MUTE: Poems That Saved My Life!
Poems by Vidya Gargote during Her Journey Battling with Depression
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This book is a compilation of Poems written by Vidya Gargote over several years while she was battling her Depression. The first half of the book, are poems she wrote when she didn’t even know that she had depression. She realizes difficulties in her normal life with low moods. She has used all coping methods to deal with the low moods like exercising, creative writing and spiritual ways like reaching out to God. She has not consulted with her doctor yet. She is under the impression that she is going through spiritual development. In many poems she is directly talking to God. She also reaches out to fictional superhero Superman for support and help. When she is in really low mood, she has the technique of coming out of it by creative writing. She usually imagines herself to be a little girl whom everyone loves. She exposes all her vulnerability through her poems thinking that she is on a very grand spiritual journey and that she is guided by spirit guides and mentors.
The main turning point of the book is when she gets hospitalized for Depression. Here things take a very different turn for her. Everything that she thought about spiritual world gets shattered. She is very upset. And she has to learn to live with her Depression. She refuses the illness and the medicine. But slowly the hospitalization brings her to the realization that she is infact really sick and needs therapy. She uses all the skills to radically accept that she is really Depressed.
Upon self realization, she begins her journey of recovery. Using all possible skills that the therapy provided. She uses regular medication along with the skills. It works beautifully in her favor. And she gets better and better every day. She is now living a fabulous life and coping with the disease by using skills, pills and support groups. This book is dedicated to all those people out there who are struggling with depression but have no idea that there is so much help available.
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MUTE:
Poems That Saved My Life! is an inspirational assortment of verses that is filled with the beautiful emotions of my journey. Readers will be able to associate themselves with my journey through these rhymes.
The soul of this book lies in helping understand our own emotions. We all know what depression is, but this book brings out the nuances. We reject that we have depression and fall prey to its games. I suggest we radically accept it and bring major changes in our life. This is where you will find the difference between the dark and the light. You can make profound changes in your life only when you understand yourself better.
About the Author
Vidya Gargote enjoys creative writing, fueled by her imaginative powers and soulful vision. She believes in journal therapy using mindful poetry and is on a continuous quest to find her real purpose in life. She draws inspirations from the smallest yet most impactful acts manifesting in her universe. She is an honest, God-loving person who has volunteered all her life helping those who needed the guidance—be it family, a friend, or a foe. She grew up learning in a convent school, where she gradually promoted and trusted herself as God’s sent angel who is gifted with art of healing and self-sacrifice. She holds a master’s degree in electrical engineering and works as an IT consultant to Fortune 500 companies. Her support system includes her indispensable family of few and the invisible infinite that keep her motivated and guided through her journey of life.