To be honest, I was going to ignore this day, as I thought that enough would be said on social media about this subject today. But, I was reminded of my own plight by someone and that made me reconsider.
So before I poetically 'wax lyrical'here's some terrible facts about mental health.
The biggest disability in the UK, and world, is mental health and it's invisible.
1 in 4 of us will suffer some type of mental health issue in our life.
Mental disorders if not dealt with early usually lead to some other physical illness. These range can from self harming to suicide.
Stigma is the biggest barrier in people asking for help. Particularly men.
I could go on, but I've no doubt that today you will hear and read a lot of facts, but, remember this fact. Behind these statistics are people, brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers.....real people and, only for the grace of God, hopefully not you. We can all 'fall' but who will be there to pick us up?
My story.............well....that's my own and I won't bore you with it, I'll just say this, it can happen to anyone and remember a smile and a joke can mask a thousand tears.
MESSAGE
TO MY BLACK DOG
Black,
Blacker, Blackish, Blacked
I
hate your weight your
Metal
hat
You
push me down
On
to my knees
My
iconoclastic surreal disease
You
stop me being
You
make me hurt
The
scars run deep
I am
the dirt.
I
live a lie
Reconstructed
truth
You
eat my age
Consume
my youth
You
change reality
I am
a clown of blood soaked
Banality
A
player with an empty frown
One
real truth
I
will let you down
As a fellow sufferer, my heart rings with every word you've just said!! Stay strong - keep smiling......some of those smiles will be genuine/spontaneous....and some will be convincing cover....always, always - one day at a time! x
ReplyDeleteI agree with Anne, you can learn to live with depression, you can learn how to disguise it... but it catches you unawares when you least expecting it - then, you have to wait for it going again because you will never be free from it.
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