Depression Ate My Soul

ISBN: 978-1-84747-011-9
Published: 2006
Pages: 88
Key Themes: depression, bi-polar manic-depression, poetry, Christianity, personal strength, recovery

This is absolutely not a collection of poems about depression. Sue Holts beautifully crafted poetry allows us to join her on a very intimate journey, exploring fear and wonder, faith and doubt, despair and hope. Her work is both thought provoking and inspiring. - Tom McAlpine, Chair, Mood Swings Network

Description

This is Sue Holts second collection of poetry. Sue is a poet who suffers from mental distress. Her first book Poems of Survival was Sues opportunity to open up the Pandoras box that contained memories of her past and her day to day struggle with manic depression, in doing this she was able to emerge to begin the slow process to accept her own worth.

Depression Ate My Soul reflects growth. Over time my spirit died, years of abuse stripped me of hope, faith and trust. Manic depression stripped me bare. One evening I imagined a different future, a faint glimmer of hope was ignited, spiritually I began to grow. Each psychotic episode teaches me to take a different perspective and enables me, eventually, to move on. I believe depression ate my soul, but through the process of mental illness and my willingness to learn and adapt spiritually, I have developed a stronger, more creative, courageous one. Sue Holt

About the Author

Sue Holt is a talented poet who has struggled with manic depression for 15 years. She writes from the heart with a rare honesty that reflects how mental illness touches her life. Sue writes to express her pain while in contrast she shares her intense faith, which has given her a deep understanding of God and His immense love. Many people relate to her pain and in doing so are given the opportunity to connect with their own, and Sue's desire is that they too will begin their own spiritual journey.

Sue lives in Lancashire, England, with her husband and teenage son. She is greatly inspired by nature and when not writing can be found in the garden, walking, painting and working on pieces of sculpture. She believes in healing through self expression.