10 Instagram Quotes By Poet Rose Luiten About Depression

It's hard sometimes figuring out who we are and believing in it. With all those celebrities out there, politicians, the media telling us who we're supposed to be, it's hard discovering that for ourselves.

But having faith in who we are is a huge key to our happiness and success.

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Instagram poet Rose Luiten does an incredible job of helping people get in touch with themselves and believing in who they are deep down. Luckily, I was able to get an interview with Rose and have the opportunity to pick her brain about what her writing means to her.

Q: When did you first begin writing?

RL: I've always written, to be honest, but only started writing consistently about 2-3 years ago. Before that, I'd write sporadically, always poems. I remember my favorite classes in school were English and creative writing. I even took a few semesters in college before starting my family.

Q: What is the best part of writing for you?

RL: The best part of writing for me is the therapeutic effect it has. I write to cope, so that's why some of my works are on the more depressing side, because that's when I need it the most.

Q: How do you struggle within your writing? What obstacles have you had to overcome?

RL: I struggle to write consistently. I struggle to find inspiration and it only gets worse when I force it. It needs to come as it will and I have a hard time accepting that.

As for obstacles in my writing, I'd have to say that the hardest thing for me has been to express my emotions properly. I'm quite shy, so opening up and being vulnerable was something that took time and took some getting used to. It scared me at first, but when I saw the effect it had on my readers it became easier. People really appreciate honesty and vulnerability and those are the two things I strive for when I write.

Q: What inspires you the most?

RL: It might seem strange to say, but my depression inspires me the most. Maybe because writing is writing is such a good outlet for when I'm down. I always write the most when I'm in a depressed state.

I was diagnosed with bipolar type 2 a few years ago and depression is a big part of that diagnosis. It is one of my main symptoms. So, writing is one of my most important coping tools.

Q: How has writing changed or affected your life?

RL: Writing has changed my life in that it has taught me about myself. I often don't know how I feel about something until I pen it down onto paper and reread what I wrote. It gives me clarity. Writing has been nothing but a positive force in my life and I have come to need it like I need oxygen.

Q: Where do you see yourself in the future?

RL: The future is such a huge unknown to me. There are so many things I still want to achieve in this life, like going back to school, publishing a few books of poetry, and watching my children grow up and achieve their own life goals.

Rose knows what it's like to fight our own demons and her writing does an incredible job of showing how much we need to appreciate who we are at our core. We've collected some of our favorite pieces of her below.

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