poems about dissociation & repressed memories
I wrote these poems when processing and healing from dissociation. Throughout my healing journey I found it incredibly confusing and disorienting to process repressed memories.
healing from your abuse
I wrote this poem when healing from the abuse of others and needed an outlet to process the difficult feelings that arise when learning to accept the unacceptable.
most shameful secret
I wrote this poem when processing from shame related to rape, sexual trauma, and the complicated feelings towards my attackers.
i call myself a coward
I wrote this poem when healing from sexual trauma. This poem helped me process guilt and my fear of being a coward.
why is it so easy, to look away from pain?
I wrote this poem on a day when I felt as though no one understood my pain and that everyone chose to look the other way. This poem helped me to have compassion and a new view on my own feelings.