Mwanaume strong

Well  hello there! Welcome back to the "mwanaumestrong" blog. I hope this time we have spent away from each other has been nothing but productive if not healthy. In today's blog post, I would like to focus on a very minutely discussed topic; 'Toxic positivity'.  Well, for starters toxic positivity or positive toxicity is dysfunctional emotional management without the full acknowledgment of negative emotions, particularly anger and sadness.  It is prevalent, especially in African culture and more so; in Kenyan culture. I remember almost vividly when I finally decided to open up about some of my mental health issues, I received some impertinent remarks from a few fellows here and there; mostly elderly adults. These statements included: "being negative won't help you" - (.... thanks for the advice I think I should have known that by now), "good vibes only". (... seriously? even when I am having a depressive episode?), "Other p...

 Well hello there!!! Welcome to my blog where I try or we try to debunk myths and misconceptions about mental health, especially in men and teenage boys. Well, with my fair share of depression and anxiety, I have had an odyssey filled with stereotypes and derogatory statements from people whom I have interacted with. I wouldn't blame them, there was once a time I was quite in the mix about mental health and people who struggled with mental health. I think starting this blog was all about challenging some of these condescending statements and debunking myths about mental health. First of all, any person can struggle with their mental health. People have this notion that if you have broad shoulders, thick thighs, and "pompous abs" ...you simply cannot succumb to a mental frenzy. I think society has impacted our understanding of many things including such retrogressive notions. One thing people don't know is that mental health struggles can impact anyone and ...