A short documentary on christ bearer & mental health

[Sandinista]

Word.

Treated many a brother and sister with mental health issues (depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, etc) and shit was always heartbreaking.

- their medicine were expensive as fuck so half of them couldn't afford to be treated

- Their families couldn't deal with the burden of taking care of someone with a mental illness and so I saw a lot of homelessness or quasi-homelessness (sleeping in a different relative's crib every other day, etc)

- a lot of them didn't have insurance so I couldn't get them into see a psychiatrist. Since I wasn't trained in psychiatry I didn't feel comfortable upping their doses or changing their meds around so they were chronically undertreated

Sad shit all around

 

[blue_london]

Word.

Treated many a brother and sister with mental health issues (depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, etc) and shit was always heartbreaking.

- their medicine were expensive as fuck so half of them couldn't afford to be treated

- Their families couldn't deal with the burden of taking care of someone with a mental illness and so I saw a lot of homelessness or quasi-homelessness (sleeping in a different relative's crib every other day, etc)

- a lot of them didn't have insurance so I couldn't get them into see a psychiatrist. Since I wasn't trained in psychiatry I didn't feel comfortable upping their doses or changing their meds around so they were chronically undertreated

Sad shit all around

It's a stigma with most. people need to stop thinking they can drink away their problems​ or if it a religious house that you can prey it away

 

[SneakDZA]

Yo I was trying to be an adult and sympathetic while watching this sad shit but I'm sorry to say I nearly spit out my capri-sun when I heard him say:

"I chopped off more than my fair share of my penis"

 

[kzzl]

Ive never known mental health to be a "stigma" with black people. I always side eye that shit when I see that claim.

 

[freethewave]

I'd say this was more to do with being out of it on pcp than depression.

 

[blue_london]

I'd say this was more to do with being out of it on pcp than depression.

He said he was taking the drugs drinking etc to escape his depression

 

[OnnaThursday]

Ive never known mental health to be a "stigma" with black people. I always side eye that shit when I see that claim.

Well I know in the south it is an issue. Nobody wants to be consider "crazy" so nobody reports their family or friends. A lot of unfortunate incidents have occurred that may have been prevented with proper knowledge and care

 

[illestni99ainne]

Yo I was trying to be an adult and sympathetic while watching this sad shit but I'm sorry to say I nearly spit out my capri-sun when I heard him say:

"I chopped off more than my fair share of my penis"

Agreed. But this was bizarre and funny af when it happened
http://community.allhiphop.com/discussion/514009/wu-tang-affiliate-has-nothing-to-fuck-with/p1

 

[KamPushMe]

It takes a lot of guts to speak up on this.

 

[kzzl]

Ive never known mental health to be a "stigma" with black people. I always side eye that shit when I see that claim.

Well I know in the south it is an issue. Nobody wants to be consider "crazy" so nobody reports their family or friends. A lot of unfortunate incidents have occurred that may have been prevented with proper knowledge and care

Living in Louisiana for the last 34 years, I've never known shame to be an obstacle. Niggas aint worried about being called crazy like that. Now there are other reasons for the mentally ill not receiving proper treatment. Shit like the red tape, the cost of prescriptions, a lack of faith in healthcare, location, poor treatment, and some other circumstances.

But shame? Some, "I don't want people to talk about me", type shit? Nah, I aint buying that. A more common issue is families not getting enough help. MFers be willing to show you how crazy they are more than anything. If i saw the shit "they" claim is the problem, it would be new to me.

 

[OnnaThursday]

Ive never known mental health to be a "stigma" with black people. I always side eye that shit when I see that claim.

Well I know in the south it is an issue. Nobody wants to be consider "crazy" so nobody reports their family or friends. A lot of unfortunate incidents have occurred that may have been prevented with proper knowledge and care

Living in Louisiana for the last 34 years, I've never known shame to be an obstacle. Niggas aint worried about being called crazy like that. Now there are other reasons for the mentally ill not receiving proper treatment. Shit like the red tape, the cost of prescriptions, a lack of faith in healthcare, location, poor treatment, and some other circumstances.

But shame? Some, "I don't want people to talk about me", type shit? Nah, I aint buying that. A more common issue is families not getting enough help. MFers be willing to show you how crazy they are more than anything. If i saw the shit "they" claim is the problem, it would be new to me.

I think that's a broad statement. There's a distinct difference between people claiming to be crazy and people having mental issues. I disagree about people not worried about being called crazy. You would be surprised by the levels people will go just to cover something up and change perception. I will say that I haven't spent anytime in Louisiana to comment on things there, but in GA growing up you didn't wanna be considered not right in the head because people would group that up with being "retarded".

 

[G.Avant]

Niggas don't want to admit to mental health issues in the black community because "weakness" is so frowned upon. Especially for a male.

 

[blue_london]

A good chat about mental health in the community