collection of poems, but a sanctuary of solace and understanding for those who have experienced the horrors of war. Between its pages, veterans discover a lifeline, knitted with uncompromising authenticity and tenderness, as they navigate the unforgiving terrain of their internal struggles. Through vivid imagery and visceral language, the author invites readers to witness the shattered fragments, the jagged pieces that constitute the journey back to wholeness. Yet, this transformative work extends beyond the realm of personal solace, immersing all who dare to explore its depths in a vast ocean of compassion and knowledge. It serves as a guide for the reader to understand the weight carried by those scarred by war, fostering a deeper empathy within the reader's soul. By delving into the minds of these courageous survivors, readers learn to hear the unspeakable, see the unseen, and feel the indescribable. Through the power of artistry and shared experience, "Poetry from the PTSD Mind" bridges the immense gap between the battlefront and peaceful alleys, unveiling an undeniable truth: that in understanding another's pain, healing may truly begin. With a deft and compassionate touch, Steve Barker navigates the depths of the human psyche, surfacing with poetic gems that shimmer with vulnerability and resilience. Every syllable of this profound work seeks to illuminate the path of healing for both warriors and their loved ones, inviting all to bear witness to the transformative power of words. "Poetry from the PTSD Mind" stands as a testament to the indomitable spirit of those affected by the invisible wounds of war, breathing life into their silent suffering, and reminding them that their stories are eternally intertwined. It is an invitation to walk beside these brave individuals as they navigate the tumultuous voyage towards recovery and understanding.
Download or read book Journey Through the Darkness Poems from a Diseased Mind written by Benjamin Merrill and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2007-11 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Merrill's poems arise from his personal experience of post traumatic stress disorder after three tours of duty, one as a corpsman in a military hospital and two more as a combatant in Iraq.
Download or read book Dark Recesses of the Mind written by Isaac Kight and published by . This book was released on 2021-06-07 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I am a survivor of terrible childhood trauma. The PTSD I have experienced my entire life has defined my existence. Depression, anxiety, panic these are constant problems. In middle age the illness overwhelmed me and forced me into treatment. I learned to use poetry to express my feelings and talk about topics not easy to discuss. I posted a few of my poems on social media where I quickly received the feedback of friends that these were "pretty good." I am not certain that this is true, but I have decided to publish a book of poetry nevertheless. On the brighter side, several people have conveyed to me that my poems have been helpful to them. When they feel alone and isolated, these poems help them to understand that others can feel the same. One section explores Japanese poetic forms. These tend to be more cryptic, but I do so enjoy applying these forms to English. It is no small struggle to express ideas in English using the Japanese syllabic form. This may be why the Haiku is so popular in the English-speaking world these days as it presents a challenge. It is my supreme hope that this work will contribute in some small way to the overall agenda of destigmatizing mental illness. I hope these poems will help everyone who hurts to seek healing, those who do not understand to seek understanding, and those who are unaware of the struggles of the mentally ill to become aware. Together, we will bring forth a kinder, more understanding, and more loving world.
Download or read book Decade of the Brain Poems written by Janine Joseph and published by Alice James Books. This book was released on 2023-01-17 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the deeply personal Decade of the Brain, Janine Joseph writes of a newly-naturalized American citizen who suffers from post-concussive memory loss after a major auto accident. The collection is an odyssey of what it means to recover—physically and mentally—in the aftermath of trauma and traumatic brain injury, charting when “before” crosses into “after.” Through connected poems, buckling and expansive syntax, ekphrasis, and conjoined poetic forms, Decade of the Brain remembers and misremembers hospital visits, violence and bodily injury, intimate memories, immigration status, family members, and the self. After the accident I turned out all of the lights in the room while I watched, concussed, from the mirror. I edged like a fever with nothing on the tip of my tongue.
