Y our parents be like that tho

[Ciyaalka Xaafada]

@Ciyaalka Xaafada you seem like you have aabo trauma. May Allah help you.

Nah bro

 

[Invader]

Nah bro

It's obvious. Mental issues like these often show denial.

 

[Ciyaalka Xaafada]

It's obvious. Mental issues like these often show denial.

Wdym
That its obvious that I have mental issues?

 

[Invader]

Wdym
That its obvious that I have mental issues?

berating people as thinking their father's are abusive to cover up your own.

 

[angelicnagito]

Did you leave Islam?

i was expecting to get a response like this lol
you can be depressed/suicidal and religious

 

[Revolutionary]

it took me years for me to finally open up to my parents about my suicidal ideation and self-harm due to the stigma surrounding mental health. it was only after my 1st suicide attempt that i managed to let my parents know about it. my parents were luckily v supportive and gave me all the support i needed but i know that that's not true for everyone. mental health is serious and i wish that somalis took it more seriously

if you feel comfortable sharing what was the backstory

 

[Ciyaalka Xaafada]

if you feel comfortable sharing what was the backstory

You = gay

 

[Revolutionary]

You = gay

You=shit

 

[IGotDaAnswers]

We need to be more open about mental health and willing to seek help, some of it is probably due to fear of what they might do to their children/relatives. I've heard that there are plenty of mental people in our community and they need help

You got to be mentally strong to survive in the Somali community, our parents are cold hearted savages who abuse us as children so we have a lot of childhood trauma to get over as grown adults

 

[Ciyaalka Xaafada]

You=shit

You=walaal bcoz u is somali

 

[Revolutionary]

You got to be mentally strong to survive in the Somali community, our parents are cold hearted savages who abuse us as children so we have a lot of childhood trauma to get over as grown adults

Nah my parents are amazing

 

[IGotDaAnswers]

Nah my parents are amazing

Most of the Somali youth suffering mental illness come from homes were parents didn’t allow their children to be functional members of society.
They got a dumb careless absent father who are nothing more than chauffeur and an overly paranoid mothers scared their children will become gaalo. I have seen this theme in so many Somali households

 

[Ciyaalka Xaafada]

Most of the Somali youth suffering mental illness come from homes were parents didn’t allow their children to be functional members of society.
They got a dumb careless absent father who are nothing more than chauffeur and an overly paranoid mothers scared their children will become gaalo. I have seen this theme in so many Somali households

My father passiv allowed me to shoplift clothes and food bcoz he wanted me to become raag

 

[Ciyaalka Xaafada]

He doesnt know till today tho

 

[angelicnagito]

if you feel comfortable sharing what was the backstory

there's really not much of a backstory- i slowly started to sink into this well of self-deprecation and despair and it eventually took over my life. i had friends, a wonderful support system but it didn't help a single bit. depression doesn't care about what you've gone through/whether or not if you have a good home life. it'll destroy you piece by piece, until you eventually succumb to it

 

[Revolutionary]

there's really not much of a backstory- i slowly started to sink into this well of self-deprecation and despair and it eventually took over my life. i had friends, a wonderful support system but it didn't help a single bit. depression doesn't care about what you've gone through/whether or not if you have a good home life. it'll destroy you piece by piece, until you eventually succumb to it

Damn so you just started to get depressed out of the blue?

 

[angelicnagito]

Damn so you just started to get depressed out of the blue?

yeah :<<

 

[Revolutionary]

yeah :<<

Oh okay, i hope you're doing great now

 

[Juliet]

My parents aren't savages

 

[Distant1]

Honestly I think mental issues are western issues because of the complex society, back in Somalia people were simple, lived simply and had simple thoughts