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247liveculture · 18 days

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#Black Men #Mental Health #Therapy #Black men mental health #Health #Health advice #health advocacy

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queerism1969 · 2 years

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slutdge · 10 months

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my first act as president would be to make it illegal for every man over the age of 50 to wear any shirt besides this

#i just imagined this in my mind and blacked out for a second 🥴#old men have GOT to get sluttier. for my mental health.#dilfphobia

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momentswithmani · 7 months

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Understanding Black Men

The psychology of black men is distorted, and misunderstood through different lenses. Whether it’s through society, generational wounds, slavery, the entertainment industry, or families/communities. We commonly hear about the experiences of black men through wounded black women who had failed experiences, wounded black women who fail their sons, and the societal stereotypes that have existed for decades. It’s a rare occurrence that we hear the experience of being a man through a black man himself. Mainly, due to decades of them being silenced for speaking their truth, and them having a voice would threaten their manhood.

When getting to know a black man, these are some factors to consider: their upbringing, their childhood, their personality, their character, and their spirituality. Understanding the layers of who they are gives you an opportunity to learn them. Getting to know their nature usually comes with compassion, and empathy. Missing out on the opportunity to learn them for yourself, because of the outside noise, leads to ignorance. In order to formulate your own perspective, it requires introducing yourself with openness, considering that the way they interacted with the men in their generation could differ from how you interact with them in your generation.

When communicating with black men of different ages, it requires a different perspective. Comparing him to his low quality father is detrimental to how he will view himself growing up. Talking down on him will be detrimental to how he views himself. Many women will insinuate that it’s not that big of a deal, think about it this way….

Your mother can talk down on you: cursing you out, telling you you’ll never be anything, neglecting your emotional/mental needs, being manipulative, etc.

This behavior comes with a price. More than likely, you’ll struggle with self confidence. You grow out of your hobbies/passions. Your psychological development becomes stunted because of the abuse. Although men and women are built different biologically, the impacts of how men grow up are similar.

The way you speak to a man, can make or break how receptive a man is to you. If you speak negative energy into him, that becomes a wound to his heart. If you invalidate his emotional needs, he shuts himself down emotionally. If you invalidate his concerns/vulnerability, he’s less receptive to communication. If you brag to the world about how worthless he is, he will shut you out to dissolve himself from embarrassment.

We rarely credit black men of all ages for their spiritual responses to what they experience, whether it’s good or bad. This is due to how aware + observant they are. Because of how much they’re used to being neglected, it teaches them to neglect themselves. They are then forced into survival mode to fend for themselves, even if it includes indulging in detrimental behaviors. This plays a major role in them suppressing their vulnerability, which stems from the hardships they’ve been told they needed to endure in the name of “manhood”. Because black men are adultified at young ages, it strips away the humanity of how they exist.

It’s easy for us to be frustrated with black men, simply for existing. It is necessary to open a space for compassion + understanding regarding their stories. They are human beings, who are navigating life in the most effective way they can, or think they can, in the midst of learning who they are as boys, young men, and men. Their silence is mistaken for their lives being easy flowing. Their upbringing neglecting their needs at a young age is mistaken for privilege. Their physical appearance being fetishized, is mistaken for appreciation. If we’ve been given the ability to create a narrative on who they are for the past decades, they deserve to redefine the narrative based on their experiences, their manhood, and who they are as people.

#mwmwritings #black women #mental health #self love #mentalheathawareness #inspiration #relationships #black men #black people #society #rant post #life #trauma #healing #black tumblr #vent post #blogger #communication

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beanghostprincess · 17 days

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I know Brook says the whole "I will protect you even if it costs me my life" about both Usopp and Sanji (the crew in general, too, but at that moment only those two). But I think there is something so personal about that sacrifice being directly tied to Zeff actually doing that very same thing when Sanji was a kid.

Sanji is not used to love and care from older men or, well, men in general. The first (and probably only connection) he has with that is Zeff and he ends up relating that sacrifice to parenthood and what a dad should be. And then Brook-- A man older and wiser and someone who they've basically just met, decides to do it too. Not only with actions but verbally stating he will protect him risking his life.

I am just saying that one can't have too many father figures after the shit Sanji has been through, and while he is far from home and far from his real dad, I don't think viewing Brook as a parental figure or a safe place would be far from the truth or what Sanji needs. I actually do think it'd be great for him.

