Actress and Writer Pia Glenn shared a personal story at a taping of Snap Judgement. On the radio show, participants share their most harrowing stories.
Pia shares a story of a time that should have been one of the happiest of her life, but it was interrupted by her mother having a manic episode as a result of her bipolar disorder.
Those who suffer with mental illness have many hurdles to cross. When first diagnosed not only must you learn to manage your disorder, but you usually have to battle the fall out from the people closest to you. The stigma that continues to accompany mental health issues may give you anxiety about letting them know.
In May, police in Maryland found Romechia Simms pushing her deceased son, Ji’Aire Lee, in a swing on a Friday morning. After receiving calls that she had been doing this for an “unusual amount of time,” investigators were called to the scene.
A Maryland medical examiner has ruled that Ji’Aire Lee died of dehydration and hypothermia after sitting in the swing for two days. The examiner found no signs of trauma on the boy’s body at the time he was found and his death has been ruled a homicide.
The boy's mother who had been diagnosed with depression about three months ago, was treated at a hospital for several days.
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The local state’s attorney’s office will determine whether or not to file criminal charges.
The family has not hired a lawyer yet, Washington Post reports. Vontasha Simms, grandmother of Ji’Aire says, “Right now, we’re waiting to see what happens. It’s just a tough pill to swallow. I don’t know what [the prosecutors] are going to do, but our main concern is keeping [Romechia Simms] emotionally stable. She’s at a fragile point. She goes a few times a week to a mental health facility.”
Charles County Police in Maryland found Romechia Simms pushing her deceased son, Ji’Aire Lee, on a swing on Friday morning at 6:44 am. Investigators had been called to the playground after receiving calls that she had been doing this for an “unusual amount of time.”
We talked with Tonya Ladipo, LCSW of The Ladipo Group about how we can recognize and manage anxiety. She gave us important insight on how you can know if you're suffering from anxiety and how we can support those in our life who are.
According to WLWT, 20-year-old Deasia Watkins, of Cincinnati, Ohio, killed her 3-month-old baby by severing the child's head. Watkins has been charged with aggravated murder after.
As a follow-up to her video, "Loneliness & The Strong Black Woman," Jouelzy has decided to let viewers in on methods she uses for her anxiety.
Like all of her videos, Jouelzy remains honest and advises viewers to abandon the claim that mental illness is a white woman's disease. From experience, Jouelzy believes that everyone, and black people, in particular, must be open to the reality that they suffer from anxiety, depression, and other illnesses.
A police officer shot and killed 50-year-old Michelle Cusseaux at her apartment while responding to a mental health call.
Cusseax suffered from serious mental illness including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, and her mother, Frances Garrett, asked Southwest Behavioral Health Services to place her daughter in an in-patient facility for fear that Michelle might have been a threat to herself or others.
Last week the death of beauty and lifestyle blogger Karyn Washington, of apparent suicide, sent the blogosphere into shock. The creator of For Brown Girls touched the lives of many women with her message of self-love and empowerment, but Karyn's close friend, Yumnah Najah, wants to offer some clarity on her life and legacy.
In this video blog, Yumnah says assumptions that Karyn's suicide was the result of insecurity about her appearance are false. According to Yumnah, Karyn had been having a difficult time dealing with the recent death of her mother.
Yumnah offers a moving tribute to the loss of her friend. Watch below.
