Therapists say mental illness is no different than a common cold, but so often when our minds are sick, there's shame attached to it. They say the stigma is much stronger for Black men.
La-Quan X. Bates is a men's personal stylist and visual manager in luxury retail, he knows how to make the outside image look great. "There's something about somebody when they look good and feel good and they present themselves differently in the world," Bates said.
Which is pretty typical, according to licensed psychologist and author Dr. Bedford Palmer. Palmer is based in Oakland and says his clients are People of Color, primarily Black men. Palmer says the reality for Black men is that the world doesn't always want them, and the very existence of a Black man creates trauma, like getting racially profiled, encounters with police and getting looked over for jobs or promotions.
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