Comments on: On Black folks and mental health http://tiffanybbrown.com/2009/11/30/on-black-folks-and-mental-health/ A web log about web development and internet culture with frequent detours into other stuff. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:47:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: tiffany http://tiffanybbrown.com/2009/11/30/on-black-folks-and-mental-health/comment-page-1/#comment-91959 tiffany Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:25:54 +0000 http://tiffanybbrown.com/?p=2804#comment-91959 Thanks Brandon :-). Thanks Brandon :-) .

]]> By: tiffany http://tiffanybbrown.com/2009/11/30/on-black-folks-and-mental-health/comment-page-1/#comment-93626 tiffany Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:25:00 +0000 http://tiffanybbrown.com/?p=2804#comment-93626 Thanks Brandon :-). Thanks Brandon :-) .

]]> By: brandon http://tiffanybbrown.com/2009/11/30/on-black-folks-and-mental-health/comment-page-1/#comment-91933 brandon Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:00:15 +0000 http://tiffanybbrown.com/?p=2804#comment-91933 I definitely agree with this. I've live in mixed neighborhoods and in all black neighborhoods and I definitely saw a difference in the way my depression was perceived. There seems to be a collective sense of depressed apathy among the community sometimes that doesn't look at how mental health affects people or even an entire race historically. Even though black misery isn't required, it comes off as an acceptable status quo. Like the new design, btw. Strike that, love it. I definitely agree with this. I’ve live in mixed neighborhoods and in all black neighborhoods and I definitely saw a difference in the way my depression was perceived. There seems to be a collective sense of depressed apathy among the community sometimes that doesn’t look at how mental health affects people or even an entire race historically. Even though black misery isn’t required, it comes off as an acceptable status quo.

Like the new design, btw. Strike that, love it.

]]> By: brandon sheats http://tiffanybbrown.com/2009/11/30/on-black-folks-and-mental-health/comment-page-1/#comment-93625 brandon sheats Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:00:00 +0000 http://tiffanybbrown.com/?p=2804#comment-93625 I definitely agree with this. I've live in mixed neighborhoods and in all black neighborhoods and I definitely saw a difference in the way my depression was perceived. There seems to be a collective sense of depressed apathy among the community sometimes that doesn't look at how mental health affects people or even an entire race historically. Even though black misery isn't required, it comes off as an acceptable status quo. Like the new design, btw. Strike that, love it. I definitely agree with this. I’ve live in mixed neighborhoods and in all black neighborhoods and I definitely saw a difference in the way my depression was perceived. There seems to be a collective sense of depressed apathy among the community sometimes that doesn’t look at how mental health affects people or even an entire race historically. Even though black misery isn’t required, it comes off as an acceptable status quo.

Like the new design, btw. Strike that, love it.

]]> By: Patricia http://tiffanybbrown.com/2009/11/30/on-black-folks-and-mental-health/comment-page-1/#comment-91930 Patricia Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:41:48 +0000 http://tiffanybbrown.com/?p=2804#comment-91930 Many of these points would apply to latinos as well. In my own family, mental health isn't given the importance it deserves. The response has always been, "This is life. Life is hard. Why should I expect more?" Suffering and a certain amount of pain is expected and wanting that to not be the norm is seen as a new-fangled attitude that us kids always go on about. Many of these points would apply to latinos as well. In my own family, mental health isn’t given the importance it deserves. The response has always been, “This is life. Life is hard. Why should I expect more?” Suffering and a certain amount of pain is expected and wanting that to not be the norm is seen as a new-fangled attitude that us kids always go on about.

]]> By: Patricia http://tiffanybbrown.com/2009/11/30/on-black-folks-and-mental-health/comment-page-1/#comment-93624 Patricia Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:41:00 +0000 http://tiffanybbrown.com/?p=2804#comment-93624 Many of these points would apply to latinos as well. In my own family, mental health isn't given the importance it deserves. The response has always been, "This is life. Life is hard. Why should I expect more?" Suffering and a certain amount of pain is expected and wanting that to not be the norm is seen as a new-fangled attitude that us kids always go on about. Many of these points would apply to latinos as well. In my own family, mental health isn’t given the importance it deserves. The response has always been, “This is life. Life is hard. Why should I expect more?” Suffering and a certain amount of pain is expected and wanting that to not be the norm is seen as a new-fangled attitude that us kids always go on about.

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