Mental Health and Taboo topics in OUR community

[RedHot]

Originally posted by ladygreek
Ideal08,
I think it is great that you are posting this here. These are the kind of topics that we as Black folx need to be more open about discussing.

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People in general need to discuss these topics. I know MANY white people that act like their family is perfect and they have these things going on....

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by RedHot

People in general need to discuss these topics. I know MANY white people that act like their family is perfect and they have these things going on....

(old post, I know, but this is why ladygreek said what she said)

There are some communities where things like alcoholism, suicide, and mental disorders are kept very hush-hush. It's not about acting like your family's perfect but more about the added stigma, lack of information, and denial that these are illnesses/disorders that "our people" deal with.