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N’awlins mental health thread edit tried hangin myself
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I hear you.
I missed this thread, but there’s a lot of good info in here. I appreciate Nawlin for being candid and showing folks what mental health challenges looks like.
Sadly bgol and the gym really are my only “safe” spaces
I just appreciate yall being here when I go thru my episodes
Its more prevalent than ever Black men having self harming thoughts of unaliving themselves. I know 2 cats under 21 and a teenage kid in just my circle that have made attempts. Unfortunately 1 was successful which is heartbreaking to this day. What is causing this rise? Is there something in the food we eat? Are we out of place trying to live in this White man utopia? Is it the loss of so many Black men from your inner circle between incarceration and dying at a young age? Do we feel isolated and alone in this world? Are there frequencies in the music? Is it the distorted view of what's real life between relationships and living life on social media that seems out of reach for most of us. How do we go back to what makes us happy?
It’s gone bro
We’re programmed to bottle it up passed down generation to generation
Relationships have ruined us because people have used things against us when we do open up
I’d rather be considered crazy than soft for having feelings and emotions
I bury myself in my kids but yes I’m tired yes I hurt and yes that’s not a week or day that don’t go by that I don’t think about ending it
We gotta save ourselves
What makes you smile?Sad note
My kids, especially my daughter,7, asked me why I don’t smile anymore
Asked me “daddy are you sad” I don’t know what to tell her
You've probably heard this before, but it's worth repeating.
#1. You're not alone. Millions of people suffer from some form of depression.
#2. It's not your fault. You did nothing to warrant this. It's a chemical imbalance in your brain. Just like people don't ask for diabetes, people don't ask for mental illnesses.
What is your responsibility is to do something about it. When the pain is so bad you think the only answer is to cancel your run, it's very serious and you can't deal with it on your own.
Make no mistake, you don't do it for your children, friends, or family - you do it for you. Otherwise it won't work.
Hang in there. Get help. Believe it or not things do get better.
#1. You're not alone. Millions of people suffer from some form of depression.
#2. It's not your fault. You did nothing to warrant this. It's a chemical imbalance in your brain. Just like people don't ask for diabetes, people don't ask for mental illnesses.
What is your responsibility is to do something about it. When the pain is so bad you think the only answer is to cancel your run, it's very serious and you can't deal with it on your own.
Make no mistake, you don't do it for your children, friends, or family - you do it for you. Otherwise it won't work.
Hang in there. Get help. Believe it or not things do get better.
How are they doing?
Finding their way
We are each other’s support
Seeing my kids smile
Good stuff man, praying for you and your family.
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