Warning, this post contains themes of Mental Health. This is the last in a three poem series that I wrote while going through a lot of my trauma as a Korean American immigrant. The poems are meant to show my progression in the struggles. This one is from my experiences in being able to find …
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I do not fit in
Warning, this post contains themes of Mental Health. This is the second in a three poem series that I wrote while going through a lot of my trauma as a Korean American immigrant. The poems are meant to show my progression in the struggles. This one is from my experiences from high school to college. …
And they look at me different
Warning, this post contains themes of Mental Health. Going to the Partial Hospitalization Program has really got me looking into myself a lot and addressing a lot of the trauma that I have had in my life. It had lead me to express my trauma in many different ways. These three poems were written when …
Going back to work
Warning, this post contains themes of Mental Health. Today is the last day of my medical leave, and it has been a long journey. For the longest time I have had passive suicidal thoughts. Passive suicidal thoughts as in feeling like if something were to happen to me, it would be okay. During the pandemic …
Personal Bill of Rights
Warning, this post contains themes of Mental Health. This particular day in Art Therapy, the prompt was to express one of the Personal Bill of Rights. I chose to draw a snowflake to express number 12. “I have the right to be uniquely myself.” I think that one right stood out to me because of …
Art Therapy
Warning, this post contains themes of Mental Health. One of the things that we have been doing in the Partial Hospitalization Program was Art Therapy. I found art therapy to be very soothing and healing. It helped me escape all my stress, anxiety and depression. I took the art prompts and attempted to put my …
Perfectionism
I hate the word perfectionist. When people use the term it is almost always some sort of humble brag about themselves being too perfect. “I have to make sure all the items are aligned down to the pixel” or “I haven to double check to make sure all the spelling and grammar is always correct.” …