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I wrote something similar to this in another article so please forgive my borrowing of previous thoughts.

There are subtle but very present frequencies that are sent thru the EVERY community, I noticed one night (in ’07) while traveling to a security job at a rave how when I was in the urban area, most of the signs, billboards & products marketed in that area were dark and depressing most stores are dimly lit and even during the day most streets are landscaped to appear dark, small & crowded.

When we hit the highway and got to the suburbs, the messaging on the billboards were more positive and uplifting, the stores were BRILLIANTLY lit and just about every store in the area played soothing music or nostalgic music. Although the same products were offered in the stores urban and suburban, the more “live giving” products were pushed to the front in big displays with uplifting messaging running free all throughout!

I CHALLENGE ANYONE TO TAKE THE SAME JOURNEY FROM A BLACK COMMUNITY TO A WHITE SUBURBAN COMMUNITY WITH THESE THOUGHTS IN MIND…

Surely Dr. Boyce Watkins’ question in reguards to depression in our areas can be resolved.

DON’T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, RESEARCH IT YOURSELVES!

Thats wassup Dr. Vinyl

We have 2 analyze our surrounding areas along with the motives of people including our own…U are correct sir the Negative ads…THE NEWS…LISTENING 2 POLITICIANS can make you submit thinkin you are not only POWERLESS but WORTHLESS in the same degree.
Now let’s couple this with the SOCIAL ILLS that we are dealing with that we have been subjugated 2 since the 1900′s….I dare if you could find any Senior citizens(black) over the age of 80 2 talk about the past crimes committed against us and they WILL NOT. here is one of the reasons…visit this website I will warn you it is GRAPHIC do not have your children around unless you are willing 2 offer up A much needed history lesson

withoutsanctuary.com or .org I4get but I shouldn’t and these are the ATROCITIES dealt 2 us 2 instill fear

Gettin back 2 the depression, this is not an article of A Black Person asking “WHY ARE WE” due 2 the fact that the person that presented this article is or should be “EDUCATED” 2 know…..this article should interpret the Solution 2 overwhelm your grief or depression through various techniques, programs or some other form 2 CURE or SOLVE this ordeal because when you offer up an article like this you are adding 2 the Depression and I think these mufukers know this but in case they don’t they SHOULD ALWAYS OFFER SOLUTION not more sorry ass articles.

“What makes matters worse is that most African Americans are too embarrassed to seek help. Over 92 percent of depressed African American males are ashamed of seeking help. This is a serious problem.”

NO P***Y…THE PROBLEM IS YOU GOING AWOL ON A PROBLEM YOU HAD PERSONALLY AND WANNA ACCESS OTHERS 2 JOIN IN2 YOUR ILL EFFECTS OF FEELING LIKE YOU NOT WORTH ANYTHING….NOW CAN YOU ATTRIBUTE THIS 2 THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE NOT DONE OR WROTE AN ARTICLE 2 INCITE THE FIRE THAT RAGES INSIDE BLACK AMERICA AND WHAT FORM OF PASSION WE CAN RELEASE THIS FIRE IN2 2 EXTINGUISH IT AND HAVE A BETTER STRONGHOLD WITH WHAT HAS COMPLICATED US FOR THE LAST AND PAST 250 YEARS. write an article on that weak ass nlgga

I can immediately find two lame blog writers on this site that SHOULD be replaced by the two brothers below me. NEWSONE, we have enough emptyheaded articles submitted by your staff on a daily, why not reach out to these two, to at least offer some balance?

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I can’t SPEAK for EVERYBODY-so im going to SAY what make me-DEPRESS AT TIMES.
1)FEAR THAT OUR JOB MIGHT GET CUT.
2)THE COST OF LIVING KEEP GOING UP.
3)NOT KNOWING IF-I WILL BE ABLE TO SEE MY CHILD THREW COLLEGE.
4)FEAR OF HAVING TO GIVE UP EVERYTHING-I WORKED SO DAMN HARD FOR.
5)KNOWING THAT ALL THE GOVERNMENT PARTIES HAVE THE POWER TO FIX THINGS BUT,WOULD RATHER SEE YOU SUFFER THAN TO FIX IT. THEY KNOW WHAT IT TOOK TO GET US IN THIS MESS AND WHAT IT TAKE TO GET US OUT. RATHER THAN FIX THINGS THEY LIE AND POINT FINGERS AT EACHOTHER AND PAINT A PICTURE FOR US TO LOOK AT AS IF THEY CARE.(THIS IS JUST MY OPINION)

NOW TO ADDRESS THE TOPIC-YOU ALREADY KNOW THE ANSWER. So WHY ask the QUESTION-WHEN YOU REALLY DON’T CARE nor WANT TO KNOW? And IF YOU DID-YOU STILL WOULDN’T HELP.(MY OPINION)

when it comes to depression in the hood i know what helps me is when i know shyt aint going to get better when i want it to i just say fuch it and keep going,easier said than done but it seems to work.and besides you cant change shyt you have no control over!!!!!and then i know its part in the head and part in the heart so it gets tricky but it came be dealt with.

