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I like your efforts at literature. I myself have been doing my own form of art therapy by drawing.

I recently drew this after finally coming to terms with myself these last couple months. It is based on another drawing I made a couple months back.

Mods, if this is inappropriate then please delete it. I just wanted to share it.

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Aww ☺ I like it ty
 
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Goodbye pain

Goodbye tears

Goodbye nights of anguish fears.

Goodbye heavy burden

Goodbye bitterness

Goodbye unforgiveness and years of unrest

Hello joy

Hello grace

Hello hope in finishing this race

Hello arms of unfailing love

Hello new life from the Father above

Hello forgiveness

Hello peace

Hello rest for the weary

Hello Jesus

Hello to your loving arms

Your nail pierced hands protect me from any harm

You dry my tears

You calm my fears

The once broken heart inside me cheers

You pick me up and call me daughter

Im parched and thirsty but You are the living water

Goodbye days of wanting to die

Hello to entrusting each day to Christ
 
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I put up the Christmas tree

Lights first

Then garland

Ornaments

Icecycles

Presents

Gingerbread houses

Manger scenes

Inside me cries

Mess inside

Sing Christmas Carols

Candy canes

Christmas cards

My anxiety goes up and down

Confusion

I see the tree

It makes me happy

It makes me sad

It makes me anxious

It makes me feel warm inside

I see the snow

I see it glistening in the sun

I feel the cold

I feel its bitterness on my skin

Come back soon Lord

Rescue me from my anguish

Rescue me from my anxieties

Let me be completely happy with You

No more depression

No more anxiety

No more urges of self injury

Just a tree

And lights

And garland

And ornaments

And glistening snow...

A manger scene

A rejoicing heart
 
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I have nothing written by myself, but there is a song by VNV Nation called Verum Æternus that has gotten me through more than a few days, that I can share.

If you and I had been anything less than these tormented souls
We would never have gone so far, to become what we are
If you and I had never seen the world through the eyes of a child
We would never have wanted to stop time, sleepers passing by
If you and I had been anything less than these disenfranchised minds
We would have looked the other way as we passed each other by

And for the things I know
From the broken all I ask
Is to look beyond this place
Stop staring at the ground
Thinking only of what went wrong
I know there are days
Too dark and hard to take

I hope you know
This is just one day you'll have to face
This is not the whole of your life
 
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