Download or read book Poems That Spark Discussion written by Wayne D Federation and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2018-09-24 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “I wish my arm or leg were lost, then you will realize what war cost, as you cannot see my mind that was lost.” Poems That Spark Discussion is the story of one veteran’s quest to find his voice and manage post-traumatic stress disorder. A collection of poetry, it features thoughts about love, fear, suicide, drugs, anger and, most importantly, survival. For many, PTSD is considered a curse; for Wayne D. Federation, it was life saving. He spent decades thinking his anger, emotional numbness, fear, insomnia, aversion to noise and crowds, and other idiosyncrasies were normal. A diagnosis of PTSD in 2012 helped him understand that the behaviour was a result of his mind trying to make sense of what he’d witnessed and experienced. Wayne wrote this book to help himself cope with the realization that he was not okay. Once he began putting his thoughts on paper, it was like opening a channel to the world.
Download or read book Poems of Healing written by Karl Kirchwey and published by Everyman's Library. This book was released on 2021-03-30 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A remarkable Pocket Poets anthology of poems from around the world and across the centuries about illness and healing, both physical and spiritual. From ancient Greece and Rome up to the present moment, poets have responded with sensitivity and insight to the troubles of the human body and mind. Poems of Healing gathers a treasury of such poems, tracing the many possible journeys of physical and spiritual illness, injury, and recovery, from John Donne’s “Hymne to God My God, In My Sicknesse” and Emily Dickinson’s “The Soul has Bandaged moments” to Eavan Boland’s “Anorexic,” from W.H. Auden’s “Miss Gee” to Lucille Clifton’s “Cancer,” and from D.H. Lawrence’s “The Ship of Death” to Rafael Campo’s “Antidote” and Seamus Heaney’s “Miracle.” Here are poems from around the world, by Sappho, Milton, Baudelaire, Longfellow, Cavafy, and Omar Khayyam; by Stevens, Lowell, and Plath; by Zbigniew Herbert, Louise Bogan, Yehuda Amichai, Mark Strand, and Natalia Toledo. Messages of hope in the midst of pain—in such moving poems as Adam Zagajewski’s “Try to Praise the Mutilated World,” George Herbert’s “The Flower,” Wisława Szymborska’s “The End and the Beginning,” Gwendolyn Brooks’ “when you have forgotten Sunday: the love story” and Stevie Smith’s “Away, Melancholy”—make this the perfect gift to accompany anyone on a journey of healing. Everyman's Library pursues the highest production standards, printing on acid-free cream-colored paper, with full-cloth cases with two-color foil stamping, decorative endpapers, silk ribbon markers, European-style half-round spines, and a full-color illustrated jacket.
Download or read book We Hope This Reaches You in Time written by r.h. Sin and published by Andrews McMeel Publishing. This book was released on 2020-01-14 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A revised and expanded paperback edition of We Hope This Reaches You in Time by Samantha King Holmes and r.h. Sin with all-new bonus material from the authors. Ideas, poetry, and prose from bestselling authors Samantha King Holmes & r.h. Sin.
Download or read book Poetry Therapy written by Nicholas Mazza and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-06-23 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For decades, poetry therapy has been formally recognized as a valuable form of treatment, and it has been proven effective worldwide with a diverse group of clients. The second edition of Poetry Therapy, written by a pioneer and leader in the field, updates the only integrated poetry therapy practice model with a host of contemporary issues, including the use of social media and slam/performance poetry. It’s a truly invaluable resource for any serious practitioner, educator, or researcher interested in poetry therapy, bibliotherapy, writing, and healing, or the broader area of creative/expressive arts therapies.
Download or read book Mind Lesions A Poetry Collection written by M. Hutman and published by D.B. Wright. This book was released on 2021-12-02 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mind Lesions is a poetry collection jointly penned by M. Hutman (Mia) and D.B. Wright (Danny Boy). The collection includes a selection of their individual work, and the collaborative poems they have written together. The content touches on every subject under the poetic rainbow including love, life, death, trauma, loss, grief, turmoil, heartbreak, sadness, happiness and everything else that sparked in their joint minds. The book represents a union of two souls with an unwavering passion for writing, carrying love and truth in their pens.
