7:41 AM 8/23/17 “I pray against stress, anxiety, depression, and scratching profusely.”

My mental health reminds me of

hope.

That wasn't always the case,

and there are some days

still less

hopeful

than others,

but it's been gradually coming to mind.

Hope isn't just in a breakthrough

in therapy.

It's when I scratch at my dermatillomania sores,

only not as much as usual

in my anxious-ridden

day with OCD.

Hope isn't just when

I smile.

It's when I'm crying and screaming

and I don't berate

myself

for it.

Hope isn't jus...

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