Yeah there seems to be a lot of the brehs here who have dealt with either depression or anxiety at some point in their life.
Black people and Mental health.
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Yeah there seems to be a lot of the brehs here who have dealt with either depression or anxiety at some point in their life.
Paradise50
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Even though I hate how black feminist always paint the picture like it's an "all black men issue", but I'm alarmed at the sexual/physical trauma a lot of black women go through. I be reading notes from the social workers, and be like
. Our sisters really be going through some shyt 
1 in 5 deal with some form of mental health issues
We gotta be more honest as people, I'm talking all people, mental health needs treatment or at least understanding
One of my best friends recently passed from sickle cell related complications...10 year old twins and a 2 year old essentially as a single mom while having to deal with all that....
About two years ago, one of my friends from Junior High asked for the fade when I suggested that he suffering from post traumatic stress disorder after getting shot and various issues involving his family.I had to give him these hands
Paradise50
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Yes we do. The problem I see are dudes who hide behind their tough guy/never show weakness or emotions persona not wanting to acknowledge the issue. Breh, I have friends that I've known all my life who get angry when I ask them about trauma or maybe seeing a therapist.
About two years ago, one of my friends from Junior High asked for the fade when I suggested that he suffering from post traumatic stress disorder after getting shot and various issues involving his family.
I have every reason to be proud as a peacock but still feel like shyt most of the time
I feel this on an almost spiritual level, I have a lot of reasons as to why I SHOULD be overly confident, but on a mental level I'm just not there yet. It takes time breh, just gotta grind it out day by day.
Confidence is about trust really..everybody trusts or has confidence in something, even if it's in their inability to do or be XYZ.
Confident people, especially those that actually had to work at it didn't go out and find extra confidence, they found how to not give a shyt.
Ferrum Phos
Banned
Anxiety sufferers
To reverse anxiety, all of the B's are needed, as they work synergistically with one another to convert lactic acid out of the blood. When one is low in B vitamins (stress, high sugar intake, chronic alcohol consumption), the nervous system will soak up as much of the B's as it can, leaving the liver deficient. When the liver is deficient, it's unable to do its job of cleaning lactic acid out of the blood, causing a buildup. Lactic acid and oxygen are antagonists. In other words, when lactic acid builds up, oxygen is depleted. High lactic acid forces the arteries and capillaries to dilate, leading to capillary engorgement. A stagnation of circulation and a decrease in cell respiration then take place. When lactic acidosis takes place in the brain - causing cells to die - symptoms of depression, anxiety, ocd, bipolar, worry, doubt, grief, negative thoughts, etc., set in.
The main B's to focus on, aside from a B-100 complex - that are essential for the reversal of anxiety - are B3 (niacin), B6 (pyridoxine), and B9 (folic acid). B12 needs to be taken with folic acid to work properly, so don't just take a single B12. The process can be sped up by consuming nutritional yeast, rice bran, and liver (especially liver), all of which contain all 24+ of the B's, more than one can find in any complex. A few things to focus on would be cutting out any processed sugar, especially refined starches and grains. Don't consume anything white: sugar, pasta, rice, flour, etc.. Keep sugar intake (aside from fruits) as low as possible; this includes bread - all breads. It doesn't matter if it's the touted, sprouted, Ezekiel bread. No bread. Bread burns like sugar, and sugar depletes the body's stores of the B vitamins. Alcohol does the same thing - it needs to be cut out. Consuming fermented dairy, such as kefir, yogurt, and sour cream; even cheese, will replenish the needed bacteria back into the gut, allowing proper absorption of the B vitamins. A healthy gut will actually be able to manufacture some of the B's themselves, through the work of bacteria: niacin (B3), pyridoxine (B6), folic acid (B9), and biotin (B7) can all be manufactured in a healthy gut.
Watch the two videos below:
To reverse anxiety, all of the B's are needed, as they work synergistically with one another to convert lactic acid out of the blood. When one is low in B vitamins (stress, high sugar intake, chronic alcohol consumption), the nervous system will soak up as much of the B's as it can, leaving the liver deficient. When the liver is deficient, it's unable to do its job of cleaning lactic acid out of the blood, causing a buildup. Lactic acid and oxygen are antagonists. In other words, when lactic acid builds up, oxygen is depleted. High lactic acid forces the arteries and capillaries to dilate, leading to capillary engorgement. A stagnation of circulation and a decrease in cell respiration then take place. When lactic acidosis takes place in the brain - causing cells to die - symptoms of depression, anxiety, ocd, bipolar, worry, doubt, grief, negative thoughts, etc., set in.
The main B's to focus on, aside from a B-100 complex - that are essential for the reversal of anxiety - are B3 (niacin), B6 (pyridoxine), and B9 (folic acid). B12 needs to be taken with folic acid to work properly, so don't just take a single B12. The process can be sped up by consuming nutritional yeast, rice bran, and liver (especially liver), all of which contain all 24+ of the B's, more than one can find in any complex. A few things to focus on would be cutting out any processed sugar, especially refined starches and grains. Don't consume anything white: sugar, pasta, rice, flour, etc.. Keep sugar intake (aside from fruits) as low as possible; this includes bread - all breads. It doesn't matter if it's the touted, sprouted, Ezekiel bread. No bread. Bread burns like sugar, and sugar depletes the body's stores of the B vitamins. Alcohol does the same thing - it needs to be cut out. Consuming fermented dairy, such as kefir, yogurt, and sour cream; even cheese, will replenish the needed bacteria back into the gut, allowing proper absorption of the B vitamins. A healthy gut will actually be able to manufacture some of the B's themselves, through the work of bacteria: niacin (B3), pyridoxine (B6), folic acid (B9), and biotin (B7) can all be manufactured in a healthy gut.
Watch the two videos below:
I've been a QMHP for close to 10 years now.
The first thing I suggest to anybody suffering from depression is MINDFULNESS MEDITATION.
It works.
The key is losing attachment to your thoughts.
Thoughts come and go, but it's up to you whether you react to them or not.
The first thing I suggest to anybody suffering from depression is MINDFULNESS MEDITATION.
It works.
The key is losing attachment to your thoughts.
Thoughts come and go, but it's up to you whether you react to them or not.
I'm anxious most of the time, the depression is a result of the feeling that anxiety has and continues to cost me lots of opportunities
UserNameless
Veteran
Over half this site is legit clinical.
And it's believed that over half this site is black.
do the math.
And it's believed that over half this site is black.
do the math.
InfinateOpulance
All Star
Is a lack of vitamin d3 linked to depression?