your mental health is a "first world problem"...

[@Amila-ym7ny]

I’m Bosnian & my family first hand experienced the Srebrenica genocide. My parents showed me and told me all of the stories of what happened. Very gruesome things from a young age. Not saying this is a right approach but i realized early on how Americans around me had the luxury of not having to see or hear about those evil things. Their children were protected from HEARING about bad things let alone experiencing them. And for that it genuinely doesnt shock me that theyre so disconnected from the globe and suffering of other humans. The rest of us are seen as a source of entertainment. Our suffering is entertainment like “oh wonder what kinda drama is happening now in the world” they get to lean into that topic but also lean out. We never had that choice. It’s just like no wonder being arrogant is so easy to a lot of Americans. Them saying no that x people deserve to be unalived is nothing bc they can’t visualize what thatd even look like or feel like

[@mrbrightside3440]

genuinely. even when people are tuned into the stuff, it gets turned into a quirky personality taste or a weird hobby, like its some sort of niche interest where they're trying to stand out from the crowd.

[@msruag]

i have been saying this since the very first moment i started engaging in these discussions and i am so happy i am not alone in this

[@Cnichal]

Which American’s were sheltered, it’s also something to keep a perspective on..

[@stellagomez100]

They literally scream and cry when something little happens to them, but talk about the suffering of other countries as if it's nothing. "The rest of us are seen as a source of entertainment"-exactly

[@steveharvey7343]

i agree, i feel like a lot of Americans bring up random and shallow issues to seem like they’re struggling too. Like we are so privileged to be protesting abt the things we protest abt (not saying protesting is wrong) but Americans dont see how good they have it

[@toniberger183]

To me it's key to find a way to get active, because if you believe there's nothing you can change at all consuming news will only make you feel powerless. Get connected with others and get active, find your own way to influence the situation in a positive way. Transform that powerlessness into anger and that anger into productive action. That's what helps me at least. We're not alone in this, we gotta stick together 🌍✊

[@TCt83067695]

I'll add, "think local and offline", to your beautiful comment

[@raniahanna3448]

I'd add, acting online can be beneficial to getting more people involved in their locales. @@TCt83067695

[@delshahid8971]

I’ve had moments I zoned out from everything happening in Palestine, it affected my concentration at work, I listened to brother Omar Sulaiman one of his talk n I stepped away from social media. It helped but please still all of you make dua for Palestine ❤️🇯🇴

[@sabiha.sayeed]

I think what you can do is control your level of exposure while still advocating for the cause. I have trauma, so I cannot watch clips or photos of the violence on-site. HOWEVER, I can read. And so I read, I educate myself more about what's been happening now and also in the past, and I share that knowledge to educate those around me. Edit to add: By read, I don't necessarily mean reading books (that would be great too!) but at the minimum reading the posts of activists, advocates and Palestinians. I set a timer of 20-30 min per day to consume this information and stay up to date. For me personally, this is how I balance my mental health and staying involved in some way.

[@33rdgrandinspectorgeneral18]

I don't watch violent things anymore. I'm still recovering from things I've seen 10years ago online.

[@666kittycat666]

I find the idea that people dismiss “mental health” as a first world problem kinda miss the point that having your primary needs not met because you’re struggling with poverty, or because you’re dealing with expulsion both weigh on people. I think people see wealthy people doing things to deal with their mental health issues and assume that “mental health” is a first world issue before they dismiss the term out of hand.

[@mrbrightside3440]

but even then, not having your primary needs met IS the problem and mental health is a side effect. the way we view mental health as if its something which happens in a vacuum, or as if its caused by an imbalance of chemicals in the brain and can be fixed through drugs and talking therapy.... that is privelege in itself

[@666kittycat666]

@@mrbrightside3440 I don’t disagree but I also don’t think it matters when it comes to people perceiving mental health issues as just a “first world” or “wealthy people” issue. I don’t really care about if people don’t have their needs met because of their mental health or their mental health is failing because they don’t have their needs met. One is not more “legit” than the other is moreso my point. I do think that having the means to deal with it is a privilege but I don’t think we should dismiss people who struggle with it out of hand or just assume that people who struggle with poverty, hunger or discrimination don’t ALSO have mental health issues from those circumstances.

