The Black Male Mental Health Struggle | Curtis Jasper | TEDxGeorgiaTechSalon

[VeganRashad]

Can’t sleep at 3:30AM. I finally found this. I cried so hard watching this. Man I needed that.

[kezmenflowers]

Can you be so emotionally exhausted to where you get depressed? You just get so tired of feeling so many things that you dont know how to process.

[morganw]

Bless this man… this the exact reason I decided to become a therapist and go back to school! This is beautiful!

[LeelosAdventure]

sometimes life is so hard. sometimes i wonder why i was even born. its all very challenging, sometimes its just so hard

[liveitoutinc]

Keep speaking out. Someone is listening that needs to hear this and see they aren’t by themselves.

[Prettyzine]

My husbands childhood friend drank his way into cvicu. We saw him today sedated and almost lifeless. I hope he pulls through. I started crying because he is in here right now because he is afraid to get help. We lost his other friend last year to suicide, I cried so hard. Men are important, and other men need to stop putting down men with mental problems, women need to stop saying man up. We need our men to be emotionally healthy. Y’all are seen, we are on your side. Please please, get help don’t be afraid🥺

[JuGGaNaut]

🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 Thankyou brother. We need therapy desperately! And we must do it for each other. Leading by example💪🏾

[Don]

One of the best TEdX I've watched....its our unspoken cross to carry in this

[seanj]

I cannot believe I’ve been searching and searching for answers that all along were there. This puts things in perspective so much.

[Prettyzine]

You’re choking me up, please everybody check on your friends. Listen and care for each other, offer comfort, encourage each other to get mentally healthy. God feels everything we do, and vice versa.

[AdrianBeckham-om]

This was hands-down the best webinar I have ever attended. You kept me engaged from the first sentence. You seamlessly broke the topics down into small wins. The information was easier to receive because of your delivery. THANK YOU!

[wellbodisalone]

It was a great speech! Mental health is important at any stage of life.

[joeladams]

I chose the medication. I used to take 800mg of seroquel just to get me to sleep. My Dr also gave me buPROPion 150mg to help with anxiety. Discussions about mental health and wellness comes with a stigma. The emotional pain, the realization of the source, the coping mechanisms .... the FEAR of judgement. The HIGHS and the LOWS. I experienced a significant loss which triggered my mental episode. I'm so grateful that the authorities knew exactly what to do. The healing process is ongoing. A few days ago I was a victim of an assault. A violent attack. I was stabbed 3 times. When I came back home, the voices came back. I swallowed all of my pain medication in an attempt to make the voices go away. I realized I hadn't slept in 48hrs. Everything the voices said they did: wasn't true. I cried. I cried. I cried. I prayed. I'm so scared to leave home. I'm so scared to sleep. I'm so scared to feel like I'm so vulnerable.

[persephonebrown]

This was so timely and, simply put, OUTSTANDING!

[jra]

Self accountability is the only end to the struggle.

[niijipsychologyphd]

One of the many reasons why I become a mental health professional

[patricemoss]

This should have over a million views!

[thatssoairee]

This was so good! Definitely encouraged me to keep in this mental health industry!

[za]

Praying one day the men can move past the high levels of mental illness

[johnwilliams]

Had a friend lead me here..very appreciated 🙏