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An Endeavour To Become A Bin-Man
Interview for the job I walked in and sat down. The two gormlessly looked at me. “You think your bin man material?”“he doesn’t have the look,” one said“I agree, you don’t have the look of someone that should be routing through my trash.” The other agreed.“Too good looking, the resident might think they have a…
Sex And Our Selves
Sex sells, but has the internet brought us to the edge of reason? SEX! Yes, I’m talking about self and sex. How has the internet affected our sex lives? 29% of our information about sex now comes from media, and a mere 3% comes from sex education. You don’t learn from doing; you learn from…
What is Schizophrenia Like?
What is schizophrenia like? It’s a question that most people don’t know how to ask. First off, schizophrenia is a type of psychosis and the different types of psychosis are experienced differently. Schizophrenia is classed as a primary psychotic disorder. Having schizophrenia is where your brain speeds up to unbelievable speeds. You can’t describe how…
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Mental Health
Suicide Prevention Month
As you may or may not know September is suicide prevention month. Here at Innocuous, we like to think of ourselves as mental health savvy. So here’s a roundup of our mental health poems and advice posts. As you know suicide is something many people struggle with, in these holiday time many people will need…
Understanding your OCD
Obsessive-compulsive disorder is one of the most common disorders 1 in 40 adults in the U.S. is said to have it or have had it. We recognise OCD by one of two traits. Repetitive, intrusive, uncontrollable thoughts or urges also known as obsessions; and repetitive behaviour or mental acts that a person feels compelled to…
101 of Psychosis
So just had another episode, or this may be your first. It’s time to take a step back, the first thing you need to know don’t dwell on the past. Yeah, you painted the walls with mayonnaise and you walked into the Olive Garden thinking you’re famous or maybe you had a horrible time and…
Formication — What is it and why do I have it
Formication is a psychosis where the person experiences tactile hallucinations. These tactile hallucinations take place on the body in the form of bugs. This psychosis is unique and can lead to delusions, where the person believes that they have been infected with insects. I have these experiences; they’re very distressing to me. It’s not just that you…
Hearing voices and how to deal with them
Voices, the word that people shy away from telling you because they fear your reaction. Voices are hard to deal with, whether they be internal or external, or whispering or across the room. Some people love them, but most find them scary. Whether you think they’re the devil or believe, they can see the future, they’re not an…
Psychosis: psyche, soul and mind
Psychosis, commonly referred to as a loss of reality. And doctors around the world can’t decide what qualifies you for having it. Do we refer to the DSM-5 or the ICD 11? Does borderline psychosis count? What about schizotypal? Is it derived from a personality disorder, or can it be standalone? Why are people so…
Poetry
Beauty unfold
Love we should have shared The hourglass of time, It is a very thin line,it brings us together,It makes people shine,I miss you know more than ever,I’m gone but here forever. I haunt the halls of our once loved castle,A castle we once found happiness in,Now brings you to the ground,As sweet as snow, our loving home,The…
Crying shame
beauty in the eyes of the beholder,no more than a shoulder shrugged because your older,A heart once intact, shattered and distracted by the shackles that make us attached.Strands blow in the wind as you stand breathless and twinge.The face of a dying heart, a face that love never wins.Tears run down your face as your…
Caring at Heart
If I was to lay here with one question on my mind. Why was I so lucky, why was I so proud? Of all the things that make me sound, you are a continuum so I don’t frown. You love those that do not love themselves. When life is hard and you’re there to ease…
Why I Love To Rhyme
I don’t know why I love to rhyme,My poem, I feel should chime They say I’m a thing of the past,Yet I like to think they passionately pass the test of timeStupid of me to whine,When others don’t rhyme,But there you go, there is mine.
Key
Poem The tarot cards have spoken,These keys are mine,I am so inclined with this conceptual design,The crack of the door, the stiff of the hinge,The street it is confined by must resign,For the house is mine.
Short Stories
Belle Âme: Cheeks Of Rose With Skin As White As Snow
Edith Lockheart Victorian Sleuth Prologue:This story continues from the one linked below, but the story make sense without knowing the previous one: Belle ÂmeFlash Fiction — Murder Mystery A dreary Monday morning; I had become so tired of the lack of motivation that preceded me. But what was I to do I wondered? This thought would lead…
Street Food
A flash fiction Wrapped in plastic, lovingly folded, sitting on the side of the street was a biscuit in the shape of Snow White. A girl no older than 10 walks past. The tasteful aroma teases her senses. She eyes the folded up biscuit wrapped with care and decides what harm can come of eating…
The Devil’s Game
A Fantasy Story Prologue:This story isn’t my best work, but I love the concept so much I thought I’d share. If anyone would like to work with me on this, I’d love some much-needed rewriting and storyline fixing then my email is here. Charlie sat down in A&E, and he was in excruciating pain. He…
The Book
The book’s pages twisted in the wind. It sat there for a while; it waited. A thousand years went past, and no one had touched the book. It felt angry, and it felt absolutely abandoned. Then one day, with no one being the wiser, the book was on the move. A gust of wind took…
You’re not who we see you as
Online identities Identity. Online we’re charismatic, charming, quick and witty. But in real life with a Donald Trump of our friends. I’m here to point out to you in multiple ways that your identity changes on different social media types, for example, you cannot be the same person on Twitter as you can on Instagram…
How the internet affects your identity
The internet. We mostly live in it. We wake up, check our Facebook profile or Instagram page, and as we turn over, we see our loved one doing the same. We go to work where most of us will be glued to a screen for most of the day while checking our device. Even things…