Pain Is Comfort

By Callum Halliwell

Pain Is Comfort is an intimate poetry collection exploring the contradictions, feelings and thoughts of being human. Through raw and honest reflections, Callum Halliwell explores themes of love, depression, grief, OCD, family, identity, obsession, routine, self worth and hope.

Across twenty four poems, this collection captures the moments we struggle to express, the moments we over express, the memories that shape us, and the journey of learning to understand ourselves.

A deeply personal exploration of healing, growth, and finding comfort within the parts of ourselves we try to hide or struggle to face.

This book intentionally embraces imperfection. Some formatting choices, punctuation, spacing, and visual elements reflect the emotions and experiences behind the poems representing the balance between living with OCD, finding meaning in disorder, and allowing things to exist without needing to be perfectly controlled.

The small details throughout the book are part of the journey. Certain choices in wording, layout, page placement, and imperfections are included to represent the complexity of thoughts, memories, change, and growth.

This is not a book about perfection. It is a book about finding comfort within the imperfect moments and discovering meaning in the things we may usually try to fix.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1036999394
• ISBN13: 9781036999391
• Release Date: July 2026
• Publisher: Halliwellstory&co
• Length: 42 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.3" x 8.0"