Comments for Samantha Schutz

Comment on I am a teen and my parents don’t understand what I am going through. They don’t think it’s a big deal. What can I do? by Alexis Gabry'Elle

Alexis Gabry'Elle — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:47:20 +0000

I have a similar problem, my parents seem to think that it is all in my head. They try saying that I must just be a hypochondriac, but they just do not understand. I started going to a therapist, who did in fact diagnose me with Bipolar disorder and Depression. My parents still do not believe me, but my therapist and close friends are very supportive of me. Just try talking to a therapist, or your close friends. I found that my friends helped me the most, they know how to calm me down when I am in one of my moods.

Comment on Excerpt from I Don’t Want To Be Crazy by Sarifina

Sarifina — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:37:44 +0000

i love this book it means so much to my chemical depensity group and they understand what it means to do this stuff you have done they know know that drinking and smoking and having sex is bad and they understand it thank you for writting these awsome books and please keep on writting it because they mean so much to me and my group and i also think that is is really nice how you put your book into a poem type and that is the kind of books i like the the most

Comment on Excerpt from I Don’t Want To Be Crazy by Jessica Ruiz

Jessica Ruiz — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 16:44:17 +0000

I LOVED this book! It was amazing. I have a panic disorder and this book made me feel like I wasn’t the only one. I am even doing my English project on this book. You’ve really inspired me!

Comment on WINNERS: National Poetry Month Contest by DT

DT — Wed, 18 May 2011 00:48:37 +0000

I love your book
they are extremely inspiring to me
i cant stop reading them

thank you so much

Comment on WINNERS: National Poetry Month Contest by Stephanie Faith Sizeland

Stephanie Faith Sizeland — Sun, 08 May 2011 11:46:24 +0000

Thank you Anonymous. It was a very tough thing to do but, life is much sweeter now. And congrats to you on winning first place, your poem was beautiful. As was yours Anu B! Thank you so much Samantha Schutz, for choosing our poems. It means a great deal to me, and i can imagine it means a great deal to Anonymous and Anu B as well.

Comment on WINNERS: National Poetry Month Contest by Anonymous-22

Anonymous-22 — Sat, 07 May 2011 14:34:15 +0000

Congrats, Stephanie, on kicking the self injury. That is a tough thing to do. My motivation for my poem, “Fall” came from my excitedness(and nervousness) about finally succeeding in college. If all goes smoothly, I will have a bachelor’s degree next spring. Also, my textbooks are extremely overpriced so I just had to put that in the poem. I am so excited my poem was chosen, and I thank Samantha Schutz for running this contest! I love reading such honest and emotional poetry.

Comment on WINNERS: National Poetry Month Contest by Anu B

Anu B — Sat, 07 May 2011 00:23:40 +0000

I wrote this because of how much being a teenager sucks for anyone who’s even a little bit different. All of us have our quirks, and during middle school, those become the things we’re ridiculed for. How we are, what we look like, everything affects how we feel. It’s just important to realize that you can make it through, and that you have to, because you owe it to yourself to believe that you can survive, and overcome whatever has got you down.

Comment on WINNERS: National Poetry Month Contest by Stephanie Faith Sizeland

Stephanie Faith Sizeland — Fri, 06 May 2011 21:21:24 +0000

My motivation came strictly from my personal experience with self injury. I struggled with it for three long years and i can proudly say that i have kicked the addiction and haven’t cut in three straight months, the longest ive ever gone. Im confident in saying that i know i will NEVER pick up another piece of glass again. I want anyone out there who struggles with self injury to know that it does not have to be a life time battle, you can overcome, you can make your life better.

Comment on Where Does Inspiration Come From? by kathy rodriguez

kathy rodriguez — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 06:07:54 +0000

I’m actually 16, and my dad bought me this book for Christmas and as i read the inside cover i knew why. My ex boyfriend died almost 2 months ago and even though i am with someone else now it was devastating and i was and still am so close to his mother. It just fit so perfect with what i’ve been feeling these past weeks. I cried a lot reading it and i’d recommend it to anyone really because it just teaches you a very important lesson ~ never take the little things for granted. And to be quite honest i’m shocked this wasn’t like a true experience! You did a great job writing it from all the experiences you had, one of my all time favorite books. Believe it or not it’s just been helping me cope with jake’s death and it gave me a whole new perspective on life in general. Thank you so much Happy Holidays.

Comment on Bonus Features: Behind the Scenes of You Are Not Here by admin

admin — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 16:20:48 +0000

Thanks Little Willow! If you would like me to do a Q&A or something for your site, let me know.