What Is 'Black Girl Depression'? | A Commentary On Depression Symptoms of Black Women and Girls

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2. EXCELLENT video!!!! So on-point. Thank you Marissa for this video and your channel for providing a space for "community information sharing" to support our healing.❤

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3. Yes, feeling burnt out, irritated and not being able to sleep. Thank you!❤

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4. Great video! Thank you for talking about this. It's super important and necessary information, especially for those who need to do better in helping and serving black women (i.e. Black men). Thank you!

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5. Thank you so much for shedding light on this. 🥹🫂🥰💛🌺 This is so impactful and helpful!

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6. Thanks for this video! I didn't realize that the symptoms show up differently for us. The DSM not taking those into account does not inspire confidence 😬 I experienced irritability, emotional exhaustion, headaches, back pain, joint pain, and fatigue. Some of those symptoms have gone away, but some of them are still around which has me a little worried about my overall health. It would be great if they could all go away the minute I leave America, but something tells me that's not gonna happen 🙃

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7. Thank you for meeting our needs and creating this space.

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8. Thank you for sharing!

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9. Omg… how different my experience would have been had open honest discussions like this been the order of the day 20 years ago. You are healing Sisters and we deserve this. Thank you so much Marissa💛💛

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10. Thank you so much for this video. This topic is so important.

    I went to a therapist through my insurance once. Looking back I was clearly burnt out and depressed. The therapist told me that he didn’t specialize in my demographic so I could continue to come to my appointments and pay but he recommended that I go to a support group specifically for black women to engage with my peers. I was furious that I was paying to be told that he didn’t need to figure out how to help me and I needed to ask other women struggling with too much on their plates as well to hold space for my additional mess. Looking back maybe he was right for admitting he couldn’t help me but I was so disappointed in the health care system that they acted like that was ok.

    I am so grateful for women like you going into social work and all the other black women therapist and social workers. You are so appreciated and needed!

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11. Thank you Marissa! You hit the nail on the head! All therapists do not know this difference and it can be to our detriment. My therapists kept implying that I don't look depressed and I was confused. It became clear to me that she wanted me to look unkept and disheveled. No matter how I felt, I always presented myself groomed and this behavior was taught as a child. You look how you want to be treated. So diagnosing me was a struggle and she felt that I can still work if I looked well.

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12. 14:35 it feels really scary to be expected to navigate through a toxic environment. My body naturally responds to the trauma in ways that don’t actually benefit me. It is SO scary being misunderstood after all these years suffering from “unseen” illnesses or dis-ease. We mask as a “protection” but the long term effects are drastic. 15:59 I agree hopefully more therapists will continue providing more representative research to advocate advocate for our experiences.

    I can experience joy and grief at the drop of a hat! This is how I know I am experiencing depression. The high and lows of my emotions. I am learning to be more compassionate with myself and not judgemental. I know the “tools” to help myself and it feels sooo out of reach to do any of them during moments of depression. Other people around me might be confused but anyone paying close enough attention or cares enough to ask will know… I need to take a break for a while and be taken care of. “I need help” is really hard to say for me in moments like this. I am healing from a childhood of emotional neglect. I have to learn to show up for me AND learn to ask for help because I am worthy of it ❤

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13. Thank you for watching and please share your experiences below (if you feel comfortable) 🤎 Download the free "Reflect and Create" workbook for Black women here: https://mpricemsw.ck.page/reflectandcreate

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14. This video should be mandatory viewing for anyone who lives with, works with, knows or interacts with a black woman. (Which is virtually everyone.)

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15. Thank you, Marissa. God bless you. ❤😊

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16. Thank you for discussing this problem! They didn’t have this safe open space to discuss our mental issues many many years ago 😊

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