Men’s Mental Health Day 29
Black men. Brown men. This one is for you.
The world has already decided you’re supposed to be unbreakable.
That you don’t feel pain.
That you can carry everyone else’s burdens while silently surviving your own.
Yet you’re too often criticized, ridiculed, stereotyped, and expected to endure hardships you never chose.
So let me tell you something you may not hear enough:
It’s okay to be vulnerable.
It’s okay to fall apart.
It’s okay to ask for help.
It’s okay to choose your mental health over the expectations placed on you.
Your strength has never been measured by how much suffering you can hide.
Sometimes the strongest thing you can do is let someone know you’re hurting.
You are worthy of compassion. You are worthy of rest. You are worthy of healing. And you do not have to carry it all alone. ❤️
I love when protagonists don't take the bait.
He kept trying to rile her up, justify himself, control the conversation...
She just asked the questions she needed answered and let him expose himself 🤌🏾