Mental health – Page 2 – Flippant, Comic, and Serious

Governed by a Two-Edged Knife

Dealing with mental health issuesStep 1. Talk about itSo I am I’m governed by a two-edged knifeA demon – friend and foeYou ask how is this possible?How can this be? How so? My demon is bipolarMania (two-edged knife)One edge is razor sharp for goodThe other sharp for strife My demon when it is a friendHelpsContinue reading “Governed by a Two-Edged Knife”

Extremely Rare. Why?

Some readers may find the content distressingGunnedah Australia A 14-year-old girl With no history of mental health issues Murders her 10-year-old cousin Extremely rare Why? Undiagnosed psychological condition? Don MatthewsJuly 2020 https://www.news.com.au/national/crime/timeline-of-gunnedah-tragedy-how-family-holiday-ended-in-10yearold-girls-death/news-story/13852f5e7489677a26ebcf566c717894

Issues

Dealing with mental health issuesStep 1 Talk about itSo I am My issue is bipolar mania (We all do have issues of sorts) Mine I received on arriving Mine from my parents was caught The issue’s not so much the problem We all have to go with the flow It’s how we then deal withContinue reading “Issues”

Kurt Cobain, Bipolar and the Guitar

Dealing with mental health issuesStep 1. Talk about it Kurt Cobain bipolar Committed suicide Only 27 years old Gunshot was how he died His guitar has just been auctioned It broke the world’s record Someone rich now owns it Someone who can afford It sold to an Australian for $9 millionThe guitar features in theContinue reading “Kurt Cobain, Bipolar and the Guitar”

Mania and Obsession

A byproduct of mania’s obsession Which both ‘m’ and ‘o’ I possess Born with it, no cure available Medications help control all the mess… …Which originates in my brain (an imbalance) Of chemicals, which cannot be cured So looks like you’re just gonna have to My behaviour accept and endure They say those obsessed andContinue reading “Mania and Obsession”

Bipolar Mania and Me

Dealing with mental health issues. Step 1. Talk about it. So I am I used to be quite manic Disruptive in the town Born with it, and no cure Brain chemicals upside down Sleep? I had no need of Mind full of racing thoughts I in a trap of mania A manic trap was caughtContinue reading “Bipolar Mania and Me”

Bipolar Disorder

(Dealing with mental health issues. Step 1. Talk about it. So I am) Why am I so different? Different from the rest? Not your ‘normal’ poet? (Born with brain bit messed) Not the quite right balance Of chemicals, you see Forced on me by parent’s genes Unknown to them, (and me) Mania is my demonContinue reading “Bipolar Disorder”