Me, My Brain, and a Pencil: A Ten-Year Diary Paperback – Large Print, September 19, 2025

Me, My Brain, and a Pencil - A Ten-Year DiaryI was only 13 when I felt it for the first time. A deep grief turned existentialism, where depression and anxiety manifested and rotted. Finally free from the torment of depression at 23, I am now on a mission to spread awareness, delivering insight from a sick mind's perspective through poetry and real diary entries. You are not crazy. You can overcome this. And mental health is very, very real.This is not your ordinary book of poetry. With over 200 pages, "Me, My Brain, and a Pencil" reads as a diary, an archive of poetry spanning from 2015 to 2025 documenting the manifestation, trenches, and recovery through depression and anxiety as it develops in reaction to the outside world. I am no professional - I am human. And as humans, relatability seems to be our common ground. Perhaps you can find those specific words you need, to find yourself somewhere among the pages. There is no proper way to fall or heal, but relatability always seems to keep us afloat. In scavenging through one minds perspective, ask yourself, how can we be proactive as a generation raised and surrounded by a mental health crisis? Is awareness enough? Read more