I think mental health gets put on the back burner, that people will talk about, ``Oh, my arm hurts,'' or this hurts, or that hurts, but they don't want to say, ``I am depressed,'' or ``I am down,'' or ``I need counseling.'' I sometimes think in our community--maybe in others, but we know in our community, ``You need to man up,'' or be strong, or give it to God even. You know, God will take care of this, that, and the other, so have faith, and those kinds of things. I think that God also put doctors and counselors on this Earth--and therapists--for us to use them and use their services. I think not enough of us do that, or we don't feel comfortable. If no one else in the family ever talks about it, then you don't grow up even thinking that is a possibility.
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