Writing As A Form Of Therapy

oblique

fascination goes

sideways through

doorways leaving

displaced air

in its wake.

room to room it

goes travelling while

dreams call and

muse in

that old restful place.

first one, then the other

all around long plain spaces

dark matter awaits.

Here is a

map of my once

upon a time

and many.

Hold tight, though it's

simple; go easy and

get there.

Really liked your poems @eudemonism @Mazarita @Silenus

Really talented. Poetry kind of shows your inner most thoughts and desires doesn't it. Your subconscious streaming sentences alive. I think, because our minds and souls have been to other places, our poetry will be truely unique and reflect this. A real blessing I think. Our poems will be truely magical. I try to practice the craft every day and see what the collective consciousness has to offer me, which is what I think we are tapping into. I think and hope that by being aware of my greater awareness I can be more mentally stable and well. But it is always a battle and I think humility and modesty are amongst our greatest defences against becoming unwell.

I will continue to read more of what you have said @Silenus

Your insights are really helpful.

Thanks, @joeblow. I liked reading yours too. I agree we seem to connect with some kind of collective consciousness through creativity. I sometimes feel like I am being a 'medium' for something greater than me. I'm not religious but mystery seems to me to make up a large portion of reality still.

I think it's great that you practise every day. As you say, there is craft to it, of which I know little. Mostly I like to be as free with it as possible, with some kind of form. I've only started writing poetry semi-regularly here in this discussion thread, started by @Silenus a long time ago.

Do you read much poetry? I find it haphazardly on the net and have made net friends with some writers, mostly overseas. We don't talk to each other like at the forum. But it's nice to see what they are doing in social media feeds. I probably read some poetry every day.

Your sense that connecting with a greater awareness may lead to greater stability and wellness, may be on to something. Creativity has been a lifeline for me, for survival and wellbeing.

Humility and modesty, I have much to work on there. A noble aim.

Best to you, Maz.

Hi @Mazarita Yep, that is what I think. We are tapping into the collective consciousness, or the spirit realm, or heaven, or hell, or the fourth dimension. Whatever you want to call it.

You see, I have a theory about all this mental health stuff. Why we get ill. @Silenus it would be good to get your ideas on this one.

We simply have a Neurotransmitter chemical problem between the Synapses in our brains. Our brains are made up of a whole heap of microscopic wiring and the Neurotransmitter chemicals (Dopamine, Serotonin etc) allow the electrical impulse flow of information along that wiring. We simply have too much Neurotransmitter chemical. It makes our brains create a "Mind" that is different or unique or what could also be termed as unhealthy. 1 or 2 in 100 people have this problem.

Now, this "Mind" that is created behaves differently because of the overabundance of Neurotransmitter chemicals. Our "Minds" are simply able to tap into the collective consciousness, or spirit realm, or heaven or whatever you want to call it more than a "normal" person because of the chemical oversupply causing our brains to fire differently. Now, there are freaky things going on there in this spirit realm which are hard to understand. There are good and bad spirits and indifferent spirits and all sorts of things. Who knows how this realm operates. Only God.

So, this is why we have the weird interactions the way we do with this realm. We hear things and see things and have all sorts of interactions with the occupants of this realm. Now, it is hard to create a dialog with academics and psychiatric professionals about all of this stuff because most of them don't believe in good or bad or heaven or hell or even God. So what to do. I have spent the past 30 years trying to figure this all out because no one has a bloody clue what is going on with us. It is only when you use the context of a spiritual world that any of this makes sense. I am not an overly religious man. I believe in right and wrong, in a heaven and a hell and an all powerful God that controls it all and thats about it. If you examine just about every living culture on earth, they all believe in these things too. The Jews, Christians, Muslims, Australian Aboriginals. They all believe in something.

@eudemonismmay be experiencing a bit of inner turmoil at the moment. My theory is that the bad forces in this realm get a hold of you and try to deceive you. They say "You are better than everyone else" and "You are the best at everything" and "Come and join us". They are trying to make you unwell. This is why we end up with grandiose delusions and such. The only way I have found to combat these thoughts that lead to psychosis and hospitalisation is to counteract them with modesty and humility and down to earth thoughts and behavioural patterns. Tell yourself "I am just OK" and "I am just your average Joe Blow going about my business" and "I don't want to be special. I am just me". By being humble, the bad forces stay at bay and you can minimise the effects of a psychosis and mania. Trust me. It is more difficult than it sounds. Don't get me wrong, I take all of my medication diligently. The medication treats the level of the Neurotransmitters which are causing all of this after all. I am simply using all of the arsenal at my disposal to beat the demons.

You see, you are striving for balance and harmony and peace instead of mania and turmoil. So you must think and do things that will create this atmosphere. Put on a tranquil CD. Make yourself a cup of warm tea. Have a nice hot shower. Relax on the couch. Have a snooze. Now, I have Schizoaffective Disorder which is different to Schizophrenia and I know the symptoms are different. People with Schizophrenia seem to see things and hear voices all the time which is different to me. I mainly have delusions and hallucinations when manic. I sometimes think people with Schizophrenia communicate with all types of forces, not only bad ones. Maybe they can make friends with some of the voices and tell other more nasty ones to go away. I don't know. I am still observing and learning. I have two friends with the condition.

So basically to summarize ...

Too much brain activity, leads to greater connection with unseen world, leads to illness if not managed.

Anyway, that is a few of my thoughts and insights. Sorry for being so long winded. What do you guys think? Am I on the right track? I would really appreciate your comments. Good or Bad. Feel free to tear me down if you think its all rubbish. I am beyond being offended. Talk soon.

Joe Blow

Thank you, @joeblow. Very kind of you to say.

Like a lot of us on here (by the sound of it) we feel that we are channeling something when we write (or otherwise artistically create)...

Me? I look upon it with slightly different terminology, but the same end result... I believe that truth is a pathless land, and we are all eminently capable of entering that land, and learning universal truths from it during our time there...

Then, oh then, the fun starts... sharing it with others, in the hope that our words live up to the truths that we have been focused and attentive enough to try to capture...