100% true! Depression does not exist to parents and if you try to talk to your parents about it they think you are crazy. It is always hard talking and that leads many to go talk to others.
Diana Adamari that's tough to deal with... One in four people will suffer mental health issues at one point in life and many of us live with it 24/7 365....
Diana Adamari smh.... Good freind of mine is Mexican and she suffers bi-polar and when younger the family wanted to take her to an exorcist, smh...they just call her loco and don't understand mental illness is part of being human, denying it doesn't help anyone, it's sad cos there is help out there but many people suffer it alone due to judgement or family /partners telling em it's not an issue.. It's harsh to deal with it alone... 😞
Yep, my 3rd grade teacher told my mom that she believed I was exhibiting signs of autism and told her that I should see a specialist. According to my dad, my mom was PISSED and told her "my daughter isn't crazy!" I'm STILL not sure if I have autism or not, I don't even know where to begin on that.
Agree, talking about your mental health is scary and shouldn’t be, especially when it’s with your parents. I’m Mexican and have a Mexican mom, to her, mental health issues is only something adults go through. She would always say “What do you have to be depressed about? You’re young, you don’t have worry’s.” That’s not something anyone should be told because even teens have depression as well.
Daylaylay_16 i can relate to this when i told my mom i was really depressed she told me "what do you have to be depressed about?" Youre still young you dont know how bad things can get i've been depressed forna very long time i don't have the motivation to do anything i can't get out of bed and go to school, oh god ive missed many days recently today my mom called my schools counselor and they're going to evaluate me and hopefully i can get better at first my mom didn't understand and now i feel like she does my mom and grandma called me crazy at first for wanting out of life not wanging go be alive any longer, for being depressed. But i didn't choose to be this way i wouldn't wish it upon anyone
I feel you, it’s not easy. Being depressed and sad isn’t something we should go through alone nor do we need the negative feedback by our own parents and family
When i was still in high school, i was going through some bad shit and I never talked to my parents about it because I knew i was going to be judged or "estas loca"? Or "que chingados tienes tu"...😩😩
Gabby Perez hey, I actually went through some bad stuff too. I was 15 and I didn’t trust my parents for the same reason you have. But one day I just couldn’t take it anymore so I exploded in tears and let my sorrow out to them. Surprisingly they didn’t judge me and they comforted like I wish they would have. I know it sounds like it might’ve been easy. It wasn’t. But I’m glad I did. So you never know. Your parents made you. I’m sure they’re interested in knowing what’s going on in your mind. If it doesn’t work well then at least you know you tried to let them into your life. It will be their loss. Don’t forget you are worth being heard. Find someone you trust. Sometimes a counselor might help. Best of luck to ya my dear fellow human
I have been battling depression off and on since my teenage years. I am 23 and my depression came back when my father passed away recently. I never spoke to my family about it because I am ashamed that I do feel depressed. I feel like as a man my family would see it as a weakness, or I'm just 51/50 a crazy person. The best way I handle it keeping myself busy where I'm too tired to be depressed. I also stay away from drugs and alcohol, and get involved in social activities (school, boxing, dancing,). It helps a lot it takes my mind out the gutter, and I know there's other Latinos out there that can relate to me and have a hard time talking about it. Mental Health is Taboo in Mexican culture.
I agree w/ him. Growing up nunca me sentía "seguro" de hablar de mis problemas. I was felt like I was gonna be judged and/or not accepted by my parents. There was a time of my life where I was just like "depressed?" and had like no motivation for life, period. I tried talking to my mom once, and I regretted it. Espc if it's problems, not necessarily but empeoran, causados x los padres. Thats why I always found it easier to talk to stranges que yo sé que nunca conocerían mis familiares y contarles como me siento. Tmb con mis amigos en que confio. Idk if anybody felt/feels the same, Pero asi fueron mis experiencias :v
i had depression for 2 years, and i try to commit suiced, i told my mom i need help,. i went to teraphy and i put myself trough it.. im glad i told her and she didnt question my about it..!!!
When you see your parents never react to tragedy My dad was like a stone I never seen him cry or laugh or smile And my mom put her face on and just went forward they never complained about pain or judged people That does something to you.
Yeah ... I told my mom I had social anxiety and about how nervous I get in crowds of people and she said just that's dumb that's nothing to have anxiety about! I even told my doctors when I was 12 and they didn't want to put me on meds and I still struggle with it today and am afraid to tell my doctor
When I try to talk to my Mexican mom about my depression she like “it’s all in you head” or she’s like “just be positive and it will go away” or she even try’s to change the subject.Mental health is a very taboo subject to her so I get a bit frustrated trying talk about my depression to her because she just doesn’t understand depression.
