Mental Illness

MENTAL ILLNESS Mental Illness is well defined and outlined Manifesting in behaviors or frame of mind An invisible pain not easily seen Unless you’re aware and very keen It manifests in different ways Depending on the illness’s stage One clue can be personality changes Or it alter behaviors from happy to rages Some might separate, isolate and hide Or have their anxiety peak like a cresting tide Others might becoming angry and dark Lashing at others in a frustrated bark Some are engulfed in worry and fear Some so depressed shedding nothing but tears Sometimes symptoms can last for many years Full of high and low “euphoric” tiers Lack of concentration is a sure sign Or changes in appetite is the next in line Others might feel helpless, hopeless, and tired Making them feel lazy, undesired, uninspired So if you feel any changes like this happening to you Please reach out, speak up, and find someone to talk to Someone you trust or a professional will do To help guide you back to feeling like the old you 2019©KGPetrone If you or someone you know needs helps now, you should immediately call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or call 911. Or go to www.NAMI.com National Alliance on Mental Illness to find treatment and services. 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) or info@nami.org (The NAMI HelpLine can be reached Monday through Friday, 10 am–6 pm, ET.).