I AGREE WITH TRISHA_369 11-22-2009 4:13 P.M. You can look at it just like a movie. IF YOU LOOK AT AMERICA AS A BIG VANILLA ICE CREAM CONE, US BLACKS ARE THE SPRINKLES. Most of us were in a recession and depression before the so called recession, especially the BLACK MAN.

@Trisha_369. I appreciate your realness, and those are some real concerns you have. I think you may be on the wrong track about the Govt not wanting to fix the problems its hampered with. The operating system of this Government is fraud. This has been true from its inception. Fraud begets fraud so therefore, you can’t fix the system, it has to be torn down and rebuilt. This is why politricksters pay lip service to the problems, but yet things never seem to change except for the worse. They run expensive campaigns in order to exploit the system for their personal gain. Why would someone pay so much for something that pays so little. Mike Bloomberg just spent 105m for a job that pays 195k? Does that make sense? well, if you consider that his personal wealth has increased by about 5B since he has been Mayor of NY, might clear the picture up a bit. Obama is no savior, he is part of the continuing problem and for most part “we” don’t see it, because we are still so blinded by the euphoria of a Black president being elected.

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Greetings! Excellent subject. Further info for consideration… http://www.caeringsolutions.com/CausesofDepression.html

RM

OK seventhangel_7

First I want Commend you for offering up A possible solution and I find this site 2 be ok due 2 the fact you did not offer any advice for taking prescriptions and that your Mental is your anecdote to many issues.

OK I visited the sight and perused thru it and I find it interesting and I can agree 2 a certain percent and that number has not been set in concrete yet but I found something I can say I already knew so I will share this with others and then offer up my reason 4 choosing this:

“However, When a person clearly understands the dynamics and nature of his or her own existence, he or she is far less likely to violate or betray the purpose of his or her existence, since we are all Created in the nature of Righteousness”

How true this is….now I don’t like refer’n 2 the Bible much but I want 2 touch A Demographic Base being that this site may have Christians and people of religion frequent it…..and I may add that in my years of getting to the point and AGE to read and COMPREHEND the Bible with the assistance of the Ultimate Reverend(Creator, always pray for overstanding before reading your Bible or any religious Books, never ask MAN 2 help you interpret because he will offer up HIS OPINION) I learned 2 GOVERN my thoughts and actions now 2 achieve this goal you must;
1. Love Yourself
2. Respect 2 another Human no matter the plight they deal with Respect can help your Creator’s gifts shine outward

The Book of Proverbs pretty much got me on the right path…and my thirst 4 THE TRUTH fuels me 2 perform and xpress without awareness.

So thank you sir and the Link 2 the sight is a breath of fresh air see 2 it that you e-mail the link 2 Dr. Boyce Watkins

smacks-g…THANK YOU and I AGREE with you-too.
_A_…Thank you as well and I got a question for you-if the government and what I mean by government is all the government parties from the WHITE HOUSE down to the TOWN MANAGER is LYING and MISS USING OUR TAX money own THEMSELF then who is to BLAME? To me its the GOVERNMENT and they lie and POINTing FINGERS and say that-the Rep are good for you and the Dem are not-when really if you look at FACTS and not that fake picture they are painting for us-you can see the TRUTH…THEY ALL WORK TOGETHER. If I don’t pay tax on my house/land,car and truck-WHO will pick it up or take it away? UNCLE SAM aka GOVERNMENT. They KNOW what GOT us HERE and THEY KNOW HOW TO FIX IT and THEY want because they WANT US to SUFFER-its NOT them WHO have to WORRY about anything-they GET THEIR MONEY OUT OUR CHECKS BEFORE WE SEE IT. They KNOW what it TAKES for THEM to LIVE. So WHY give US the RUN AROUND? We can’t give them the run around-you know that as well as I do…miss paying your taxes and watch where they come too.

As a person that has depression, I can attest that its not weakness; just a matter that a person may need help with, whether it be medication, therapy, and positive thinking. My current regimen is positive thinking. I’ve learned that I can’t dwell on the negative. When times get hard, I do turn to medication to get me through. I don’t want to be dependent.
In many cases, life events can turn our lives, stress levels and neurotransmitters off kilter due to the stresses we are trying to deal with. The strong ask for help, the weak let themselves shrivel up and turn into people they are not. I admonish all those suffering to get help. Life is good!!!

