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The Quick Scan by Mike Ramey

 

MENTAL HEALTH—THE REAL DEAL, PART 2

      In our last thrill-packed adventure, I brought up that one’s mental health is nothing to laugh off.  At the root of disruptions in one’s mental state can be found the following short list: Unforgiveness, Anger, Jealousy, Greed, Selfishness, Rebellion, and a rejection of God’s rules contained in the Scriptures.  One’s spiritual state often plays into one’s mental state.  Get the spiritual right through Jesus Christ and the Word of God, and you’ll be amaze

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The Quick Scan by Mike Ramey

 

MENTAL HEALTH: THE REAL DEAL, PART I

      I have been monitoring the discussions, advertisings, medications and talking head sermons in the ‘mainstream mess’ about the subject of Mental Health.  Unfortunately, the item missing from the equation is the following: The responsibility of the individual in protecting their own ‘brain box’ through reflection on their spiritual health and own actions.

      Hear me out on this one.  Many ‘mental health’ episodes could be avoided—for the good of society

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The Quick Scan by Mike Ramey

 

A SUCCESS PRIMER FOR YOUNG BLACK MEN, PART 8

      In putting this section of the primer together about Mental Health, I’d like to say that it is a subject worth discussing—but the spiritual side of the equation MUST be addressed rather than ‘just’ the medication and clinical side.  I’ll put it simply: guard carefully the loins of your mind; watch carefully what passes your senses—especially your ears and your eyes—for what enters the mind and settles in the heart WILL impact you, for good or fo

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I can tell by some of the posts I am seeing on social media that y'all are experiencing cabin fever due to the quarantine. Parents are tired of helping with school work, spouses are tired of each other, single people are feeling lonely! The temptation to go out and be social is strong, but I am going to share my coping mechanism with you - coloring!

 

I love to color. It is therapeutic, relaxing, and mentally stimulating. The times are uncertain and I am not sure how long confinement is going to l

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  There is significant interest and need in mental health services among people who identify as belonging to a racial or ethnic minority, data from Mental Health America's new online screening site show.

Responses of individuals from racial and ethnic minorities indicate that they are more likely than whites to report that they would monitor their health by taking screens regularly.  And they are also more likely to want a way to privately contact a peer to discuss results.

In April, Mental Hea

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