I knew girl when I was about 15 a well-rounded person a good friend should
well-rounded person a good friend should
well-rounded person a good friend should have grown circle of friends she tried
have grown circle of friends she tried
have grown circle of friends she tried she achieved highly in her academic life
she achieved highly in her academic life
she achieved highly in her academic life she played the piano the clarinet she
she played the piano the clarinet she
she played the piano the clarinet she was ranked in the top 10 nationally the
was ranked in the top 10 nationally the
was ranked in the top 10 nationally the cross-country running and she was she
cross-country running and she was she
cross-country running and she was she was expected to get all eighth in her
was expected to get all eighth in her
was expected to get all eighth in her GCSEs and that’s why I never once
GCSEs and that’s why I never once
GCSEs and that’s why I never once thought that she would purposely take 40
thought that she would purposely take 40
thought that she would purposely take 40 per session on tablets we’re continually
per session on tablets we’re continually
per session on tablets we’re continually exposed to the tragedy in space
exposed to the tragedy in space
exposed to the tragedy in space worldwide by many children a lack of
worldwide by many children a lack of
worldwide by many children a lack of water food shelter and TV shows lasting
water food shelter and TV shows lasting
water food shelter and TV shows lasting throughout the night play with our
throughout the night play with our
throughout the night play with our emotions in order to make us pay for a
emotions in order to make us pay for a
emotions in order to make us pay for a girl in Cambodia to go to school for a
girl in Cambodia to go to school for a
girl in Cambodia to go to school for a turn or a charging Ethan eager to get
turn or a charging Ethan eager to get
turn or a charging Ethan eager to get the latest vaccine but how do we decide
the latest vaccine but how do we decide
the latest vaccine but how do we decide who we give our money to is it to the
who we give our money to is it to the
who we give our money to is it to the cause that will save miss lives the
cause that will save miss lives the
cause that will save miss lives the charity that will give those suffering
charity that will give those suffering
charity that will give those suffering more a future but what if I told you
more a future but what if I told you
more a future but what if I told you that the third biggest killer in
that the third biggest killer in
that the third biggest killer in children aged 10 to 19 globally was
children aged 10 to 19 globally was
children aged 10 to 19 globally was suicide third only to hiv/aids and Ray
suicide third only to hiv/aids and Ray
suicide third only to hiv/aids and Ray traffic instance if you could stop
traffic instance if you could stop
traffic instance if you could stop someone committing suicide if you could
someone committing suicide if you could
someone committing suicide if you could prevent suicide even being a viable
prevent suicide even being a viable
prevent suicide even being a viable option
option
option fewer innocent children would die fewer
fewer innocent children would die fewer
fewer innocent children would die fewer families would be mourning and more
families would be mourning and more
families would be mourning and more people would be engine about their right
people would be engine about their right
people would be engine about their right to future I could have helped my friend
to future I could have helped my friend
to future I could have helped my friend but for that to have happened she would
but for that to have happened she would
but for that to have happened she would have had to take the first step but
have had to take the first step but
have had to take the first step but society denied her that it was stigma
society denied her that it was stigma
society denied her that it was stigma despite that the government and
despite that the government and
despite that the government and celebrities trying to constantly make
celebrities trying to constantly make
celebrities trying to constantly make our society an easier case to talkin the
our society an easier case to talkin the
our society an easier case to talkin the stigma floats through the air like a
stigma floats through the air like a
stigma floats through the air like a poison clogging the Airways of those who
poison clogging the Airways of those who
poison clogging the Airways of those who need to speak – she was high functioning
need to speak – she was high functioning
need to speak – she was high functioning on the outside she was a normal and
on the outside she was a normal and
on the outside she was a normal and strong she would work tirelessly into
strong she would work tirelessly into
strong she would work tirelessly into the night to achieve goals that would
the night to achieve goals that would
the night to achieve goals that would never
never
never reached but inside deep within the
reached but inside deep within the
reached but inside deep within the workings of her body she was wasting
workings of her body she was wasting
workings of her body she was wasting away
away
away she was categorically no one could go
she was categorically no one could go
she was categorically no one could go after her there was nothing physical to
after her there was nothing physical to
after her there was nothing physical to see that she that would put her in
see that she that would put her in
see that she that would put her in danger yet although her voice still
danger yet although her voice still
danger yet although her voice still worked the stigmas doctor wasn’t even
