All the places I wish I died

All the places I wish I died\u27 is an introspection and a rumination of the fragmented body and mind of the mentally ill. The book explores the varied and ubiquitous landscape of mental illness for those infected. Nothing is off-limits: relationships, jobs, service trips, religion, therapy, natural settings--even home is painful and dangerous. Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, and Avoidant-Borderline Personality Disorder influence every poem and experience. The pictures show the gaps in the narrative where the poems don\u27t go: old houses, hotel rooms, restaurants, schools, and possible futures. While the poems mostly fixate on a past, they simultaneously leave instructions for healing. As the poet discovers, art and hope drive exploration and any chance at recovery