Depression In The Black Community
- A.Shanice
- Dec 12, 2017
- 1 min read
Most of us within the black community know first hand how much of a taboo going to therapy for any issue is. When faced with problems our elders would often make light out of our issues and suggest we pray on it or attend church on Sunday rather than going to see a shrink. That isn't the most effective way to deal with depression, not to say prayer doesn't work or attending church isn't good for the soul.
It shouldn't be the black community's go to method when someone expresses what they're going through on a daily basis and age doesn't mean anything anybody can be depressed. Other common responses within the black community to depression is "going to therapy is for white people" which is an ignorant response , white people aren't the only people that have issues , therefore why would therapy be for them only? Or "you have money , you have this , you have that you have nothing to be depressed about" material things don't amount to genuine happiness. Ignoring a persons cry for help can lead to violence, death, drug and alcohol addiction.
That is one of the reasons why so many black youth and young adults are addicted to drugs and alcohol to help cope with problems that were never addressed and brushed under the rug. Luckily for this generation there are much more coping mechanisms than there were back in the day. Such as websites for depressions, group therapy, hotlines, blogs there's even apps to help. Below I listed a few of them.
1. TalkLife.Com
4.Thinkpacifica.com
5.Itskoko.com
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