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Depression leads to death

By Dawn Friday, December 25, 2009

My sister passed away at 27 from an accidental drug overdose.  She suffered from Bi-Polar disorder and I found a journal of hers.  I am going to post a page from her journal  every week until it is finished.  I am doing this to get her thoughts out b/c maybe they will help others.  She also wrote some poems that are very deep as well.

 

Post #1

 

 

Addiction

HELP!

I Can't Breathe!

Help!

Hands are wrapping around my neck and they're getting tighter and tighter.

I need it.

The water gets deeper

as my knees get weaker.

There is so much smoke in the room.

I can't find air.

I need it!

I'm in a closed coffin.

Sealed in my sins.

Buried alive without a way to dig myself out.

But I put myself here.

What kills me it what thrills me.

Addiction makes me complete.

Completely miserable.

12/25/09 4:37am

Accept my condolences for your sister's death. So young she was, God bless her and keep her in a better place.

This must be so hard on you dear Dawn, I hope it will bring some peace to your heart and help ease the pain of such loss.

The poems are very deep and very beautiful; we can see her pain clearly. She must have been very special; you are blessed for having such a sister.

Thank you for sharing that blessing with us all,

 

Alex

12/25/09 11:20am

she was very special and i loved her so much.  i knew that she suffered from depression/bipolar but did not really understand her pain.  it saddens me to think i couldnt do anything about it but i know i was always there for her and loved her very much.  she used to cry to me b/c she didnt sleep for days from anxiety and depression and since her death i just say to myself that my baby sister gets to finally sleep and be at peace and sometimes it makes me feel better.

12/25/09 12:29pm

that poem was very real to me, i have addiction running through my blood also, ive been sober for almost 4 yrs. now, but, it is still very much alive, i can absolutely relate to what she wrote and felt, i was shocked the first time i read it, because it took me right there, very intense expression of the feelings we have, i look forward to reading the new poems you post. 

12/25/09 1:24pm

Thank you for sharing your sisters life with all of us.  I do pray that it helps bring you some kind of peace.

 

I am sorry you lost your sister.  I can't imagine how it would feel for my brother or sisters to pass away. 

 

If these journal entries help save one person, then I am sure your sister would be very happy to know that. Take care of yourself.

 

Thank you for sharing this with us.  You are a kind person to do this.

God Bless 

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By Dawn— Last Modified: 12/06/10, First Published: 12/25/09