![]() Find out more about how you can support your partner with their mental health. What this poem teaches us: That everyone deserves love and that being in a relationship with someone with mental illness can be trying and requires a great deal of patience and understanding. In this poem Neil describes falling in love, being heartbroken after a relationship ends and how OCD accompanies them on every step of the journey. Slam poet Neil Hilbon is known for his passionate performances and knack for expressing the realities of living with mental illness. (Extract - see full poem performed below) When you have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, you don’t really get quiet moments.īut when I saw her, the only thing I could think about was the hairpin curve of her lips. OCDĪll the tics, all the constantly refreshing images just disappeared. Those in our community care about us and are happy to support us if we let them in - we were never meant to do this alone. What this poem teaches us: That it’s OK to ask for help. There are so many to choose from that teach us about the realities of living with these things taking up space in our lives, but this one felt like a timely reminder to include. Poet and illustrator Rupi Kaur has tackled a variety of mental health topics in her books Milk and Honey and The Sun and Her Flowers, including sexual assault, toxic relationships, addiction and depression. If we’re present to take part in your happiness When the world comes crashing at your feet Poem (unnamed) from The Sun and Her Flowers If we can learn to control our primitive, scared brain more often and listen to our inner owl, we’ll enjoy a more peaceful journey. What this poem teaches us: Internal conflict is normal and human. The wise owl within all of us is seen here fighting with the chimp who seems determined to make the situation worse, despite its fears of the situation worsening. This poem by clinical hypnotherapist and psychotherapist Jo Camacho beautifully articulates the internal battle many of us face when the more primitive part of our brain (the chimp brain) takes control. Then the owl stepped in and grabbed a pailĪnd the chimp would start to get quite cross The chimp would jump up and rock the boat The chimp and the owl would wrestle at night Large tears would roll right down his face The ones we’ve listed here were picked because they have an underlying lesson all of us can learn from, including understanding the realities of relationships with mental illness in tow, the power of community and how resilient we are. Here we want to look specifically at poetry and with so many incredible poems out there on the subject, it’s difficult to choose which ones to share. We all have our own ways of processing and coping with difficult times, and for creatives, this often involves putting words, shapes, music or colour onto paper. Choosing and rearranging words on a page, they give us the language we didn’t know we needed to describe our inner world.Ĭreatives and poets are renowned for using the subject of mental illness in their work, often because they’ve experienced it themselves and need a way to make sense of it. Just like artists effortlessly pick and mix colour on a canvas to create something beautiful, so do poets. ![]() info under CC BY 3.Here we look at the way seven writers share, reveal and teach us about mental health through their poetry ![]() Some scripture references/categories courtesy of Open Bible. If a verse or topic does not belong, please contact us. Topics and verses are auto-generated from user searches. Ephesians 6:2 - Honour thy father and mother (which is the first commandment with promise ) 1 Timothy 3:4 - One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity Proverbs 22:15 - Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him. Ephesians 6:4 - And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. 2 Timothy 3:14-15 - But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them (Read More.) Luke 18:16 - But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. Proverbs 22:6 - Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
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