Black Women & Depression, Tips to Recovery

There’s an honor in being described as a strong, black woman. Like the women in my family and the many I encounter on a daily basis, I take great pride and even sass when I declare that I’m a strong, independent black woman. However, I silently suffer with depression and anxiety. Why silently? Because I, along with the other millions of black women who share this same struggle, have been conditioned to believe that mental health issues do not apply to me and that regardless of how I’m feeling, I must remain strong or “get over it.”

We, as black women get stuck in this Black Superwoman Syndrome, where we feel we must take on every care in the world, seeking no assistance from anyone, ultimately neglect our own and disguise it as strength. But even Superman had a weakness. We must stop putting on a facade and take our mental health seriously. Using phrases like “our ancestors went through much worse” or the classic Christian line “I’m too blessed to be stressed” are all sayings we use to minimize the pain and mask the reality that we can’t do it all and we are indeed depressed.

“Cutting In The ATL” Star, Patricia Thompson Awards Full Ride Scholarships!

Salon and cosmetology school owner Patricia Thompson is  the newest face on the hit reality television show, Cutting In The ATL on WE TV.

Her love for hair took roots  from the time she was a young girl. No matter where life took her, she always returned to her first love, cosmetology.

After the completion of her schooling, Patricia opened her first hair salon in Jonesboro, Georgia. The salon groomed Patricia Thompson into an experienced business woman.