Pre-Diagnosis: Poems from my Darkest Days

By: McNew, Michael

This collection contains graphic descriptions of self-harm, suicidal ideation, addiction, mental illness, and emotional trauma. Reader discretion is strongly advised.

From teenage confusion to adult despair, these verses chronicle the visceral experience of living with an undiagnosed mind. They speak of demon voices and bleeding hearts, of addiction's grip and death's constant whisper, of love lost and hope shattered. There's no filter here, no attempt to soften the blow or make sense of senseless pain. These are the raw screams of a soul trying to survive itself, the unedited journal of a mind trying to understand why it feels broken.

These poems weren't written to be read. They were written to stay alive. They are the breadcrumb trail through years of darkness, each one marking another day of somehow making it through. In their unpolished truth, they stand as testament to every moment where giving up seemed inevitable - but wasn't chosen.

This is mental illness before diagnosis. This is pain before understanding. This is survival before healing.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GT3MXDGX
• ISBN13: 9798295721915
• Release Date: March 2026
• Publisher: M McNew
• Length: 76 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 4.0" x 6.0"