I suffer from depression and ptsd. I've been feeling very LOW lately, dangerously low. My mom likes to make me feel guilty when I don't call her but she doesn't understand that I can barely leave my bed, I don't want to talk to ANYONE, so it has nothing to do with her. But, she likes to turn it into something about her. I sent her this video, I hope she watches it and tries to understand a little. Thank you for making this.
Yeah, we can talk to our mamas! But don't tell her you talk to stranger, or the chancla will hit you so hard that will make you travel to the 15 century and then when you talk about your mental issues they will burn you, bcoz you know, witch's and all Y el momento del trauma... Uuyyy esa ya es pregunta difícil, porque hay muchisisimos momentos(cofcofcenafamiliarcofcof)
ugh growing up my mom was an emotional crazy bitch to the family but when it came to other family members or freinds of her and mine she would be the nicest fucking like dam. I could not talk to her cause she would get mad and call me crazy. shit recently i helped her upgrade her android phone but then when it was done updating i guess the update changed her wall paper to one she did not like and she threw a tanrum at me just for a fucking wallpaper.
Omfg, if that isn’t the most relatable shit; she’ll make a fit out of the littlest things and then play victim when all she does is abuse. It’s toxic af
One time I needed to go to the doctor and told my mom about it. But I didn’t want to tell her what it was about. She then said jokingly if I needed to go to a physiologist and laughed with that whole stick your tongue out thing that Mexicans do 🙄. I was actually quite depressed at that time bc of my health issues. So my mom doing that was reaaaaaallyv fucking great.
I once said to my mom I felt depressed and kinda leaning to suicide (it was a rough part of my life) and all she did was call me stupid and told me to shut up about that stupid stuff
I didn't tell my mom I was in therapy until maybe a year into it. I still hadn't told my dad. Then something really painful happened and I told him I was seeing a therapist. He said it was ok. Now he calls me crazy when I call him on his shit or try to hold him to something he said. He says " It's all in your head." But it has helped. If you need it go get help. It doesn't make you deffective or anything just human.
Mmmm I don't know, I think whether people are dismissive of mental health issues or not doesn't depend of the country they are from. I mean there are plenty of Psychiatrist and Psychologists in Latin America, it's not like we haven't heard of them until we get to a "western" country. I have never been in the US, but I imagine over there in rural, or poorer places ther might be a similar attitude towards mental health issues to the one the mother in the video has? what do you guys think?
I really need help my parents constantly call me not normal because of my epilepsy they never treated me like the rest of my siblings it bothered me so much that I got depressed
Beside the borderline physical abuse there was the mental abuse that my parents put me through that are basically the reason I’m so fucked in the head now
That's one of the problems. Mexicans, along with many other people, think that seeing a therapist is only for those people that have traumas. We all fail to realise that that's not the only things that can require someone to seek help, many other things do too.
ohhh mental health .... I remember being told that i needed to go to therapy because of depression. My mom being salvadorian the first thing that comes out of her mouth is "yo no creci hijos locos". im not "crazy" but i have issues. To her thats basically a convo that she doesn't like talking about. if someone does mention it she just ignores it and changes the conversation. Up to this day i do have consequences from not receiving help. i don't see nothing wrong about speaking about it but i will be honest my mom is also part of my issues and she is kind of an instigator. but what can i do, she was raised that way. 🙃😤🤦♀️🤷♀️
It sucks not being able to talk to my mom about my mental health and how I'm not happy some days because she talks about how are you not happy when I give you eveything then I feel guilty and beat myself up more so I wish o could talk to her for once
100% true! Depression does not exist to parents and if you try to talk to your parents about it they think you are crazy. It is always hard talking and that leads many to go talk to others.
Tbh my Mexican mom makes my mental health seem like I was just pretending
Diana Adamari that's tough to deal with... One in four people will suffer mental health issues at one point in life and many of us live with it 24/7 365....
Dave Jones for real, they think mental abuse isnt real, claim you've gone too white on them
Diana Adamari smh.... Good freind of mine is Mexican and she suffers bi-polar and when younger the family wanted to take her to an exorcist, smh...they just call her loco and don't understand mental illness is part of being human, denying it doesn't help anyone, it's sad cos there is help out there but many people suffer it alone due to judgement or family /partners telling em it's not an issue.. It's harsh to deal with it alone... 😞
Yep, my 3rd grade teacher told my mom that she believed I was exhibiting signs of autism and told her that I should see a specialist. According to my dad, my mom was PISSED and told her "my daughter isn't crazy!" I'm STILL not sure if I have autism or not, I don't even know where to begin on that.
