Men's Mental Health Month

June marks Men's Mental health month. So here's a post to raise awareness on mens mental health and how important it is.

A recent study shows, 50% of men suffered poor mental health. 26% have experienced suicidal thoughts and a whopping 78% of men don't want to talk about mental health due to embarrassment or stigma surrounding mental health. How shocking is this?

Often men like to escape what's bothering them. So they get absorbed taking on more work or watching more TV and sports or doing something else entirely to an unhealthy coping level which leads men to ignore their problems.

It's important to talk it out with people we as men, really trust. Make a journal on phone or written paper and to always ask for help. It's not silly and if someone laughs you off, say screw you and go to someone else.

Take your time, breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth. Remember this too shall pass and always reach out to others.

Only The Good Die Young - Original Lyrics/Poem - Sjones

Another heart's been broken today,
A young man down on his luck lost in the fray,
It's a ludicrous display of those in higher power,
Taking the poor's money, pushing the common folk lower,
What a terrible thing to do, it turns around your day,
They say stop, smile and hey, have you had 5 today?.

It's ok to feel alone and lost in the shuffle,
Only few know their life's purpose,
Many don't make it past 60,
Only the good die young,

Behold a distraught man, He has no plan,
He lost his life, thanks to the divorce from his wife,
Feeling no longer like he could go on,
Out of money, game over, would you like to continue,

It's ok to feel alone and lost in the shuffle,
Life is chaotic, manic, it's a struggle,
Many don't make it past 40,
Only the good die young,

Another head hangs low,
Behold another one lost without a soul,
He's blue, she's new, was it fate or destiny,
To spare you the long story,
It was not to be, he shot his shot and she hit his gut,

He lost his job and became a slob,

It's ok to feel alone and lost in the shuffle,
Only a few know their life goals and how to hit them,
Many don't make it past 30,
Only the good die young,

Pay attention, listen up, here's a man down on his luck,
Not born into wealth but born into hell,
His home broken where he dwells,
Abused, neglected and left alone to die,
He stands before you with a single tear falling from his eye,

It's ok to feel alone and lost in the shuffle,
when life's a struggle, take control, have a stroll,
Many don't make it past 20
Only the good die young,

Young men, lost, scared and confused,
Sign up to the army, one and all,
Drafted, ordered against their will,
Over the top, their leaders cry,
While men young and old are led astray to die.

It's ok to feel lost in the shuffle and all alone,
This is not the war you signed up for,
Many never make it out or back alive,
Only the good die young, only the lucky survive.

The male suicide rate is on the up,
Don't be a statistic, talk it out,
The voices lie, it's all in your head,
You are not better off dead,
Only the good die young it is said.