worked the stigmas doctor wasn’t even
worked the stigmas doctor wasn’t even the help he needed
the help he needed
the help he needed mental health it’s a difficult topic to
mental health it’s a difficult topic to
mental health it’s a difficult topic to bridge people don’t believe in the
bridge people don’t believe in the
bridge people don’t believe in the ever-increasing diagnosis that try to
ever-increasing diagnosis that try to
ever-increasing diagnosis that try to explain why someone wants to stay in bed
explain why someone wants to stay in bed
explain why someone wants to stay in bed longer orful fails to keep to complete a
longer orful fails to keep to complete a
longer orful fails to keep to complete a task in the set time people see it as an
task in the set time people see it as an
task in the set time people see it as an excuse the easy way out but think about
excuse the easy way out but think about
excuse the easy way out but think about us the children our brains act as
us the children our brains act as
us the children our brains act as sponges to the words we use the apparent
sponges to the words we use the apparent
sponges to the words we use the apparent facts you say we hear people saying
facts you say we hear people saying
facts you say we hear people saying things such as gay retard or mental to
things such as gay retard or mental to
things such as gay retard or mental to you to use in a derogatory term the
you to use in a derogatory term the
you to use in a derogatory term the people they don’t like but what about
people they don’t like but what about
people they don’t like but what about people who are homosexual have learning
people who are homosexual have learning
people who are homosexual have learning difficulties or are mentally ill how do
difficulties or are mentally ill how do
difficulties or are mentally ill how do they feel knowing that um they once used
they feel knowing that um they once used
they feel knowing that um they once used or still do use to identify themselves
or still do use to identify themselves
or still do use to identify themselves it’s being used as an insult
it’s being used as an insult
it’s being used as an insult and the stigma is right to schools
and the stigma is right to schools
and the stigma is right to schools teenagers have been conditioned to think
teenagers have been conditioned to think
teenagers have been conditioned to think that the sudden deterioration in their
that the sudden deterioration in their
that the sudden deterioration in their health is nothing to be afraid of it’s
health is nothing to be afraid of it’s
health is nothing to be afraid of it’s normal and it’s certainly not something
normal and it’s certainly not something
normal and it’s certainly not something to get involved in it’s true that for
to get involved in it’s true that for
to get involved in it’s true that for the majority of mental illnesses there
the majority of mental illnesses there
the majority of mental illnesses there are no physical symptoms and which makes
are no physical symptoms and which makes
are no physical symptoms and which makes any people Marquez difficult many
any people Marquez difficult many
any people Marquez difficult many mistakes are made on the road to
mistakes are made on the road to
mistakes are made on the road to diagnosis so it’s difficult to know who
diagnosis so it’s difficult to know who
diagnosis so it’s difficult to know who is truly suffering the number of young
is truly suffering the number of young
is truly suffering the number of young people stay lean and hospitals per month
people stay lean and hospitals per month
people stay lean and hospitals per month has increased by 200 in the last few
has increased by 200 in the last few
has increased by 200 in the last few years but at the same time the rates of
years but at the same time the rates of
years but at the same time the rates of teenage smoking and alcohol abuse have
teenage smoking and alcohol abuse have
teenage smoking and alcohol abuse have dramatically decreased and teenage
dramatically decreased and teenage
dramatically decreased and teenage pregnancies have nearly hard in the last
pregnancies have nearly hard in the last
pregnancies have nearly hard in the last 50 years this is thanks to their
50 years this is thanks to their
50 years this is thanks to their education system that tells teenagers
education system that tells teenagers
education system that tells teenagers about all the negative consequences that
about all the negative consequences that
about all the negative consequences that come as a result but weekly lesson one
come as a result but weekly lesson one
come as a result but weekly lesson one talk to Frank often glossed over the
talk to Frank often glossed over the
talk to Frank often glossed over the ever-important increasing issue of
ever-important increasing issue of
ever-important increasing issue of mental health so why is that only
mental health so why is that only
mental health so why is that only recently either the government have put
recently either the government have put
recently either the government have put mental health on the national curriculum
mental health on the national curriculum
mental health on the national curriculum in fact the education system
in fact the education system
in fact the education system come to power house but churning out
come to power house but churning out
come to power house but churning out mentally unstable children neither
mentally unstable children neither
mentally unstable children neither parents nor students nor staff can
parents nor students nor staff can
parents nor students nor staff can prevent or control the ever increasing
prevent or control the ever increasing
prevent or control the ever increasing pressure put on schools by the