#also having in mind i think they deal with mental health in very similar ways #adding robin there bc i genuinely think they're a trio #what if i say they're my fav trio what then #let sanji have love and care and protection from older men please #brook is the gentleman he aspires to be c'mon you can't tell me they aren't besties #and brook sees him as a kid basically #grandpa figure or smth #one piece #black leg sanji #soul king brook #red leg zeff #sabaody

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aribanksxoxo · 7 months

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Photo credit to myself 👏🏽💯🤔

#social justice #climate change #science #love #crazy ex girlfriend #loveyourself #black lives matter #straight men #mental health #losangeles #art #tradishional art

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miracleon63rdstreet · 1 year

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I was suffering exhaustion so much mentally and emotionally i was in a spiral, every job I've tried to apply for kept denying me, each time it was just getting more and more peculiar how WHITE candidates who weren't even qualified for the job kept getting the job over me while i wws CONSTANTLY BEING DENIED EVERY SINGLE ONE, then a month or 2 ago i went to an open interview at Target and a white guy who was in dirty white shirt and smelled like fucking sewage came in and he was immediately offered the job after his interview while i was denied it after coming in well groomed, dressed, and smelling great, i even wore a fucking tie

[KEEP IN MIND YOU DON'T HAVE TO DRESS PROFESSIONALLY ANY MORE TO BE QUALIFIED FOR JOBS OR WIN OVER SOMEONE AT AN INTERVIEW YOU JUST HAVE TO LOOK THE PART AND DRESS ACCORDINGLY SIMPLE SHIRT WITH NO PROFANITY OR OBSCENITIES AND SOME NICE SLACKS OR JEANS]

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Me, BEING BLACK knew i had to out dress and out sharp everyone else, because THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO DO!!!

But THIS TIME I applied for Sam's Club and got the interview immediately but come to find out no one in the place knew my interviewer whenever i called in they kept telling me i had to have more availability when i clearly stated at my interview "I AM OPEN COMPLETELY, I'LL TAKE WHATEVER POSITION I HAVE TO"

I WAS OPEN SCHEDULE WISE AND POSITION WISE, I was willing to do any position OPEN but they kept telling me that my application stated the opposite of what i put in, last night i literally cried, had anxiety attacks about how I'm going to eat, how I'm going to take care of my cats who often feel like the only ones who know i exist IRL, i always feel invisible and WORTHLESS, everyone always made me feel worthless and like I'm nothing especially schools, jobs, etc.

So i literally said "ENOUGH IS ENOUGH" TODAY, got up showered, put on MY CLOTHES I FEEL COMFORTABLE IN, but still dressed my ass off, i put my jewelry in, septum, nose ring, choker, bracelet, AND I WENT TO SAM'S CLUB AND DEMANDED TO SPEAK TO A

"BLACK MANAGER!!!!"

They sent me to a black woman, she pulled me into her office, and i told her everything....come to find out they had a person who wasn't a team member interview me, the team members who were all white managers were caught on camera planning to sabotage my interview so i wouldn't get a job there, they set it all up to turn me away and deny me ANYWAY, and the black lady literally went off on them in her office, apologized to me that they discriminated me, she had me autofill an application to work on HER side of the store and told me SHE would hire me on the spot, she interviewed me RIGHT THERE, helped me with my WOTC and everything else, and she HIRED ME IMMEDIATELY and told me "I'm hiring you because you took the initiative to be brave enough to come up here and demand to speak to a BLACK TEAM MEMBER when you felt like something was wrong, you took the gumption to come up here when you could've said FUCK THAT JOB, that's why I'm hiring you."

And the team members who were behind it were all fired and i could possibly be looking at a court case and be able to sue for what happened.....ALL THIS HAPPENED WITHIN ONE SINGLE MORNING!.....NOW PLEASE TELL ME AGAIN AS A WHITE PERSON DO Y'ALL STILL NOT FEEL LIKE IT'S ABSOLUTELY EXHAUSTING EVERYDAY TO WAKE UP A BLACK PERSON IN THIS COUNTRY!?