Zee Nooo good psychiatrist/psychologist can test you for that and see what spectrum you fall on if you do indeed have that...good luck...🤗
Agree, talking about your mental health is scary and shouldn’t be, especially when it’s with your parents. I’m Mexican and have a Mexican mom, to her, mental health issues is only something adults go through. She would always say “What do you have to be depressed about? You’re young, you don’t have worry’s.” That’s not something anyone should be told because even teens have depression as well.
Daylaylay_16 i can relate to this when i told my mom i was really depressed she told me "what do you have to be depressed about?" Youre still young you dont know how bad things can get i've been depressed forna very long time i don't have the motivation to do anything i can't get out of bed and go to school, oh god ive missed many days recently today my mom called my schools counselor and they're going to evaluate me and hopefully i can get better at first my mom didn't understand and now i feel like she does my mom and grandma called me crazy at first for wanting out of life not wanging go be alive any longer, for being depressed. But i didn't choose to be this way i wouldn't wish it upon anyone
I feel you, it’s not easy. Being depressed and sad isn’t something we should go through alone nor do we need the negative feedback by our own parents and family
Wait until you hear “what do you have to be sad about, you live in the United States. Mental illness that’s just a white peoples thing.”
When i was still in high school, i was going through some bad shit and I never talked to my parents about it because I knew i was going to be judged or "estas loca"? Or "que chingados tienes tu"...😩😩
Gabby Perez hey, I actually went through some bad stuff too. I was 15 and I didn’t trust my parents for the same reason you have. But one day I just couldn’t take it anymore so I exploded in tears and let my sorrow out to them. Surprisingly they didn’t judge me and they comforted like I wish they would have. I know it sounds like it might’ve been easy. It wasn’t. But I’m glad I did. So you never know. Your parents made you. I’m sure they’re interested in knowing what’s going on in your mind. If it doesn’t work well then at least you know you tried to let them into your life. It will be their loss. Don’t forget you are worth being heard. Find someone you trust. Sometimes a counselor might help. Best of luck to ya my dear fellow human
I have been battling depression off and on since my teenage years. I am 23 and my depression came back when my father passed away recently. I never spoke to my family about it because I am ashamed that I do feel depressed. I feel like as a man my family would see it as a weakness, or I'm just 51/50 a crazy person. The best way I handle it keeping myself busy where I'm too tired to be depressed. I also stay away from drugs and alcohol, and get involved in social activities (school, boxing, dancing,). It helps a lot it takes my mind out the gutter, and I know there's other Latinos out there that can relate to me and have a hard time talking about it. Mental Health is Taboo in Mexican culture.
I agree w/ him. Growing up nunca me sentía "seguro" de hablar de mis problemas. I was felt like I was gonna be judged and/or not accepted by my parents. There was a time of my life where I was just like "depressed?" and had like no motivation for life, period. I tried talking to my mom once, and I regretted it. Espc if it's problems, not necessarily but empeoran, causados x los padres. Thats why I always found it easier to talk to stranges que yo sé que nunca conocerían mis familiares y contarles como me siento. Tmb con mis amigos en que confio. Idk if anybody felt/feels the same, Pero asi fueron mis experiencias :v
Austin Castillo Story of my life. And then people wonder why we have so many damaged adults living among us..smfh.
i had depression for 2 years, and i try to commit suiced, i told my mom i need help,. i went to teraphy and i put myself trough it.. im glad i told her and she didnt question my about it..!!!
"You're also a part of my problems"
his mom : 😶😨
Hahah died :')
I feel like he's just calling out his mom in front of a bunch of strangers, because that's the only way she would listen. #intervention
When you see your parents never react to tragedy
My dad was like a stone
I never seen him cry or laugh or smile
And my mom put her face on and just went forward they never complained about pain or judged people
That does something to you.
Yeah ... I told my mom I had social anxiety and about how nervous I get in crowds of people and she said just that's dumb that's nothing to have anxiety about! I even told my doctors when I was 12 and they didn't want to put me on meds and I still struggle with it today and am afraid to tell my doctor
Self improvement will heal you. You got this
When I try to talk to my Mexican mom about my depression she like “it’s all in you head” or she’s like “just be positive and it will go away” or she even try’s to change the subject.Mental health is a very taboo subject to her so I get a bit frustrated trying talk about my depression to her because she just doesn’t understand depression.
