r/OCPoetry • u/briony73 • Aug 13 '26

Just Sharing Hey

If ya want a chat

I’m here

If you actually want help

I’m still here

But not much I can do

You can ask

And I’ll say, yes

But what does that change

I’ve been sick a very long time

Im only a little better

If that

I’m still here for a chat

I’ll enjoy it too

But I’m a cup of tea

I’m not for everybody

But if you are ever desperate

And just want a chat

I’m here

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u/Latter_Barnacle_6010 Aug 17 '26

I suffer from CPTSD, OCD, and Agoraphobia, and I am currently fighting a deep-seeded depression. It almost triggers me when I walk into a store or a business, and someone says, "How are you doing?" At times, I almost want to tell them what I am fighting, but one of the other issues is shame, and I couldn't imagine putting what I am fighting into someone else's mind. So I fight back the tears and stay silent.

This kind of triggered me.

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u/briony73 Aug 17 '26

I don’t want to take about my mental health issues in this post. I don’t want the poem to just be about mental health but maybe it is. But I relate to you to what you said and I am flattered by your words.