Posts Tagged: depression

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From the Quiet Room

Dear Readers, Welcome to Turtle Way Journal, Volume 3, Issue 1 – our first issue of 2013, and our fourth issue since inception! Here you will find an eclectic mixed of personal stories, perspectives, poetry, and creative art from around

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From the Quiet Room

Dear Readers, Welcome to Turtle Way Journal, Volume 3, Issue 1 – our first issue of 2013, and our fourth issue since inception! Here you will find an eclectic mixed of personal stories, perspectives, poetry, and creative art from around

Manic is the Dark Night by Michael Lee Johnson

Deep into the forest the trees have turned black, and the sun has disappeared in the distance beneath the earth line, leaving the sky a palette of grays sheltering the pine trees with pitch-tar shadows. It is here in this

Manic is the Dark Night by Michael Lee Johnson

Deep into the forest the trees have turned black, and the sun has disappeared in the distance beneath the earth line, leaving the sky a palette of grays sheltering the pine trees with pitch-tar shadows. It is here in this

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Depression Is Not Selfish

Photo-quoto designed by Wil. ~ Girl in window stock photo courtesy of that-damn-eskimo. ~ Quote by the Golden Phoenix Girl.

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Depression Is Not Selfish

Photo-quoto designed by Wil. ~ Girl in window stock photo courtesy of that-damn-eskimo. ~ Quote by the Golden Phoenix Girl.

I Was by Sergio Ortiz

I was… ardent column, spring moon. Golden ocean, big eyes. I searched for what I thought; thought, like dawn in languorous dreams, what desire paints on teenage days. I sang, climbed was light one day dragged into the fire. Like

I Was by Sergio Ortiz

I was… ardent column, spring moon. Golden ocean, big eyes. I searched for what I thought; thought, like dawn in languorous dreams, what desire paints on teenage days. I sang, climbed was light one day dragged into the fire. Like

Heading Home by Ron Ray

Bitter-boned, I break and crumble to dust My pockets full of keys to places that no longer exist An oystershell ashtray full of butts and ashes beside me Testify to dreams of green hedges and white picket fences A tapping

Heading Home by Ron Ray

Bitter-boned, I break and crumble to dust My pockets full of keys to places that no longer exist An oystershell ashtray full of butts and ashes beside me Testify to dreams of green hedges and white picket fences A tapping

Samantha by Andy N

She used to fly like a swallow into both of my arms but last time I saw her she was sat on the floor shaking glue-faced to anybody passing for a pound. Shaking with eyes that was a double barreled

Samantha by Andy N

She used to fly like a swallow into both of my arms but last time I saw her she was sat on the floor shaking glue-faced to anybody passing for a pound. Shaking with eyes that was a double barreled

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MENTAL sILLeeeNESS

Although mental illness is no joke, laughing can help lower blood pressure, reduce stress hormones, increase muscle flexion, and boost immune function by raising levels of infection-fighting T-cells, disease-fighting proteins called Gamma-interferon and B-cells, which produce disease-destroying antibodies. Laughter also

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MENTAL sILLeeeNESS

Although mental illness is no joke, laughing can help lower blood pressure, reduce stress hormones, increase muscle flexion, and boost immune function by raising levels of infection-fighting T-cells, disease-fighting proteins called Gamma-interferon and B-cells, which produce disease-destroying antibodies. Laughter also

Did U Know?

According to WebMD, the most common types of mental illness are Anxiety disorders – generalized anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, and specific phobias Mood disorders – depression, mania, and bipolar disorder

Did U Know?

According to WebMD, the most common types of mental illness are Anxiety disorders – generalized anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, and specific phobias Mood disorders – depression, mania, and bipolar disorder

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Submissions Now Open for the Spring 2013 Issue

Turtle Way™ is Write into the Light‘s online literary art magazine. Our primary purpose is to deliver hope to those with mental illness through original works of literature and art that we create as we cope with and heal from

mental silliness

Submissions Now Open for the Spring 2013 Issue

Turtle Way™ is Write into the Light‘s online literary art magazine. Our primary purpose is to deliver hope to those with mental illness through original works of literature and art that we create as we cope with and heal from