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"‘Shouting at strangers’ was really written about shouting at my self. I just didn't know it at the time. During depression and self medicating, my identity changed to a confused angry person. I didn’t know it at the time, but I was angry with myself. My anger was being deflected onto the flaws I saw within others, arguments with friends, family and strangers increased regularity. I could see how quickly this situation could disintegrate into a worsening lifestyle, and I felt I could easily be one step away from the street. ” - Stu (contributing writer)

"This was written about a year after I came out of hospital (mental health unit in Surrey) and I was frustrated as I felt nothing much had changed, and I was on all these meds, which were sapping my soul - killing my personality. 

It's pretty raw, but it's the truth."  - NickK

"Depression is lonely, yet, at the same time, you long to be alone. The journey in a small boat, away from everybody, seemed to represent this. ” - NickK (contributing writer)

“I was struck by the lyrics of Small Boat, written and submitted by The Noisy Brain community member NickK. It tells the story of a sailor who is adrift at sea and eventually finds a beach on an island where he can rest and collect his thoughts,” - Mackenzie/This Mad Desire

"I'm fascinated by the idea of nothing, as there's no such thing - nothing has to be something. Whether it's imagined as darkness, pure white, or transparency, that's still something. So, can nothing really exist?" - NickK