This week commencing 14th May is Mental Health Awareness Week, (the “day” is on October 10th), and many radio stations, organisations etc are promoting it for full “awareness appreciation” by people.
Well that is the hope, for even today a stigma still remains regarding mental health despite the official figure being that one in four people will have some form during their lives. In actual fact it is more likelyto be one in THREE, so getting closer and “there but for the grace of god go we”, if taking into account many milder forms not reported or having treatment sought for!
Of course people often won’t initially seek help anyway as they may be the last person to realise they are suffering a mental illness!
As many of you may know I am called The Psychy Poet as I had a career in mental health for 30 years, so I have seen most presentations, despair, anguish and even suicides too.
I have a degree in Forensic Psychiatry which allowed me to teach in universities and other establishments of learning so obviously I have a keen interest in making everyone aware, more sympathic and a realisation it could even be you….
One in Three
Love and laughter may sprinkle around
With no real problems for you and me,
But we must always be aware of the fate
That will befall every one in three.
For our lives can change in a trice
When the world sends us a test,
To deal with tragedy, failure or loss
When we are forced to do our best,
To keep our chins up and smile
And face the world with fragile pride,
That may fool many, and maybe you
Until you realise you’re dying inside.
As a blackness so dark falls all over you
With no pinprick of light in your pit,
So you blunder about and don’t even try
Whilst every sinew begs you to quit,
And perhaps shuffle off this mortal coil
That right now seems most appealing,
For even if you do try to fight back
You’re overwhelmed by a darkest feeling.
Where has all this come from you ask?
But in truth you may never know,
How you are reduced to anxiety tears
And constant feelings of death and woe,
That will affect many now in their lives
As if have swallowed a depressive pill,
For you have become one in the three
Who learn the trauma to be mentally ill.
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