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Well now me thinkin back into it, I'm lyin... I know exactly why I'm mad...I'm mad at myself. I singlehandedly raised the academic test scores of the schools I was at. Got sent to a gifted school on top of a double promotion ( went from 4 straight to 7th grade ), said fukk that, was extremely talented at sports had broads lushin over me all that shyt but was too immature to capitalize on the shyt worth capitolizing on and ended up doin dumb shyt gang bang and then I'm in prison. And my family had high expections for me, no lie and take this how y'all want to take it but I let em down:mjcry: it will even come up in convos with my parents on some jokin shyt like " you supposed to bought me a house by now "

Now I'm not havin no pity party or shyt like that because once again. I love myself :dame: just talkin but not gonna lie even tho I'm good where I'm at for the average person, but however people want to take it I'm above average in damn near every aspect. I left so much shyt on the table.

shyt is neither here nor there ain't no lookin back and im done with it after this topic. Not really no discussion you can have outside of here, it is what it is

I'm a disappointment to my parents, but you know what? Only you live your life breh. So if your happy with your life, it's all good. No time for regrets, but you know that. Only movin foward breh. I think you got a better handle on it than you think :smugdraper:
 
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Just cause I can have kids at 50 doesnt mean i regret not having them earlier. I mean to be honest all my homies had kids by at least 23 and thats not even their first. as far as success goes. I'm not 6 certs 6 cars and 6 houses up. so i feel some kind of way lol.
What traits do you look for in a man?
 

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I'm a disappointment to my parents, but you know what? Only you live your life breh. So if your happy with your life, it's all good. No time for regrets, but you know that. Only movin foward breh. I think you got a better handle on it than you think :smugdraper:

Yea I 100% feel you and im the main nikka who'll be like: figure it out, whatever your situation may be because it's something each man, woman or whatever has to do for themselves in order to be comfortable where they're at now and going forward in their life

You'll figure out a lot about yourself when you're in solitude, not saying everyone should do this or that and obviously not the way I did but everyone does need to figure out themselves without outside influences

It's amazing and crazy at the same time how much you'll learn about yourself when you're only by yourself.
 

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ive been so deep into darkness , i had to covert into a zen way of thinking, and try to detach my from worldly desires..... it helps....not not in a good way, it just keep me detached and numb to failure...its not a positive thing, more like a neutral thing...it keeps me calm....i walk around feeling hollow....like a machine...ppl stare and i cant even muster up the energy to feel self conscious or even care ....I'm a shell

....i feel empty...i always have, since my teenage years ......ive been cursed with the ability to observe the world in a certain light...i don't know why...but i cant seem to find the good in anything....i just cant, even when i try...maybe I'm mentally ill? i don't really know...all I see is the wrong in society

I have big plans and even bigger obstacles standing in my way ..... I don't know how much longer I can fight, I feel weak sometimes, but continue to grind for something thtas not even guaranteed .....something that's totally unrealistic to the avg person but i don't have a plan b....so I'm in a weird space....I'm too much of a coward to kill myself, but at the same time i cant live the conventional 9 to 5 lifestyle....so i don't know .... i have no choice to succeed at what I do....I don't even love it anymore...once business is added to the mix, your passion for your craft dies...its not even fun anymore, but its the only thing that can change my life and others around me...I feel alot of pressure.....ppl tell me im talented but don't understand its something dark that drive me, its not because I love what I do

Im about to move soon, which is a plus.... im trying to succeed but also run away from past...and create a new life....hopefully this time I can make it right...but knowing self destructive me, ill probably fukk it up like I usually do....Im afraid of success, I feel like I was a born loser, trying to cheat my fate and flip my cards .. ...my self esteem was so low, the thought of me becoming something in this society was so far out of reach and took alot of soul searching and many battles to reverse it .... but im ready to go all out and not hold back...Im very confident and determined this time.... and have a wisdom my competitors probably never had to gain

Although folks poke fun at you, I get it.

As I was growing up, I got to witness people saying one thing but doing the opposite.

Dad left, mom was a wreck.

I was to become the son,the father, the adult and the protector at six years old.

Mom would lash out at me after she got home from work, dad would bring me around my stepbrother who would beat me up for fun.

He tried to be a parent from 70 miles away.

