27 #mentalhealth #suicideprevention
I turned 27 on Father’s Day. Before I comment on the significance of that I think it’s important to note that Father’s Day has always… irritated me because my father […]
View ArticleJust A “Friendly” Reminder… #mentalhealth #suicideprevention
So, if you read the previous post you will know that I just recently had a birthday… which has inspired me to really clean up a few things. For example, […]
View ArticleThey Are Just Words… #mentalhealth #suicideprevention
In advance I’d like to apologize for the language that might come out in this blog. Nothing I say is intended to hurt others, just to raise awareness about what […]
View ArticleEnslavement #mentalhealth #suicideprevention #nerdalert
So last night a friend and I were having a deep discussion about this word. Their view was to be enslaved by something good (I.E. in the spiritual context) was […]
View ArticleRun Around #mentalhealth #suicideprevention
DISCLAIMER: I’m not sure that I’m in my right mind at the moment but this is OK because I’m certain that I need to be honest in every situation, not […]
View ArticleAll Or Nothing #mentalhealth #MHblogs
I have always had an “all or nothing” mindset. A couple of my friends claim that I simplify things so much that I think like a man… no offense (I […]
View ArticleFund Anything Fundraiser
Eventually, I hope to grow YNF into a company that provides free or low-cost online therapy for people who may not have access to help close to home… but I […]
View Article#MentalHealth Does Not Discriminate #vlog
Just a quick video on the stigma of mental health in the African-American community created so people can start addressing and correcting the mental health problem that minorities face. Feel […]
View ArticleThey Can Kill The Body, But Not The Soul #mentalhealth
I was having a conversation with my mom last night, and she reminded me of how I used to be a social butterfly.. uninhibited and unafraid of what people could […]
View ArticleThe Truth of the Matter #MHblog #suicideprevention
I think a lot of mental health bloggers/advocates get caught up with how boldly they can come across… who can raise the most awareness… who’s personal story is the loudest […]
View ArticleMy Response to #BlackSuicide & A Call To Action #video #religion...
My response to the recent article posted on Ebony magazine’s website and my thoughts on how the church should respond to mental illness. My prayers & condolences to the family […]
View ArticleBeauty From Ashes #MHblog #mentalhealth #depression
I usually don’t write about depression, and if I do I kind of gloss over it. I’m not specific about it I just glue it together with everything else without […]
View ArticleI… DON’T Need A Drink #SABD13 #suicideprevention #mentalhealth
WARNING: Potential trigger alert. If my honesty about this particular experience may hurt you, please do not read. Thank you. I used to drink quite heavily, and not because I […]
View ArticleThis One Is For The Survivors… #WSPD #WorldWithoutSuicide
Last night I kept thinking about how I’ve had to start over… to rebuild. There have been countless times where I have either needed to cut off specific triggers to […]
View ArticleGo After Them… #NSPW #SuicidePrevention #MentalHealth
I was reading an article on Donald Miller’s Storyline Blog, as I apparently do every morning now, and I read this last quote: “To live full lives we must rely […]
View ArticleWhat Really Matters #MHblog #mentalhealth #suicideprevention
In my last post, I admitted that I had a bit of a breakdown because of some personal things that happened/had been happening. I don’t like to go into details […]
View ArticleWhat Is This All For? #mentalhealth #MHBlog
In one of my previous posts, I addressed how it seems that the majority of mental health advocates/organizations love addressing the struggles of mental health. I’m not sure if it […]
View ArticleIt’s OK To Be Different #MentalHealth #standout
Tonight I find myself thinking about all the things that make me weird, according to people who are OBVIOUSLY experts at what it means to be amazing (hopefully you can […]
View Article#Suicide is NOT Freedom #preventsuicide #nostigmas #mentalhealth
I have heard (more than I ever want to) from some that suicide is freedom. Suicide is death, so that means if suicide is freedom, death is freedom (according to […]
View ArticleThe Cycle, Part 86531 #MHblog #mentalhealth #depression
I have grown to believe that the series of events that come along side a depressive episode are QUITE ridiculous. Here’s what happens: 1) Depression. 2) I am encouraged to […]
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