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Mental Health

Family Photos Can Uplift Your Imprisoned Loved One

Family photos and pictures, in general, can be used to uplift and encourage someone as well as and relive or…

Naturally Treating Depression Isn’t Very Difficult

Naturally treating depression is an important treatment option for me. I’ve read about depression patients taking drugs to help ease…

Thanksgiving Is So Much Better Now

Many researchers say that one of the best ways to overcome depression and relieve stress is to be thankful. Although…

How My Passion Provokes My Depression

Over the years, I’ve noticed that my passion provokes my depression. They have come from my inability to obtain a…

Who To Talk To When You’re Having a Depression Attack

When we are dealing with an intense issue such as depression, we don’t tend to want to vent and get…

Party Solo for Your Birthday

Party Solo for Your Birthday

Party Solo? Uh, that isn’t what any thirty-something or even forty-something really wants to do for their birthday, but as…

Accepting Depression Can Be Hard

Accepting Depression Can Be Hard

Accepting depression can be hard. Depression affects many people in world, but most try to hide their symptoms from family…

Live Your Best Life Locally!

Live Your Best Life Locally!

If you can’t live your best life, then live your best life locally until you can. Just because you can’t…

Depression Triggers You Can Control

Depression Triggers You Can Control

Depression is a mental health disorder that can suck the life out of you and the people around you. The…

Working a Dead-End Job and Taking Care of Yourself

Working a Dead-End Job and Taking Care of Yourself

Anyone knows that working a dead-end job is physically and emotionally taxing. I know because I've been doing it for…

Why is Men’s Mental Health Ignored By The Formerly Incarcerated?

Why is Men’s Mental Health Ignored By The Formerly Incarcerated?

There are many reasons why men’s mental health is ignored in regards to recidivism. According to many members of society,…

How Mental Health Disorders Affect Success and Productiveness Within Men

How Mental Health Disorders Affect Success and Productiveness Within Men

By Pyerse Dandridge Author: Subprime Felon: Inside Federal Prison Camp Mental health disorders often result from extended time in incarceration.…

How Does Mental Health Affect Masculinity?

How Does Mental Health Affect Masculinity?

By Pyerse Dandridge Author: Subprime Felon: Inside Federal Prison Camp The identity of men can be seriously influenced by incarceration…

What Are The Warning Signs of Mental Illness?

What Are The Warning Signs of Mental Illness?

By Pyerse Dandridge Author: Subprime Felon: Inside Federal Prison Camp Did you know that mental health issues are extremely common…

Why Mental Health & Ongoing Support For Men Is So Important

By Pyerse Dandridge Author: Subprime Felon: Inside Federal Prison Camp It is reported that over half of male inmates have…

Why Black Men Don’t Use Mental Health Care

Why Black Men Don’t Use Mental Health Care

In a recent article from the Business Insider, they discussed how our mental health care system fails Black men and…

Being Negative at Work Will Drain My Energy

Being Negative at Work Will Drain My Energy

As I get older, I realize the importance of working at jobs I like and enjoy. I've learned that being…

My New Year

My New Year

It’s the start of a new year, at least it is for me. I’m glad another year has passed by,…

Every Setback Sentence Acceptance Speech

As I was browsing the internet, I came across a blog post by Tara Pringle Jefferson. Her site is called…

The Importance of Following Your Inner Voice

You can hear it and you can also feel it, but how often do you ignore it? It’s the sometimes…

Is It Possible To Reach The Ceiling?

If you’re in the corporate world or even just the professional world, you understand ceilings. There are ceilings in talent,…

Why Men Don’t Discuss Sex Openly

Today I was reading a post from VerySmartBrothas which discussed why men don't discuss their sex lives openly. Like the…

How To Get Someone To Enjoy Your Passions, Even If They Hate Your Passions

With a plethora of interests and hobbies available to us, it can be hard for two people to be on…

Being Positive During Difficult Times

Being Positive During Difficult Times

I swear one of the most difficult things to do is get over hard times. Everyone has them and although…

What Is Too Much Sex?

I remember when I came home from prison camp, that's all I wanted to do--have sex! Lots of it. And…

Taking Gambles and Chances–And Being Afraid!

You know the only way to get ahead in life is to take chances. Why should you take chances? If…

N-Word and Why I Don’t Use It.

This word is probably one of the most controversial words in the history of the world. It’s racist when one…

How To Be Productive At Work With A Boss You Don’t Like

There are many people in the working industry that severely dislike their bosses. I am now joining the crowd. From…

Solutions To Ending Facebook Game Addictions

Solutions To Ending Facebook Game Addictions

Okay, let's admit it, we all from time to time get addicted to these stupid little games on Facebook.  Like…

From Pierce To Pyerse

From Pierce To Pyerse

There are many African Americans that have non-existent or poor relationships with their parents. Most of the time, the bad…

What Would My Future Self Tell Me?

We always say to ourselves, that if we’d known what we knew now back in our youth, things would have…