Victoria, British Columbia — My Book of Poems: Depression, Obsession is the first published work in a three-book series by author Deborah Anne Kimberley. Written over many years and drawn from lived experience, this poetry collection documents trauma, survival, grief, and resilience through raw, unfiltered verse.

Originally begun in the early 1990s, My Book of Poems: Depression, Obsession reflects Deborah Anne Kimberley’s personal journey through mental abuse, institutionalization, illness, and long-term psychological trauma. The poems address themes of childhood suffering, loss, injustice, faith, endurance, and the impact of systemic failure on vulnerable individuals. The collection also speaks directly to experiences of Crohn’s disease, mental health misdiagnosis, and prolonged emotional harm.

The book is dedicated to babies, children, and all people suffering from Crohn’s disease, as well as to the author’s representation. The poems range from short, stark pieces to longer narrative works, blending spiritual reflection with social critique and personal testimony. Titles such as Depression Obsession, Death Came Knocking at My Door, The World’s Lost Children, and Freedom for All illustrate the emotional and thematic scope of the collection.

Deborah Anne Kimberley’s writing does not seek abstraction or distance. Instead, it insists on witness. The poems confront pain directly and repeatedly return to the necessity of truth, memory, and survival. Throughout the book, the author emphasizes that mental abuse is real, enduring, and damaging, and that silence only deepens its effects.

My Book of Poems: Depression, Obsession serves as the foundation of Deborah Anne Kimberley’s larger body of work, which continues in her subsequent books Running From the Demons and The Psycho Bitches From Hell. Together, the three books form a continuous record of lived experience and resistance.