Mental health today is a complex matter.
Where stigma judges all to be mad as a hatter.
But there's no shame. There's no disgrace.
It's something of which we'll have to face.

So don't be afraid and feel no guilt.
And with help our lives can be rebuilt.
So of mental health we must now speak.
It doesn't mean we're strange or weak.

So do not run or try to hide,
But find someone in which ...

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Not so long ago all life was bleak
For those who were considered freaks.
Were they too big or were they too small?
Were they too short or were they too tall?

People would just stop and stare,
And then journey on without a care.
Their treatment was quite harsh and cruel,
And they were made to feel just like a fool.

But this is no longer how they are fated,
Our differences are now celeb...

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In my new home I am now content.
For there's nothing about it to lament.
It is great with others or when I'm alone.
And there is lovely room to call my own.

I adore each room - yes, every one,
Especially when we feel that shining Sun.
And those big soft chairs are so relaxing,
And into them we do enjoy collapsing.

Being in the garden is a delight.
Outside we view a pleasant site.
And...

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I find it awkward buying shoes,
For I never know which ones to choose.
Are they too loose or are they too tight?
Are they comfortable and are they just right?

First, I must try them in the shop,
But my confidence will soon stop.
For after I try on many a pair,
I look all around filled with despair.

And I like to buy ones which look smart
Before I get ready the money from which I'll pa...

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I dread taking items back to the shops,
And when I have to do this my confidence drops.
It causes me angst and  also much stress.
It then makes me embarrassed and also distressed.

It makes me want to hide and want to retreat,
Though it may be my right and I have the receipt.
I get so nervous that it gets out of hand,
Though why this is the case I do not understand.

However there's some...

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Should we live a hedonistic life,
And so do whatever gives us pleasure?
And have we enough cash in our banks
To live a life of leisure?

Should we give into temptation,
And thereby satisfy our cravings?
Should we buy ourselves lots of luxuries
By digging deep into our savings?

So what gives us satisfaction?
What is it that we want or need?
And if it comes not from things and money
Wh...

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I do not know what others think,
As I can't read people's minds,
It's a quality I don't possess,
And it's not how I'm designed.

So I will not know if you won't say
Whether you are joyful or distressed.
Though from the expression on your face
I could try to make a guess.

So now let me know your problems,
Or I shall not understand,
Perhaps why you are disappointed
About what you first...

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After all the hardships that I’ve been through

And the distress that I’ve encountered,

And the miseries that I have suffered,

And the pains that have surmounted.

After all the hurdles I’ve jumped over,

And the walls that I have climbed,

After all my disappointments,

And those dreadful troubled times.

After all the dreams that have not come true, 

And all those ...

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