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one of the things i hate the most and would like to change about the black community... is how mental illness and ESPECIALLY suicide attempts, are called "attention seeking" or "selfish"

if you’re not black, do not reblog. intracommunity.

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not to mention:

- Depression = Having an attitude/Being a thug
- Social Anxiety = Bougie/CornBall/Rude
- ADHD = “there is no such thing your just lazy”
- Anorexia = Black Girls(& boys/NB) don’t get

Just to name a few. I love my community and I love who I am and that I’m Black. These are just a few things we need to actively tackle.

AND, I’m not ignorant I know alot of times due to social classes and other factors….:

- People “don’t have time” to get these things. Like your over working to feed your family, you are depressed, but “you don’t have time” to tackle it because you’ve got bills to pay and mouths to feed.

- The money AND time one needs to be professionally diagnosed (which is why I support self diagnosis).

- Finding a Psychiatrist/Doctor/Therapist who’s socially aware to different social environments.


THIS IS WHY I WANT TO TACKLE THIS ON A LARGE SCALE. WE NEED A SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR BLACK PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESSES.

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Oh and let me not forgot the BIG ONE. The generational PTSD Black Cultures around the world pass down each generation from Slavery/Colonization.

It’s so rampant and common in our communities (beatings/whipping, self hate, hyper-sexualization, hyper-masculinity) that we don’t see it anymore.

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