Black and White 4.0
These statements, to us, are not up for debate when it comes to you and your mental well-being. These statements are truths that we believe apply to you despite what society or your mental illness might try to convince you of.
Topic: stigma
These statements, to us, are not up for debate when it comes to you and your mental well-being. These statements are truths that we believe apply to you despite what society or your mental illness might try to convince you of.
I haven’t wanted to injure in almost a decade. But due to the pandemic and the restrictions, so many of the other coping mechanisms I’ve learned to use haven’t been available.
My best advice for you is to ask for help.
Stigma hasn’t killed me yet, and that has to count for something.
In life, there are often times when we don’t always know what to do or say.
Manipulative. Self-destructive. Unstable. Selfish. Untreatable.
I wish that when you look to TWLOHA for hope, you find the support you need, you find a voice on the other end that hears you, a voice that sees you, one that’s there to hold hope for you.
I still have days where I struggle with simply existing.
Sometimes guidance from a trusted individual is necessary when trying to navigate your journey toward help and healing, so we asked a Licensed Mental Health Counselor to respond to some of your questions and concerns.
My history is tied to my mental health, the ways in which society teaches me to feel less for being a different color is tied to my mental health, the decisions of my political leaders are tied to my mental health, my sexual orientation is tied to my mental health.
Telling our stories and having our voices heard brings into focus our lives and our culture. It centers our personhood rather than our pain.
I didn’t understand why he fell silent when I cried or the blank look that overtook his face when I had a breakdown. I didn’t understand his resistance to things like therapy and psychiatry.
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