See him every other Saturday sometimes. For a few hours it would be why am I weak, why are my grades so low, you need to do this and it will all work etc etc etc.

My grades in school kept dropping and my dad's answer was that I was lazy. Never talked to me about anything. I quit everything I tried because I didn't feel good enough for anything.

Always told how smart I was but if you don't believe it, it's just words you know?

Then both your parents say your a disappointment, mom laughs at you when you say you are going to try to go to school, dad repeatedly tells you that you don't know enough to make an informed decision in life.

The pressure comes from you mainly. You really really don't want to disappoint yourself because you know you are your only shot.

I only played video games to zone out from my reality, so when folks say words like dreams and passions, I have no idea what they are talking about.

First girlfriend played mind games something fierce. She messed around with friends behind my back and made it my fault somehow. No father figure to set me straight. No real friends to talk to.

I spent a lot of time alone.

You know what? My world didn't end. I'm not dead. Which means that I still have time to turn it all around and show myself that I'm worth something. I know I'm my only hope. So I've decided to drag myself to the finish line kicking and screaming. I want a positive legacy. It's time for me to get the love from myself that I deserve. Just like you deserve it from yourself :ufdup:
 

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Yea I 100% feel you and im the main nikka who'll be like: figure it out, whatever your situation may be because it's something each man, woman or whatever has to do for themselves in order to be comfortable where they're at now and going forward in their life

You'll figure out a lot about yourself when you're in solitude, not saying everyone should do this or that and obviously not the way I did but everyone does need to figure out themselves without outside influences

It's amazing and crazy at the same time how much you'll learn about yourself when you're only by yourself.

Silence allows you to speak to the person you hide from while your outside. Some need others and that is perfectly ok. But folks down play going somewhere and contemplating your inner thoughts. People don't always have your best interest in mind.

You alright :obama:

I'm dealing with depression right now because of my friend dying

Understandable man, I can't even imagine. Friends and family keeping contact with each other? Keeping you in the loop? You've got people around you for support?
 

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Silence allows you to speak to the person you hide from while your outside. Some need others and that is perfectly ok. But folks down play going somewhere and contemplating your inner thoughts. People don't always have your best interest in mind.

You alright :obama:



Understandable man, I can't even imagine. Friends and family keeping contact with each other? Keeping you in the loop? You've got people around you for support?
Yeah friends and family have been supporting me. I'm in so much pain my body aches all over and I can't sleep.
 

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Yeah friends and family have been supporting me. I'm in so much pain my body aches all over and I can't sleep.

I was similar when my grandfather went a year ago. It gets easier every day, sometimes I get a little emotional when I think about em, but it passes. You have things to keep you busy? I everything I could to not dwell too long.
 

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Great thread, the shyt going on in the world in relation to us, and pretty much our entire lives as African Americans can have our brothers and sisters feeling depressed, helpless and low self esteem



The Mexican @Cocaine Biceps thinks mental illness specifically black mental illness is a joke and you are "beta" if suffering from it.

He also compares the plight of Mexicans to black Americans and figures lts equal
Mexicans are wanna be black but hate everthing about blacks
 

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Great thread, the shyt going on in the world in relation to us, and pretty much our entire lives as African Americans can have our brothers and sisters feeling depressed, helpless and low self esteem



The Mexican @Cocaine Biceps thinks mental illness specifically black mental illness is a joke and you are "beta" if suffering from it.

He also compares the plight of Mexicans to black Americans and figures lts equal
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What the fukk is happening? I get sick in the stomach looking at white people now, even the ones I know have good intentions. Shyt has been bothering me the last couple of days, and I keep questioning the type of person I am.

I seriously grew up respecting anyone regardless of race and would say im a kind-hearted person, but dam I just have the look of disgust everytime I see a cop or cac :scust:
 

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Official mental health thread time..? Let's get it poppin brehs

Let's brainstorms and toss some ideas around so we include nothing but substance.


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sometimes it's vital to detach from the matrix and breathe. Let's come together and discuss solutions. Let's come together and agree to disagree respectfully (let's learn to appreciate each other's differences)

**Keep the name calling and disrespectful posts to a minimal. Honestly, there should be little to none.**

We lost a Breh to an overdose earlier this year we don't need to go through that again nor do we need any of our enlightened brothers/sisters contemplating suicide.

We're in this together. Think longevity. Think like a chess player.

 
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