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#BlackAndMedicated

Because it’s okay to be black and sick and taking steps to get well It’s okay to be black and depressed It’s okay to be black and taking anti-depressants It’s okay to be black and trans and taking HRT It’s okay to be black and NOT take medication (as long as it’s YOUR choice) It’s okay to be trans and NOT have confirmation surgery or vocal training or present as yourself It’s okay to be a black girl that’s hard It’s okay to be a black boy and soft It’s okay to be neither a black boy or girl It’s okay to be both a black boy and girl It’s okay to be black and have anger issues It’s okay to be black and have OCD It’s okay to be black and seek help It’s okay to be black and go to therapy It’s okay to be black and religious It’s okay to be black and spiritual It’s okay to be black and seek answers through a higher being It’s okay to be black and atheist or agnostic It’s okay to be black and muslim It’s okay to be black and jewish It’s okay to be black and indifferent It’s okay to be black and sad It’s okay to be black and happy It’s okay to be black… It’s better than okay… You are black and acceptable as you are You are good, you are valid, you are accepted, you are loved.

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Did you take your meds today?

Don't forget to take them with water!

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“In September 2010, Bell Let’s Talk began a new conversation about Canada’s mental health. At that time, most people were not talking about mental illness. But the numbers spoke volumes about the urgent need for action. Millions of Canadians, including leading personalities engaged in an open discussion about mental illness, offering new ideas and hope for those who struggle, with numbers growing every year.”

Today, January 25th, is #BellLetsTalk day… Use your social media platforms and speak about how mental illness has affected you, or someone you know… There’s also a special Snapchat filter you can use

If you’re a Bell/Bell Alliant customer, for ever text you send or call you make, ¢5 more will be donated to the cause (Canadian Mental Health programs)

I know Tumblr is very American-centric in a lot of its content, so I truly do hope that this gets seen by Canadian users…

@fuckyeahtoronto @allthecanadianpolitics @canadianstereotypes @canadians

This post will be reposted multiple times today as it’s an issue very close to me and also relates back to issues of being black and how mental health issues are “not a thing”, especially if you’re coming from a west Indian background– you’re haunted or Obeah tek yuh… You need to go church (lmao which? The Baptist? The Anglican? The Penticostal? The Presbyterian?)…

It’s so disheartening knowing that you could want to reach out to your family but you can’t bc you know it’ll make you feel frustrated and worse than you currently do… Sometimes your friends, for as much as they care, they may not quite /get/ it…

You’re not alone, we’re all here for you.

#BlackAndMedicated

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Good ol' tumblr.edu just letting you know where they stand on mental health and visibility... Two obvious-looking white folks, a couple of racially ambiguous but prolly white folks, and an older black guy Thanks for the representation and diversity @staff @support @tumblrbot @music @new Thanks.

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I like when my pills are coloured nicely... It makes taking them less of a chore...

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Please check out my blog. Lets talk! xxx

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Did you take your meds today? ((Even while on vacation, I'm still #BlackAndMedicated))

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Brief Status Update

I’m dropping my two online courses, because my head’s not in the course anymore (and i was geeked for both), and the dosage of meds has gone 0-100 real quick. Before, i was just anxious. now im anxious and depressed. Normally if i’m struggling with a course, i’ll clutch it out and manage to survive, but that assumes that my head and heart are in a state of operational functionality. And to put it bluntly, i’m not. 

However my head’s in a state where just thinking about school & school related activities is making me ill. Like violently ill. And if the best i can hope for is to maintain my gpa (not the greatest), then dropping these courses and retaking them later might be what has to happen. The meds to this degree have been a blessing and a curse; on one hand, i’m sleeping better, and slightly less anxious, but on the other, the anxiety had been repressing the frustration, and that’s been making me sad. 

 The fortunate side, is that this doesn’t change my timetable of graduation, so i’ll be crossing the stage in May, and literally hauling ass to go abroad once i’m done (technically i’ll be a summer graduate).  

There’s still hope. I just have to move past everything else.