Real Life Real Faith Men of Faith September Issue | Page 13

you have to open up an outlet in order to let the mind become a river again … a free flowing mind that doesn ’ t have the constraints that a mental illness will place upon that mind . Treatment is necessary . Just like one has to seek professional help to address illnesses that physically affect the body one has to seek professional help to address illnesses that affect your mentality as well . The demographic that is less likely to seek that professional help for mental illnesses is people of color . Men , we must move to fix this problem !
Now ask yourself …. is your mind a swamp or a river ? If you have a mental illness or you feel that you may have a mental illness I challenge you to seek help . I challenge all men to step up and encourage people in their lives to seek help if they have signs of any form of mental illness .