Poets who eventually commit suicide use I-words [I, me, my] more than non-suicidal poets.

James Pennebaker, a UT psychologist who wrote a book called The Secret Life of Pronouns: What Our Words Say About Us (Thx, @claytoncubitt & @anya1anya)

Source: scientificamerican.com english james pennebaker language nouns poetry pronouns psychology suicide

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