pressure put on schools by the
pressure put on schools by the government to achieve progressively
government to achieve progressively
government to achieve progressively higher and unattainable results students
higher and unattainable results students
higher and unattainable results students were expected to exercise revise and
were expected to exercise revise and
were expected to exercise revise and keep up at least one extracurricular
keep up at least one extracurricular
keep up at least one extracurricular activity to a high standard whilst
activity to a high standard whilst
activity to a high standard whilst keeping sane it becomes a vicious cycle
keeping sane it becomes a vicious cycle
keeping sane it becomes a vicious cycle that if you work hard on schoolwork
that if you work hard on schoolwork
that if you work hard on schoolwork something else we need to decrease a
something else we need to decrease a
something else we need to decrease a teenager’s morale will always be hit as
teenager’s morale will always be hit as
teenager’s morale will always be hit as they realize that they are not
they realize that they are not
they realize that they are not succeeding in the eyes of those who
succeeding in the eyes of those who
succeeding in the eyes of those who decide the winners from the failures
decide the winners from the failures
decide the winners from the failures even when at home teenagers don’t get a
even when at home teenagers don’t get a
even when at home teenagers don’t get a break teachers and parents failed to
break teachers and parents failed to
break teachers and parents failed to simply price through no fault of their
simply price through no fault of their
simply price through no fault of their own of the progression of social media
own of the progression of social media
own of the progression of social media has reached a level of no turning back
has reached a level of no turning back
has reached a level of no turning back constantly phrased images to things to
constantly phrased images to things to
constantly phrased images to things to stories and dates on why children didn’t
stories and dates on why children didn’t
stories and dates on why children didn’t know or didn’t have to care about do you
know or didn’t have to care about do you
know or didn’t have to care about do you need a drives have been shaped by the
need a drives have been shaped by the
need a drives have been shaped by the constant need to impress day in and day
constant need to impress day in and day
constant need to impress day in and day out to be something that they aren’t and
out to be something that they aren’t and
out to be something that they aren’t and something that they’ll never eat in fact
something that they’ll never eat in fact
something that they’ll never eat in fact recently social media has become a
recently social media has become a
recently social media has become a playground for the mentally ill people
playground for the mentally ill people
playground for the mentally ill people now only have two Instagram accounts a
now only have two Instagram accounts a
now only have two Instagram accounts a recovery and the main on a recovery you
recovery and the main on a recovery you
recovery and the main on a recovery you can find someone pouring out their
can find someone pouring out their
can find someone pouring out their emotions it could be anything from an
emotions it could be anything from an
emotions it could be anything from an anorexic saying that their BMI is
anorexic saying that their BMI is
anorexic saying that their BMI is single-digit someone read from the
single-digit someone read from the
single-digit someone read from the picture of them by their truck the train
picture of them by their truck the train
picture of them by their truck the train tracks saying I want to kill myself
tracks saying I want to kill myself
tracks saying I want to kill myself these posts and comments put a lot of
these posts and comments put a lot of
these posts and comments put a lot of pressure on the people who follow them
pressure on the people who follow them
pressure on the people who follow them as well as even triggering other people
as well as even triggering other people
as well as even triggering other people but the darker side is that it’s turning
but the darker side is that it’s turning
but the darker side is that it’s turning into a competition who can be admitted
into a competition who can be admitted
into a competition who can be admitted to hospital the most times who can be
to hospital the most times who can be
to hospital the most times who can be the lowest weight maybe this can be
the lowest weight maybe this can be
the lowest weight maybe this can be linked to research into the time spent
linked to research into the time spent
linked to research into the time spent on social media and the lack of self
on social media and the lack of self
on social media and the lack of self esteem and teenagers needs
esteem and teenagers needs
esteem and teenagers needs and as all of these things
and as all of these things
and as all of these things amalgamates into something that can’t
amalgamates into something that can’t
amalgamates into something that can’t just be changed overnight
just be changed overnight
just be changed overnight we find ourselves turning to the great
we find ourselves turning to the great
we find ourselves turning to the great invention of the gamma Jets but just
invention of the gamma Jets but just
invention of the gamma Jets but just like my friend
like my friend
like my friend the NHS seems to be fading screwed a
the NHS seems to be fading screwed a
the NHS seems to be fading screwed a crew tonight by their ever higher
crew tonight by their ever higher
crew tonight by their ever higher pressure that we put on them we expect