I suffer from depression and ptsd. I've been feeling very LOW lately, dangerously low. My mom likes to make me feel guilty when I don't call her but she doesn't understand that I can barely leave my bed, I don't want to talk to ANYONE, so it has nothing to do with her. But, she likes to turn it into something about her. I sent her this video, I hope she watches it and tries to understand a little. Thank you for making this.
Yeah, we can talk to our mamas! But don't tell her you talk to stranger, or the chancla will hit you so hard that will make you travel to the 15 century and then when you talk about your mental issues they will burn you, bcoz you know, witch's and all
Y el momento del trauma... Uuyyy esa ya es pregunta difícil, porque hay muchisisimos momentos(cofcofcenafamiliarcofcof)
Melanie Barrientos hehehe que cierto
ugh growing up my mom was an emotional crazy bitch to the family but when it came to other family members or freinds of her and mine she would be the nicest fucking like dam. I could not talk to her cause she would get mad and call me crazy. shit recently i helped her upgrade her android phone but then when it was done updating i guess the update changed her wall paper to one she did not like and she threw a tanrum at me just for a fucking wallpaper.
Dark damn your mom got issues bruh , no offense btw
I understand, my mother does the same things
Omfg, if that isn’t the most relatable shit; she’ll make a fit out of the littlest things and then play victim when all she does is abuse. It’s toxic af
One time I needed to go to the doctor and told my mom about it. But I didn’t want to tell her what it was about. She then said jokingly if I needed to go to a physiologist and laughed with that whole stick your tongue out thing that Mexicans do 🙄. I was actually quite depressed at that time bc of my health issues. So my mom doing that was reaaaaaallyv fucking great.
LILO AND STITCH! YAAAAAAS!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Thats my childhood right there.
El primer vídeo qué habla de la trasparencia de salud mental necesaria. Dios me los bendiga y la conversación bilingüe .. BRAVO
I once said to my mom I felt depressed and kinda leaning to suicide (it was a rough part of my life) and all she did was call me stupid and told me to shut up about that stupid stuff
I didn't tell my mom I was in therapy until maybe a year into it. I still hadn't told my dad. Then something really painful happened and I told him I was seeing a therapist. He said it was ok. Now he calls me crazy when I call him on his shit or try to hold him to something he said. He says " It's all in your head." But it has helped. If you need it go get help. It doesn't make you deffective or anything just human.
First thing I recommend when someone you know is seeing a therapist or announces they are: DON'T MAKE IT ABOUT YOU.
Love this
La Familia: "En que momento te traumamos?"
Yo: "Es broma!? Como que en que momento!?
🤣🤣🤣
Mmmm I don't know, I think whether people are dismissive of mental health issues or not doesn't depend of the country they are from. I mean there are plenty of Psychiatrist and Psychologists in Latin America, it's not like we haven't heard of them until we get to a "western" country. I have never been in the US, but I imagine over there in rural, or poorer places ther might be a similar attitude towards mental health issues to the one the mother in the video has? what do you guys think?
Yeah but they most likely didn’t have the resources to learn about it especially if they came from rural areas of Mexico
Fucking fucking fucking AGREED
She's right. You feel more comfortable speaking with your Compadres rather than your parents.
I really need help my parents constantly call me not normal because of my epilepsy they never treated me like the rest of my siblings it bothered me so much that I got depressed
Relatable 🙏🙏
Beside the borderline physical abuse there was the mental abuse that my parents put me through that are basically the reason I’m so fucked in the head now
You got this. Fix it and distance yourself for a while
My mothers mental health outlet was her chanqlueta and fly swatter!
Mine are. Sadly.
Lol Mexican parents about vegans/vegetarians... It won't go well. my sisters can relate 😂
😂😂😂😂
That's one of the problems. Mexicans, along with many other people, think that seeing a therapist is only for those people that have traumas. We all fail to realise that that's not the only things that can require someone to seek help, many other things do too.
ohhh mental health .... I remember being told that i needed to go to therapy because of depression. My mom being salvadorian the first thing that comes out of her mouth is "yo no creci hijos locos". im not "crazy" but i have issues. To her thats basically a convo that she doesn't like talking about. if someone does mention it she just ignores it and changes the conversation. Up to this day i do have consequences from not receiving help. i don't see nothing wrong about speaking about it but i will be honest my mom is also part of my issues and she is kind of an instigator. but what can i do, she was raised that way. 🙃😤🤦♀️🤷♀️
Mental health &’ sex life 💀😭
my parents are worse Mexican and religious
damn lol
The fact she said mental health is taboo.
That’s a big FACT
It sucks not being able to talk to my mom about my mental health and how I'm not happy some days because she talks about how are you not happy when I give you eveything then I feel guilty and beat myself up more so I wish o could talk to her for once