I curated this list of mental health poetry that deeply moved me and spoke to my own mental health journey with comfort and strength when I needed it most. I believe their messages, through honest and heartfelt expression, can help others with inspir...
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Worth Reading
These mental health poetry books/anthologies and articles are the ones I keep coming back to.
Her words hit me deep, making me feel seen and understood.
Depression & Other Magic Tricks
7 poems that open up real conversations about mental health.
7 Poems That Teach Us About Mental Health
This is like a hug for my mind and heart, helping me find calm, connection, and a little joy in the chaos within me.
Love Poems for Anxious People
I love how this poem collection speaks to the quiet battles we all face.
silent storms
This poem is a soft reminder that I’m allowed to try again.
There is Always Time: Poem By S-bars
I really appreciate how this collection explores life at its most painful and powerful. It touches on love, loss, mental health, and the realities of abuse in such an honest way.
In a Dream You Saw a Way to Survive
Spoken Word
⚠️If you experience suicidal thoughts, the poems below may be triggering.⚠️ If you need to talk, call or text the 988 Lifeline.
These spoken word performances hit me so deep. They're beautifully messy, painfully real and perfect for anyone who needs a reminder that they're not alone.
I love how his story telling makes brokenness feel beautiful.
Neil Hilborn - OCD
With only her words… She had me in tears.
Kait Rokowski - A Good Day
This poem hits me real hard because she puts into words the chaos inside my head better than I ever could. It shows what anxiety feels like when no one else sees it for what it is; messy, exhausting, and constant!
Sabrina Benaim - Explaining My Depression to My Mother
I love this powerful piece on what it’s like to carry invisible struggles and still show up every day. Check on your strong friends!
Ebony Stewart - Mental Health Barz
A pretty real and raw look at what it feels like to be overwhelmed but still want to believe things can get better, even if you’re not sure they will…
Sam Browne - Begging to be broken
Her words stayed with me long after the video ended.
Nayo Jones - Healing
Another poem that both heals and pains me!
Sam Browne - Come as you are
That last part of the poem hit different: “I'm not anxious because I hate life, I'm anxious because I love it.”
Catalina Ferro - Anxiety Group
This poem is so raw, honest, and deeply relatable!
Reagan Myers - Depression Is Funny Like That
This breaks my heart, It's painful, it's beautiful and, I can't stop loving it.
Patrick Roche - Every 40 Seconds
“Tell goodbye I said hello.” Hear that? The sound of my heart breaking!