pressure that we put on them we expect
pressure that we put on them we expect the impossible forever from everyone
the impossible forever from everyone
the impossible forever from everyone my friend was given a hope of receiving
my friend was given a hope of receiving
my friend was given a hope of receiving therapy she was told to hang on while
therapy she was told to hang on while
therapy she was told to hang on while she was referred to the corresponding
she was referred to the corresponding
she was referred to the corresponding mental health team but weightiness can
mental health team but weightiness can
mental health team but weightiness can be anything from two weeks to over six
be anything from two weeks to over six
be anything from two weeks to over six weeks mental health may now be part of
weeks mental health may now be part of
weeks mental health may now be part of the curriculum the support needs to
the curriculum the support needs to
the curriculum the support needs to continue outside of schools people need
continue outside of schools people need
continue outside of schools people need to be ever aware of the dangers that
to be ever aware of the dangers that
to be ever aware of the dangers that social media presents it’s not only us
social media presents it’s not only us
social media presents it’s not only us the teenagers that don’t need to know
the teenagers that don’t need to know
the teenagers that don’t need to know about how dangerous mental health is
about how dangerous mental health is
about how dangerous mental health is social or parents our teachers religious
social or parents our teachers religious
social or parents our teachers religious leaders anyone who cares to save a life
leaders anyone who cares to save a life
leaders anyone who cares to save a life yet for the seed of knowledge to truly
yet for the seed of knowledge to truly
yet for the seed of knowledge to truly flourish you need to realize that mental
flourish you need to realize that mental
flourish you need to realize that mental health is a real illness it’s not a life
health is a real illness it’s not a life
health is a real illness it’s not a life choice mental health is treatable and
choice mental health is treatable and
choice mental health is treatable and treatment is effective mental ill-health
treatment is effective mental ill-health
treatment is effective mental ill-health can happen to anyone and everyone should
can happen to anyone and everyone should
can happen to anyone and everyone should have the right to receive treatment so
have the right to receive treatment so
have the right to receive treatment so if we could receive a better foundation
if we could receive a better foundation
if we could receive a better foundation of knowledge and schools and online
of knowledge and schools and online
of knowledge and schools and online there’d be less stigma less Tigger would
there’d be less stigma less Tigger would
there’d be less stigma less Tigger would mean that fewer people who need to hide
mean that fewer people who need to hide
mean that fewer people who need to hide away therefore they would go and seek
away therefore they would go and seek
away therefore they would go and seek help at an earlier stage and lessen the
help at an earlier stage and lessen the
help at an earlier stage and lessen the strain on the NHS so what happened to my
strain on the NHS so what happened to my
strain on the NHS so what happened to my friend was she’s here now
friend was she’s here now
friend was she’s here now it wasn’t the consequence of her
it wasn’t the consequence of her
it wasn’t the consequence of her overdose wasn’t death it was half a year
overdose wasn’t death it was half a year
overdose wasn’t death it was half a year spent in hospital a half-year kept away
spent in hospital a half-year kept away
spent in hospital a half-year kept away from the outside world against her will
from the outside world against her will
from the outside world against her will but I don’t think she’s ungrateful
but I don’t think she’s ungrateful
but I don’t think she’s ungrateful I think she’s thankful that she’s been
I think she’s thankful that she’s been
I think she’s thankful that she’s been had
had
had I’m there her voice has been returned to
I’m there her voice has been returned to
I’m there her voice has been returned to her and here she is today telling people
her and here she is today telling people
her and here she is today telling people that teenage mental illnesses are real
that teenage mental illnesses are real
that teenage mental illnesses are real that teenage mental health is not a
that teenage mental health is not a
that teenage mental health is not a question of the severity of the
question of the severity of the
question of the severity of the individual person rather the severity of
individual person rather the severity of
individual person rather the severity of the numbers of individuals struggling
teenage mentorhub shouldn’t be seen as
teenage mentorhub shouldn’t be seen as something that only teenagers can and
something that only teenagers can and
something that only teenagers can and should deal with it’s something that
should deal with it’s something that
should deal with it’s something that everyone needs to help with so that we
everyone needs to help with so that we
everyone needs to help with so that we can be seen as the normal people we are
can be seen as the normal people we are
can be seen as the normal people we are live out the normal lives we are
live out the normal lives we are
live out the normal lives we are entitled to and be just like everyone
entitled to and be just like everyone
entitled to and be just like everyone else
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