Over several days I’ll be sharing creative pieces from The Pain Series.
After preparing a post for World Mental Health Day and abandoning it, then preparing a new one. I thought about the times I’ve felt pain in my life and how I’ve dealt with that emotion.
During my time reflecting this weekend, I felt inspired to produce a mini-series on pain. It’s an emotion in life that we are all destined to experience. I can’t tell you how many times, as it will differ for each of us. However, I felt compelled to put PAIN into words and creatively articulate this emotion.
No one in our entire universe is absolved from pain. It forms a vital part of our lives and shapes our behaviour from that moment forward.
To me, pain is painful and sometimes that pain becomes a burden that overstays, long after its point has been made. Some moments in my life came unexpected and it’s true, I’ve cried a hundred times over, to no avail.
This October, I share the pain born from life itself.
Earlier this evening I had written a blog post that consisted of 1500 words. However, upon reflection, I’ve decided not to post it. This is out of respect for the memory of someone I once knew and held in high regard.
Some of you may know that in 2019 I went through a profound set of changes in my life. A few of which I have touched on lightly through conversations behind the protection of…
During the months of emotional pain that was inflicted on my existence, I felt as though I could not confide in anyone. It has taken months of work to acknowledge what happened, accept that it has happened and to move forward. That this person is no longer in my life and I admit, I have grieved the absence of our connection. However, in some ways, I’ve learned to identify other elements in my life that today I embrace.
If you or anyone you know are going through a difficult time and aren’t sure what to do. Please speak with someone or get in touch with an organisation that specialises in Mental Health.
If you or someone else you know:
Has a change in appetite
Feeling low.
Thinking about death.
Withdrawing from family & friends.
Change in sleeping habits.
Lack of interest in personal hygiene.
Please know that support is out there for you.
Mental Health.org
Samaritans
Childline
Rethink Mental Illness
Nightline
There is no shame in struggling with your mental health. All of us at one point go through something that impacts on our mental health.
The best thing I can advise is to seek help and know that support is out there for you.
‘Where’s your kids at? I have mine. Time is ticking.’ – known imbecile
Gone are the days that people are proud of you for all you’ve accomplished, starting from the pits of society. Don’t seek them as they’ve been eradicated.
My credentials are visible to those that wish to see them. I’m not a foghorn or a viral social media post. I’m Unique.
I’ve spent a lot of time focused on my interests. I’m assigning large quantities of time to my creative pursuit. Makes no difference in the eyes of a known individual who recently mocked my womb.
A womb that is ageing with each passing year, ridiculed for not yet producing offspring. *Don’t take a moment to see if a woman is medically okay!
Air your deep thoughts during a discussion about facilities in a household that is not shared. They felt it was fair to desecrate on my womb credentials – ‘time is ticking.’
There are some people throughout my life that I’ve stepped back from and stopped talking to. The cut-off. The known individual has been added to this category of ignorance.
No woman should be made to feel inadequate based on the thoughts of an ignorant form of existing life.
No woman should be made to feel useless because their womb has yet to bare seeds.
No woman’s education should be discarded because known individuals believe women belong in the kitchen and caring for children.
No woman should have to experience the levels of disrespect that I recently went through.
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To the known individual,
Your comments shot through my existence ten-fold. I’ll never forgive your ignorance.
The fact you feel your docile mind has any room in the world to comment on any womb is beyond me.
Your current partner has a womb.
Your daughter has a womb.
Will you impose the same taunts onto them?
I wonder if your role was reversed and you experience the nightmares many women face. If you’ll still make scornful comments.
I’ll never forgive your Incomprehension on mindfulness and basic respect.
Always remember your comments and do express them to your partner and your daughter if ever they face similar womb trials and tribulations.
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