WrittenOnStarsCasual Contributor
Using writing to anchor myself through trauma and isolation
Hello.
I wanted to share a bit of my story. I am someone who uses language, structure, and writing to survive and reverse the effect of complex trauma(specifically, poetry).
Right now, I'm facing a lot of external frustration—bureaucracy blocks with Medicare, no working phone, and being ostracised by my family because of a clinical label (schizoaffective bipolar) that fundamentally misses the mark of who I am.
I know my mind operates on an autistic, systemising spectrum, but no one around me seems to take my reality seriously.
Even though it’s difficult, I keep writing because it’s what I do. I am determined to figure this out. I'm posting here hoping to connect with others who use creative structures to cope, or anyone who knows what it's like to be isolated by a label.
