Reducing the stigma around mental health
By Anonymous The fire inside us gives us the zest for life It gives us strength to face trouble and strife To keep the blaze, you must nurture the flame Feeding the fire with the energy we gain. In a blink of an eye, the clouds roll in Turning the Continue Reading
By Clara Rose Sat alone most of today; It’s quite nice at first; But that’s always the way. Able to work; Able to rest; I’m not going to lie, one of the things I like best! But the sun goes to bed; And it’s just me; With the thoughts in Continue Reading
By Anonymous I have a bully that plagues me every day They refuse to desist, despite what I say I try to ignore and continue as before Hoping the bully will bully me no more. The torment continues and begins to take its toll It’s relentless and constant – out Continue Reading
By Anonymous Depression, invisible to the eye And difficult to define It’s hard for people to comprehend Despite their efforts to pretend. Everyone’s low in their life Everyone deals with trouble and strife Imagine if those feelings won’t shift Imagine that dark cloud refuses to lift. Pull yourself together – Continue Reading
By Karen Algor Behind a smile lies a pain, That runs deep within the vein. A thousand hurts have gone by. Behind a laugh hides tears unshed, Tormenting thoughts run through my head. Exhausted, I sit with heartfelt sigh. Behind a joke lies a sorrow, Weighing heavy, yet feeling hollow. Continue Reading
By Samantha Jones A poem for people considering suicide… You look and stare So easy to judge You tell your friend With a simple nudge My scars are visible But my story is hid It all began When I was a kid You don’t know why But don’t even ask Continue Reading
By Lisa Why do I keep eating? I want to die, Why do I keep drinking? I want to die Why do I go on? I want to die. My head is filled with questions I can’t answer, thoughts all jumbled together, it never stops. It’s so noisy but others Continue Reading
By Lorne I wish folk could see inside my head. Then they would understand why I wish I was dead. The voices tell me I shouldn’t be here. I feel like I’m living in constant fear. Fear of the pain, fear of the shame, fear of rejection, fear of love, Continue Reading
By Jennifer Hope Slip on your mask to get through today, Prepare for your roll, Faking your way through, Smiling just to seem your okay. Push all the pain down inside, Ignoring that voice, The temptation to run, Urge to camouflage and completely hide. Get into character to make them Continue Reading
By Anonymous I’m tired, I’m done It’s been a bad day I’m going to bed now ‘What’s happened?’ they say Some days I shake getting out of bed Some days there’s an anvil dropped on my head Some days I’m behind glass and Some days I cry Some days are Continue Reading
By Anonymous Whispering sweet nothings of pain, Which turn to screams in my brain, You’re a thief, you bring night, bring strife, You steal joy, happiness, light and all life, You break me, you beat me, you show me the edge, Then you whisper the reasons I’d be better off Continue Reading
Real terms spending on mental health is in a steady decrease. Let’s put this in context. The number of people being diagnosed is on the increase, the number of people suffering (or at very least being open enough for us to learn of it) is increasing. The WHO state that Continue Reading