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A personal account of  obsessive-compulsive disorder, depression, social anxiety, and agoraphobia

 

        

 

 

My personal  account, through poetry, of obsessive-compulsive disorder

My name is Kimberly.  I have suffered from debilitating symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder since the age of 18.   On March 1, 1998, I attempted to take my own life.   These poems tell my story of anxiety, depression, social phobia, agoraphobia, and a suicide attempt and were written in my own struggle to understand why.   My mistakes, shortcomings, and emotions are expressed here, and I hope will help others not to feel so alone.   I don't believe anyone can understand something as well as the one who knows from personal experience.   The subjects of mental health issues and suicide  still carry such a stigma and its because of this that many people are suffering silently.   In any circles, suicide is thought of as unconscionable, and especially in the Christian community, of which I consider myself a part.   For that reason, I have a passionate belief about the importance of this message.   It is told from a Christian perspective but is meant to provide encouragement to all who may be suffering.   My desire is not to focus on the details;  I let my poetry speak for itself, but I will give a short narrative before each poem.  In reading my poems, I hope you develop more insight and a better understanding  of these subjects but,  more importantly, that you hear the message of true hope!

 


 Click the titles at the left of the page to go to a particular poem and use the buttons at the top of each page to navigate to the Help Resources page, my feedback form, or my other website, The Filling Station.

"Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God."  II  Corinthians l:3,4


 

Disclaimer 

I am a lay person and by no means claim to be an expert on the subjects of obsessive-compulsive disorder, depression, social phobia, agoraphobia, or suicide.   The information contained on this web site was gathered through my own  personal experiences and research.   I would advise anyone who is suffering from these disorders to seek advice from a mental health professional.  My hope is that in reading my story, you won't feel so alone and that you will find my web site  inspirational and encouraging.

 

Please visit my other website:

The Filling Station

 

 


 
                                                                                          
 

   

 

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