@ trish_369
this website and I also want you dig much deeper I am merely offering you A faucet you must turn it on and drink from it 2 quench your thirst

NATURAL-PERSON.COM
also about the lies of you being disproportionately taxed…
GOOGLE
OBAMA DECEPTION
OPENSECRETS.ORG shows who lobbyist support
INFOWARS.COM
RENSE.COM
INFORMATIONLIBERATION.COM
THEFOREBIDDENKNOWLEDGE.COM
NATURAL-PERSON.COM shows you your reason for payin taxes and citizenship
IRS PUBLICATION 6209

If you value your HEALTH and your Childrens health you need 2 spare 1 hour of your time 2 view something I found very disturbing 2 say the least and it may come in2 fruition on December 31, 2009
Google
CODEX ALEMENTARIUS
also visit this website…….healthfreedomUSA.org

_A_, Thank you sir… but how could you leave yourself out like that?

We all see your posts & most of us know you are just as insightful as MR_NANASTROKER, Who by the way has an immaculate way of articulating complex logic. (Dr. Vinyl) LOL! more like Professor Nanastroker!

They should reachout to all of us before they lose SEVERAL HIGHLY VALUABLE ASSETS, If I had the capitol, I would pay you and a few others simply for the way you think.

If no one else appreciates you cats, trust and believe I do.

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Depression is like a normal human emotion in the black race.blacks have lived in a constant state of recession from the time they were brought to this country as slaves.white people have no idea what to do when there are no jobs and money is scarce and they are being foreclosed on.it’s a miracle that tbey have not all committed suicide. They are so used to enjoying black suffering that they never thought it would happen to them.cremepuffs! All of the psycho babble put out by black no-it-all- professors of psycology don’t have any solutions.they spend there time mimmicking white people repeating everything they tell them to do about black problems.whites that have never given a s**t about black plight.depression is just one of the symptoms and reactions to instituted black genocide.but blacks are warn out now and can’t fight the good fight for survival.

I wasnt going to comment on this subject, but I feel compelled to, I have been diagnosed with suffering from Bi-polar, (that is when you are happy-you are really… but when you are sad-you are really) at 1st. I was told it was depression, but within myself I knew that it was more than that..
You see, I work in corporate & being black… I was so busy not allowing any one seeing me break…SO every morning I would get up put on my corporate FACE then come take it off cry myself. I dont have children & not married so I was coming home to a house… you know the luther song HOUSE IS NOT HOME, day I am a child of GOD, I active in the community, I have a wonderful support system( although in calling it was, my friends, just would say, that I was just STRESSED, I would tell them, its more than that,) You I was looking for healing in all the wrong places, but listen to society I dare not to doctor’s but IT CAME TO THE POINT THAT I HAD TO DROP TO MY NEEDS NOT PRAY BUT DROP TO NEEDS I TOOK THAT MASK WITH ME GAVE TO GOD, God blessed me to have the resources to go to the various therapist needed, I take medication, however, I research & I do mean research the medication, all the way down to scientific breakdown then I go to my hematologist(Dr. that specializes in blood work )I wont go off into the procedure but I don’t allow anyone to utilize as a ginny-pig. I have a good therapist..yes, I interviewed her..( if this will help) a therapist is like a best friend that you can confide that cannot relinquish any of your conversation others than those that might cause harm to you or someone else. IT’S UNDER OATH, it may take some time, I leave my therapist, feeling light a feather, I pray dont get me wrong, its a everyday struggle, my friends now respect my diagnoses, I go to support group( a couple of my friends have came in support as well as,going for themselves ), I don’t go often, just enough to remind myself that I am not the only suffer of depression, stay around positive things keep things real with myself and continue love other.. HOPE MY STORY INSPIRED SOMEONE, by the way, LMLLIIG means LIVING MY LIFE LIKE IT IS GOLDEN.Feel free to keep my screen name, I am fortunate to good insurance, but there are agencies that offer services and even if not, just let me know we will find help together.
**The moral of the story: If you have the resources… YOU WOULD BE CRAZY … NOT TO UTILIZED THEM..all because of what society might think of us.

Imlliig, I agree with you. Reading your post was like reading my life. Unfortunately, I’ve yet to go see a therapist and tend to induldge in that fire water. To relieve the tension from stress, I run in the morning. It’s sad that as black men, we have to carry so much on our shoulders. I joke and laugh but the reality is, I probably will become a statistic from depression either through a heart attack or whatever. But that’s the life some choose. First we live, then we die, life is a b!!!tch

This website gives you the adverse reason you are Depressed through Direct corrolation of your Grand/GreatGrandParents bouts with Depression by way of Suppression…this is Graphic but please read the Atrocities and do not lose Focus looking at the Crime Committed and Unanswered 4 2 this DAY!!!

