I was fortunate enough to catch the awesome movie last night based on the book written by ReShonda Tate Billingsley. Loved it! Mental Illness (I wish we could come up with a prettier term) is such an embarrassment to communities as a whole. Especially the Black community. Why else would we practice the age old act of 'If we don't talk about it, it doesn't exist'.
As a society we are hurting and desperate for healing. Healing can happen if there's no acknowledgement. Thank God for those who say 'Screw scorn! It is what it is and THIS is what IT looks like!'. I am one of those people. I lied to myself and others so long about how I was doing I almost lost my life... a few times. I identified with many scenes, particularly the 'I hate taking medicine.', 'I'll take it when I NEED it.
They say the struggle is real...well the STIGMA is REALER!!! One of my biggest pet peeves and 0to100's are the remarks that fly out of those that are fueled by assumption. "
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