Biography
Heyyy if your reading My name is laura I love art in all forms My passion for poetry came as a positive from very negative situations Mainly my struggle with mental health and my many battles with myself I have suffered from anxiety & depression since 10 but diagnosed officially at 12 then later on came the diagnosis of psychosis auditory and visual hallucinations on top of that an emotionally unstable personality disorder Growing up I couldn’t speak out about what was happening abuse or struggles and I found a passion in poetry and spoken word as I seemed to get lost in my writing of feelings and emotions from life events and that was my own personal therapy and I never understood why I felt better from writing these emotions and stories than sitting opposite a complete stranger and explaining things I diddnt understand myself It’s taken a long time for me to show anyone these as there journeys through some of my hardest moments in life and then I was told That my hardest moments in life that were so open and honest written would help others know they’re not alone and that my poetry would prove that you can help someone else from making your negative into a positive and helping them through there toughest moments too so I finally plucked up the courage to speak out and show the world my poems and so I’m here now :) Also Music is my escape from life and all other forms of art Reading, writing, performing Some of my favourite poets include John Cooper Clarke, Sabrina Benaim, Shane Koyczan, Hollie McNish to name a few
Samples
Images flashing through my brain IM NOT GOING TO CUT IM NOT INSAINE!! Just do it already Slice through the vein Why does this happen When I feel so down No please don't! Not here Not now I don't need to but the urge is so strong There telling me how in rhythm In song Let the red river flow Let the wounds appear No one will no Know one will hear We Won't go We won't leave you now We won't go Not while your feeling this low Just look at that sharp object over there It will be easy and quick We know your not sick The urge is getting stronger I just want to cry The beat is getting longer But do I really want to die Let the red river flow Let the wounds appear No one will know No one will hear We won't go We won't leave you now We won't go Not while your feeling this low These voices in my head won't go away I can't help but listen and let them lead me a stray The panic is over I'm back in controll The temptation is dying I can feel it leaving my soul I'm back in the room where I started before I managed to cope Just sitting on the floor They diddnt get the better of me Not this time not ever They diddnt get there own way Just look at me I'm better
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Blog entries by Laura Heydon
Please forgive Me Myself and My BPD (19/02/2019)
Empathetic Daydreamer (19/02/2019)
Chronic pain (19/02/2019)
Lost at sea a battle against dementia and me (02/02/2019)
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