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Writer Shares Poem Born From Suicide Attempt and Recovery
Original: Amphetamine Psalm I wrote "Amphetamine Psalm" a year ago, in the worst stretch of my life. I had lost a job I loved at S
Writer Matthew Haubert has published 'Amphetamine Psalm', a poem he says he wrote a year ago during the worst period of his life, after losing a job he loved at Sweet Smitty's, surviving a suicide attempt and spending time in psychiatric care, followed by a stimulant binge straight after discharge. The piece is being shared as an open account of mental health crisis and survival.
Why now: Candid first-person writing about suicide attempts, psychiatric holds and addiction resonates with readers talking about mental health.
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- Amphetamine Psalm I wrote "Amphetamine Psalm" a year ago, in the worst stretch of my life. I had lost a job I loved at Sweet Smitty's, survived an attempt, spent time in a psychiatric hold, and gone straight from discharge into a stimulant binge. I wrote parts of it while it… · matthewhaubert.wordpress.com@matthewhaubert.wordpress.com · 3
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