Psychiatrist's Defense

Meet my pills. I take these everyday. Three from the green one (Zedprex) and two from the blue (Aripa). Yes, five pills a day. This may seem scary to some, but believe me it's not. Whenever I mention that I use pills for my mental health, people stare at me with fear and say that all I'm doing is numbing my brain. No, just no. Pills do have side effects, I'm aware of it. And some pills are bad for some people, I've experienced it as well. I had been given many terrible pills that caused even more trouble. But when it comes to mental health, finding the right medicine is a process. It took me a few years. 

Most mental health issues are because of imbalanced hormones. The pills are for filling the empty spot because of the missing hormones or to balance them. Am I a psychiatrist? Not "yet".

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Let my poem about my "green pill" do the rest of the explaining :)

Read the poem here

Quilt

The view from my house is never that exciting. But luckily I am able to see the sky from the window. Sky is always exciting. But that day there was something more to it... It felt like an extra puffy quilt that was protecting me from the monster under my bed. So I decided to capture this beauty to feel protected whenever I'm in need.

Blues

Ortaköy/Istanbul

Many tones of blue in the same shot. Blue is one of the colors that makes me experience all kinds of emotions at the same time, which is the perfect example of blue's uniting power. Just like in this picture, the sky far above and the sea which is very close has become one because of the color blue.

View from the Balcony

This scenery is from my deceased uncle's house. Every time I went there, I would sip my Turkish coffee while diving into deep thoughts. Now when I'm there, I dive into even deeper thoughts without sipping the coffee...