WITHOUTSANCTUARY.com/org

This website gives you the adverse reason you are Depressed through Direct corrolation of your Grand/GreatGrandParents bouts with Depression by way of Suppression…this is Graphic but please read the Atrocities and do not lose Focus looking at the Crime Committed and Unanswered 4 2 this DAY!!!

WITHOUTSANCTUARY.com/org

This is also a History Lesson that provides some Solutions 2 the Nature of the Beast

Depression is a on going issue for me. Born to emotional broken parents and always was raised to therapy is for white people. I learned to hold in my emotions then my emotions broke me down. Anger and self destruction soon to follow. I’m 27 now and I see it’s ok for me to seek help from counseling, therapy, or life couches. I just want to be a healthy adult by organizing my hurt and un-suppress my emotions. When you have a unstable mindset your life can’t be healthy. So if someone need help it’s ok to show it and seeking it.

I had to laugh at the topic in question, which means I’m either in recovery, swinging on the high end of manic or gone completely off the deep end. I’m not into PDMA’s (public displays of mental afflictions)but sharing is caring and as soon as it’s published, I’ll let ya’ll know b/c Klan decapitation by train, sodomy in migrant camps and rape by law officials needs more space for explanations… In a nut shell, my depression did not begin with me, it began w/my ancestors. I genetically inherited their depression; today’s stressors are the nuts on top of the whipped cream. Brown salty sustenance easily destabilized by creamy white whipped air.

400 years of living in absolute sadness at sunrise and fear at sunset creates stress that impacts DNA. Nature’s Survival of the Fittest means strongest endure or die trying. The challenge is in overcoming its ability to kill you.

Moses got it right, from the burning bush, not psychotropics. It worked for Marley, but destroyed his lungs. Moses knew what Marley didn’t, he was out of context. Adaptive survival was Jah’s #1 covenant in the marrow depths of primordial pool descendants. The promise evident in the blood sacks of primordial Eves and Hebrew’s Aleph symbol for life/death, an energetic intelligence as defined by the Qabala. Self medication is an attempt to get in-between worlds. Jah sensates his/this world while enhancing one’s longevity. The path to/from the planet is Jah’s, it’s the only path to freedom from earthly stressors w/a promise of being open 24/7: 365.

I agree with this bcuz now that I think about it, I probably was always depressed throughout my life. I was surrounded by nothing but evil in my family. And then when I started being aorund so-called friends, it got worse. I know for sure I was depressed at 18 yrs old. Out of nowhere, I just started crying all the time and wanting to die. But unlike most black ppl, I sought out help. And it might’ve started out being seen by a psychologist, but it ended with me seeking out Jehovah God. He not only speaks about this kind of stuff in the bible, but it also teaches you how to combat it as well.

Many mental health professionals chose their field of study b/c they have issues their trying to heal. Lot’s of bi-polar folks out there writing Rx’s w/Ph.D’s in counseling. [been there, done that] Call me paranoid, but someone who makes a living off craziness has no incentive to make anyone un-crazy. Their livelihood depends on repeat visits. Exercising and engaging one’s smile muscles can alter brain chemistry. Behaviors influence the heart and mind. Mind stuff is electrical and etheric. Since craziness stems from the heart hurtful world, how can any bi-products fix it? Being on the planet is like a Mario Bros. game, depression is one of the barrier doors. Getting past it means unlocking it with the Creator’s key.

MR_NANASTROKER-Thanks but NO thanks im NOT thirsty. I just gave an opinion of what I would say-as to what I would worry about-at times. I think anyone who has worked hard and paid off everything,with a child in school-would stress the fact that if I lost my job what would happen? Im not going to jump off the deep end…lol im going to ride it out.

all of us are to blame for the troubles in the world when we not doing nothing to stop the hate ,killing,immature death while not learning quickly what to do the right way about it.ppl raise ur head above the clouds look down whre you live what control the food the clothing for your back how many ppl waiting to take the next man space for a job to feed his family?before you answer its the same thing that’s happening in china but the difference with some race is a few rather be a slave there own than another race.if we control our offspring ,not literly,i mean for the world sake, that every race should do is control there population to a balance. now if black ppl is an danger to exstinct,well we should know how to start,and that’s how we make the mega rich have more respect for life because we have more control of how many kids that’s being born to be working in there factory.know imagine that with an entrepreneur mind,skys the limit,if you create something in a factory,the company has the right to say your creation is theirs.know imagine a million ideas that was taken away.

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