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Numb: Balancing Creativity and Anxiety

December 18, 2018 Mia Sutton
Feeling numb and trying to balance creativity and anxiety. Read more at mia-sutton.com/blog

About 4 years ago, I was diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder. I took my prescribed medication and it helped tremendously. My panic attacks and other symptoms mostly went away and I felt so much better. Except when it came to my writing. My mental health was great, but my creative muscle was numb.

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In Creativity, Mental Health Tags Anxiety, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, writing with anxiety
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Destroyed: A Poem on Becoming Broken

October 17, 2018 Mia Sutton
Destroyed - a poem on becoming broken. Written by Mia Sutton. Read the poem at mia-sutton.com

I was a child
The day I was destroyed
My solitude shining like a beacon
A glittery target on my back

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In Life, Mental Health, Memories, Poetry Tags poems, poetry, poems about abuse
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Beneath the Surface: A Poem on Mental Health

September 5, 2018 Mia Sutton
Beneath the Surface - a poem about mental health and the mind. Previously published in Holl & Lane Magazine issue 12. 

Her smile is brittle
The strain grows apparent
Exhaustion peeks through the iron facade
Alternately stronger than steel
And fragile as gossamer wings

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In Life, Mental Health, Poetry Tags poems about mental health
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Sometimes I Wonder

July 3, 2018 Mia Sutton
Sometimes I Wonder - a poem that asks, "What if I wasn't abused? Who would I be now?" 

A poem that asks, “What if I wasn’t abused? Who would I be now?”

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In Life, Memories, Mental Health, Poetry Tags poems about abuse, what if
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Summertime Sadness: It's Not Just a Song

August 1, 2017 Mia Sutton
Seasonal Affective Disorder, Summer Depression, summer-onset seasonal affective disorder

Summer. It's a time when people are outside, basking in the sunlight. Summer barbecues, pool parties, random games of touch-football. People socializing, laughing, having a good time. And then there's me, hating every minute of it and counting down the minutes until fall.

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In Mental Health, Motherhood Tags Depression, Seasonal Affective Disorder
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Keeping Up Appearances When You Have Anxiety

July 19, 2017 Mia Sutton

The rational side of my brain knows that there's nothing to fear. But the other side of my brain is under siege. It's trying to get the fuck out of there and doesn't care what kind of special reasoning you have. My heart pounds so fiercely that I can feel it reverberating in my throat. 

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In Mental Health Tags Anxiety, Generalized Anxiety Disorder
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