Depression Talks Podcast

Wow. DT Nation, you know this is wild. I'm proud to be able to start sharing actual helpful resources when it comes to mental health! Woot woot! 

In this episode, I talk with Aisha Khan, a Grant Specialist in the NAMI organization, about mental health, her passion, and what NAMI is all about. Listen, I understand the feeling of resistance when it comes to organizations or actual helpful things. I mean that. I literally never believed there was anyone or anything, especially an organization, that could understand on some level how I feel or what I'm going through.

So please know that you are not alone. If you are looking for helpful and supportive information when it comes to your depression, anxiety, and mental health overall please check out NAMI. A search in Google could impact your mental health. You got this! I'm rooting for you. 

If you found this podcast episode helpful and would like to support by donating, go to https://www.patreon.com/mentalhealthwarriors

It takes strength to keep pushing forward in life, and this group represents the belief in staying mentally strong, one day at a time!

Can you actually be happy in life if you have depression? What about if you just deal with sadness, hopelessness, or anxiety? My answer is yes. In this YouTube video on my channel called "Immanuel" aka "Depression Talks", as a Mental Health Motivational Speaker, I share my insight on how you can be happy in life no matter who you are! Don't forget to join the private DT Nation Facebook Group to join a community working together to live our best lives with depression and change the mental health stigma. 

Life truly has been a roller coaster lately. I've had to face lots of inner demons every day. In this episode I share some experiences I have been going through, and where my mental state is today. 

If you are someone who is feeling lonely and unaccepted, please know you are not alone. You are awesome just the way you are! Don't forget that:] 

If you found this podcast episode helpful and would like to support by donating, go to https://www.patreon.com/mentalhealthwarriors

It takes strength to keep pushing forward in life, and this group represents the belief in staying mentally strong, one day at a time!

I am trying to crawl forward right now instead of laying down. These past few days I haven’t been getting much sleep and this is affecting my mental health heavily. Having major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder, getting the right amount of sleep is a necessity. There is so much anxiety and depression I am pushing through currently, but I will keep fighting. I will keep pushing forward. I hope that by sharing this experience with you, you know you are not alone. 

If you found this podcast episode helpful and would like to support by donating, go to https://www.patreon.com/mentalhealthwarriors

It takes strength to keep pushing forward in life, and this group represents the belief in staying mentally strong, one day at a time.

Time for you to beat your depression! That's right!

If you would like to tell me your story and are looking for support, schedule 30min of time with me here: https://immanueljones.square.site/s/appointments

I am NOT the same person anymore, and that's a great thing! I am happy about who I am and where I am at in my life now. But please know, it has not been an easy journey. These past two months have been the hardest ever in my life. I hope that by sharing my story and truth with you, you know you are loved. You learn you are an amazing and beautiful person just the way you are! The world is in a lot of unease, stress, and pain right now. But know YOU ARE NOT ALONE! I mean that with all my heart. I love you. You are a light in this world that will continue to become brighter and brighter.

If you found this podcast episode helpful and would like to support by donating, go to https://www.patreon.com/mentalhealthwarriors

It takes strength to keep pushing forward in life, and this group represents the belief in staying mentally strong, one day at a time.

Words CANNOT EXPRESS how livid this makes me. These words below need to be heard. WE (yes black people) ARE TIRED!

 

"We are TIRED. We corporate, we die. We run, we die. We fight back, we die. We beg, we die. We lie down, we die. We put our hands up, we die. We mind our business, we die. We’re unarmed, we die. We’re detained, we die. Tell us, what the HELL are we suppose to do to keep the cops from killing us? #icantbreathe #blacklivesmatter #saytheirnames #GeorgeFloyd" - Makail

 

How do people expect black people to react? Video after video of watching our own people's bodies being dropped, lifeless, and carried away just for being black. I'm 27, and I can barely take it. Think about children in elementary school, middle school, and high school having to live in fear of being killed every day... just for being black. Children LIVE on social media. It's in front of their faces every day right in their phones! You expect parents to be okay with that? Not knowing if their child will come back home safely just for the color of their skin? Year after year of protesting in silence, petitioning, voting, and so much more... and this still happens. How do people expect black people to continue to stay calm and act civilized... WHEN WE AREN'T TREATED AS CIVILIANS OURSELVES!

 

How the hell are we supposed to not be affected by all this? Are we supposed to act as nothing happened and keep moving forward? No... we've tried that. Should we protest and walk in the streets? Oh... we've tried that too. Let's just talk about it and be civil. Damn... that one has been taken as well. They all ended up with us getting shot.

 

This is wrong. I feel no remorse for those cops and what they have coming to them. No remorse.

 

*By the way. For the people that say, "It's not all cops. Not all cops are bad. Not all white people are bad. These are just a few. There are still good cops and good white people out there." OF COURSE! DUH! Clearly, we're not talking about "the good one's". I just don't get it man. For real. Colin Kaepernick takes a knee, doesn't kill anybody... and gets scorned mercilessly for it. This cop takes a knee on a black man's neck, MURDERS HIM, and isn't taken to jail IMMEDIATELY. Just gets fired..... think about that before only focusing on "the good one's".

#BlackLivesMatter #GeorgeFloyd #ICantBreathe

I wanted to make this video showing my journey of overcoming a suicide attempt, heartbreak, financial hardships, feeling lost in life, and more. I truly hope it inspires you and helps you know that you can get through anything you put your mind to. Nothing has to hold you back. You are already WAY more than enough. Never forget that. I'm rooting for you. You are not alone.