Download or read book Poems That Spark Discussion written by Wayne D Federation and published by . This book was released on 2018-09-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “I wish my arm or leg were lost, then you will realize what war cost, as you cannot see my mind that was lost.” Poems That Spark Discussion is the story of one veteran’s quest to find his voice and manage post-traumatic stress disorder. A collection of poetry, it features thoughts about love, fear, suicide, drugs, anger and, most importantly, survival. For many, PTSD is considered a curse; for Wayne D. Federation, it was life saving. He spent decades thinking his anger, emotional numbness, fear, insomnia, aversion to noise and crowds, and other idiosyncrasies were normal. A diagnosis of PTSD in 2012 helped him understand that the behaviour was a result of his mind trying to make sense of what he’d witnessed and experienced. Wayne wrote this book to help himself cope with the realization that he was not okay. Once he began putting his thoughts on paper, it was like opening a channel to the world.
Download or read book Post Traumatic Poetry written by Joseph Granados and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2019-08-13 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a visual description of the dark corners of my mind and soul. Everything written was only written once, I always kept writing, even if I messed up, these are all original pieces from my thoughts. I never planned or plotted any of these poems, I just wrote. This is a visual description of my past battles with PTSD, my recklessness & my love for violence. This is a visual description of me being buried alive, learning from loss, and the battles that take place within me every day. The loss of my father, fair weathered friends, PTSD, Hypervigilance syndrome, depression, anxiety, Agoraphobia, panic, Anger, insomnia, guilt, mistrust, nightmares, detachment and so on and so forth. Towards the end, I climb out of my hole, you can too! YOU ARE NOT ALONE.
Download or read book A Healthy Mind is Hard to Find written by M. D. Snyder and published by Poetry from the Past. This book was released on 2020-04 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Healthy Mind is Hard to Find is a book of poetry written over many years and though many emotional events. These poems are written from the point of view of the inner child who desperately needs to be heard. Each poem is a real event that this little girl lived though and grew from. She brings each memory to life from within the adult whose job is now to keep her safe and secure as the journey though life together. Join her while she travels through time and understand how C-PTSD can develop and the consequences that follow.
Download or read book A Look Inside a Struggling Mind written by Carlos Menzies and published by . This book was released on 2021-06-19 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A Look Inside, A Struggling Mind" is a collection of poems conveying the in-depth journey of trauma and the mental process through my battle with suicide & depression. It gives an inside look at the pain and struggle of someone that truly feels that everything would be better if they were no longer present within this world. This book is intended to be the voice of those who are hurting in silence. Truly grasp the emotions captured on each page because the scars you can't see are the ones that kill the most.
Download or read book Where Hope Comes From written by Nikita Gill and published by Hachette Books. This book was released on 2021-06-01 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: **The Sunday Times Bestseller** Instagram superstar and poet Nikita Gill returns to her roots with her most personal collection yet, including more than twenty poems exclusive to the US edition. I took my worries out and laid them carefully on the kitchen table. Then began the slow but rewarding task of fixing everything that needed more love. Nikita Gill shares a collection of poems crafted as the world went into lockdown, tackles themes such as mental health and loneliness, and the precarity of hope. Through the life cycle of a star, she invites the reader to feel connected to the universe, taking us on a journey through the five stages of grief to the five stages of hope. This collection includes the phenomenal “Love in the Time of Coronavirus,” which was shared across social media over 20,000 times, as well as Gill's poems of strength and hope, “How to Be Strong” and “Silver Linings.” Where Hope Comes From is fully illustrated with beautiful line drawings by the author. All because everything is forbidden now, I want to go up to the top of the Eiffel Tower and sing at the top of my lungs.
Download or read book Poems from the Mind of a Madman written by Don J. Metivier and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011-09-20 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Within this book are simple and deeply reflective messages. Every poem carries meaning for the reader to enjoy and philosophize with. Whether you are looking for poetry that delivers simple reading enjoyment or poetry that takes the reader to deeper levels of understanding. This book is for you. From lifes little curiosities to major ongoing world conditions, this book will provide the reader with an opportunity to scavenge through brilliantly thought out messages. The Poems from the Mind of a Madman deliver what the reader wants. Prepare yourself for a journey into a world of well-crafted poetry.
Download or read book Poetry in the Mind written by Joanna Gavins and published by EUP. This book was released on 2021-11-30 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poetry in the Mind is the first book-length cognitive analysis focused entirely on 21st century poetic texts and their conceptual effects. Addressing central poetic notions or features of poetic style from an innovative cognitive perspective, the book sheds new light on established ideas about poetic creativity and language.
