When you struggle with mental health, news of a suicide hits differently.
It’s what I imagine it must feel like for a drug addict hearing someone’s died of an overdose. Will that inevitably happen to me one day? Will my own demons one day win?
I mean, I’ve never broken a sweat writing any other piece and I’ve covered breaking news on deadline in the blistering Miami heat. Don’t miss the best in editorials, opinion columns and commentary from NJ.com writers. Add your email here: Numbers show Blacks and Latinos in the past year used mental health services at about half the rate of whites, with only 1 out of 3 Blacks and Latinos receiving the mental health care they need.We grow up thinking if you have a mental illness or go to the psychologist or psychiatrist, “well, then…it means there must be something really wrong with you, you’re probably just being ‘weak-minded’ or you’re ‘crazy.
I can’t fathom getting that type of advice if I said I had a broken bone, a migraine, stomachache or basically any other type of medical problem. It’s insulting and condescending and makes seeking help from close family or friends frustrating and discouraging.Because life is worth it. Through all its complicated ups and downs. Through all the tears, panic attacks, anxiety, and seemingly endless despair, it’s still worth it.
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