#black lives matter #black lgbtq #black trans women #black tumblr #black women #black men #black mental health #black history month

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spaceshipsandpurpledrank · 2 years

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#talkin #tik tok #black men #mental health #schizophrenia #the civil rights movement #racism #medical racism #music therapy

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histhoughtslately · 23 days

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I Remember This Day: About two years ago, on a Saturday in fact, I made myself a full 4-course candlelight dinner. A fun fact about me, I’m a cook and I’ve done it professionally for private families.

On this particular day, I realized I’ve never received flowers before. I wondered what would it be like to receive flowers and go all out like I would for someone else. So, I bought myself flowers and took my time the same way I would for someone else. I started digging up what I call “My Fancy Ass Recipe Books” to plan a dinner. I found a delicious wine I paired with precision.

I say all this to say especially for the fellas out there, you deserve the finest things as well. The same love and effort you pour into someone else, give back to yourself. Self care and self love isn’t about whether or not it makes you a man. First and foremost, you’re human. You have feelings, you have emotions, you have wants, you have needs, you have desires, you have dreams, you have goals, but you also have pain, you have traumas, you have hurts and you have a mouth to speak.

Vulnerability is key. It is necessary. And the right person or people will be there with an opened embrace. However, you must acknowledge you first and all that you are. Admitting how you truly (and I meant truly) feel, does not make you less of a man for expressing it. Remember, you are human first.

This message is for everyone but I feel the need to emphasize for my fellow guys out there. Take that first step if you’ve never have before with setting up a date for just you. Believe me, it makes a world of difference and you’ll be begin to see a HUGE difference in your outer world!

#menmentalhealthmatterstoo

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wiiildflowerrr · 8 months

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5SOS for L'Officiel USA, 2018

Full interview (published 5 September 2018).

Photography by Christelle de Castro, fashion by Julian Antetomaso.

Michael wears coat: Zadig & Voltaire, t-shirt: The Kooples, pants: Hugo Boss, boots: Christian Louboutin, jewelry: his own. Calum wears jacket: Stella McCartney, tank: Dior Homme, pants, shoes, jewelry: his own. Luke wears shirt: Issey Miyake, pants and belt: Roberto Cavalli, boots: Dsquared2, jewelry: his own. Ashton wears clothing: Dior Homme, shoes: Ami, jewelry: his own

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weirdo09 · 9 months

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just a little shout out to the black boys/men: i love you and you have every right to cry and be vulnerable. you have a right to talk about your feelings and put your guard down once in a while. you don’t always have to be tough and you don’t always have to be the pinnacle of black masculinity. showing emotion is not feminine nor a female trait, it is what all humans are born with. you are not soft for crying, crying shows that you have held a burden/shown regular emotion and you’ve been strong enough to finally let it out. (not saying that if you aren’t able to cry, you are not human)

i know therapy and mental health is severely untouched in our community but just know that you can always write down how you feel, putting your emotions into healthy coping mechanisms. the world treats y’all harshly but you can be soft with yourself, be good to yourself because you’re the only you you have. you may feel like the world is against you (which it is) but you can always talk to family who you feel safe with.

you feeling emotions is not a crime.

YOU FEELING EMOTIONS IS NOT A CRIME.

#cade’s things #cade’s thoughts 💭#black men #black mental health #black mental wellness #black boys #mental health

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purgatoire-noir · 4 months

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T R A U M A

an inheritance; without evidence or receipt

of the root. // yet I feel it grows deep.

the subtle unrest.

a hunger without sleep.

if I plead for the strength to reap//

and wade through waters where peace may seep….

~~ who would wash me anew? ~~

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foxandbambi · 4 months

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whiteboi booty for BBC and bully cock

#give up your manhood #whiteboi feminization #humiliated sissy #sissi slave #beta faggot #forced feminized #bnwo propaganda #sissy for bbc #humili sissi #black men white bois #self post #personal #Me #mental health #gay men #myself #mine #gay

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shomari-francis · 8 months

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Be inspired even through the darkest of times. You won't feel like it or understand it today, but you'll be glad you continued to live to see another day. One of these days, won't feel or be that bad. Those are your reminders that life is worth living. #MentalHealth #SuicideAwareness #988

#shomari francis #model #fashion #fitness #health & fitness #style #black men #photography #bodybuilding #health #suicide awareness #mental health #988

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postitforward · 1 year

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Are there any communities for black men who’d like to participate in a similar community (like black girls breathing)?