Tag: fear

• Invoking the Blank Page

  

  I am looking to you, Blank Page, for help. I awoke today with Worry. While I was able to slough off the morning blanket, Worry persisted its shroud about me. An invisible source secures a tight hold around the top of my head. It clamps the innards of my chest. The cinches have been there…

  Dan Metzger

  August 24, 2015

  Essay, Mental Health

  anxiety, bipolar, bipolar disorder, blank page, communication, composition, creative writing, depression, fear, hope, listen, love, mental health, mental illness, mercy, self-acceptance, self-discovery, self-reflection, therapy, woe, worry, write, writer’s block, writing

• Story-telling Self-talk, or Overcoming the Nothings

  There is this story in my mind and there it seems fated to remain. I cannot determine whether that’s because I read too much or if I do not write enough. Or do not talk enough. Or do not feel enough. There are these stories in my mind. Some might call them memories. Unreliable, jumbled,…

  Dan Metzger

  November 14, 2013

  Essay, Mental Health, Rudimentary Philosophy

  childhood, confidence, dog poo, fear, writing