[@shannacollins8371]

People in the global south have more trauma than people in the global north so with higher rates of poverty, ethnic cleansing, war, and lack of basic necessities. The issues we deal with in the US make mental health a laughable thing to say to someone living in east Congo, Haiti, and Palestine. I say this as a Black person who’s experienced poverty and alls the isms you can name.

[@spacebar9733]

​​@@shannacollins8371 so their trauma being worse makes our trauma magically disappear? Trauma is trauma, there is no worse trauma. They have a higher population of traumatized people, yes, but it isn't worse or better individually because some people are more resilient than others. The only way to measure would be scanning the brains individually, every single person. Psychologists talk about this you can look up "big t vs little t" and see they're actually the same.

[@spacebar9733]

​@@shannacollins8371 youre just saying that they ignore the trauma. That's because of a lack of resources and education about it / stigma. Them laughing at trauma doesn't mean that americans are traumatized by stupid things. We all have the same brains in terms of who is more likely to develop trauma. You don't choose what traumatizes you. And it's not a competition either.

[@lindamaroney5393]

Excellent topic and well thought out as usual. It is easy to become overwhelmed with sadness, grief and anger watching the horrific events. I need to limit what I watch to prevent myself from being desensitized to it all. These are not actors in some apocalyptic film but people in real life!

[@Maha420]

Please chop this video into Reels, your message needs to be heard and there are so many gems in this

[@lenina61]

It should be alarming, and should force humanity to change for the better.

[@saythenameahlam]

Another thing is that generational trauma falls under the umbrella of mental health which is prominent in immigrant families. There may be a family history of PTSD that goes unchecked. I’m disappointed at how in first world countries mental health problems are jokes to some people. An example I can think of is “Vietnam War flashbacks” like dude you’ve never been to war? Thank you for your perspective.

[@potts995]

I think the more information you have access to, the more overwhelmed you’ll be. In the “first world” it’s easy to experience things like analysis paralysis. This can be materialistic (like not knowing which soda to buy or which career path to take to earn more money) or it can be related to something more intellectual, like not knowing which direction to take in regards to activism or policy, due to having access to so many different perspectives, but also recognizing the limitations of one’s reach and trying to choose the most optimal path forward (if there is one to be found), can take out a lot of energy and be stressful. In some ways having _less_ information is better, or at least, it often _feels_ that way. But who wants to log off or pull away and risk being less informed?

[@julieblair7472]

I'm here chilling feeling like a totally normal person who is experiencing horror, disgust, anger, etc. I just sit here devastated by what I see and hear. I think people safe from these strong emotions 24/7 lean on the mEnTAL hEaLtH conversation.

[@geekxlove81]

There is no mental health without community, reciprocity, and inter-connective care.

[@sk1984]

People are troubled because people think everyone is at the same spiritual and mental level as themselves, but they're not.

[@suelaamisandwich]

This comment really got me. I’ve struggled with this.

[@bugbear89]

I already know that for my own mental health I need to feel connected and like people actually care. So going out of my way to understand and support people going through something I cannot even fathom is where my energy needs to go. It's my responsibility to at least try to find joy for myself and so I can have that energy for others to lean on. It's honestly sometimes all that keeps me going. It's less "there are people who have it worse then me" and more so "regardless of our levels of pain we need to be there for each other". You're totally right that although mental health has been talked about way more in recent years it's still at a very consumerism/generalized level. Which looks so out of place next to the amount of people who have systemic levels of trauma. Thank you for speaking on these topics so frankly🙏

[@IVEaLOVE]

Mental health is a problem every where but it is not as much of a excuse or quirk like it is in the "first world."

[@Momiii0_0]

OML im 17 years old and i feel like everybody my age has some issue to deal with. They are stressed even tho their parents take care of everything and schools, college etc dont give u alot of hw compared to other countries. I have met people with real past traumas and they are (usually) the most chill, stable and non dramatic people i have ever met.

[@sporttascherowenaravenclaw8666]

@@Momiii0_0 Isn’t that a sign that the „first world“ societies are extremely flawed, having minors stressed out and struggling with mental health already? Everything around them is made to turn them into productive workers, how will that not affect them? Just because there are places where people have it worse, they are still allowed to struggle. But they shouldn’t have to and it would be more effective to change the circumstances than not taking people‘s struggles seriously.

[@Momiii0_0]

@@sporttascherowenaravenclaw8666 I understand ur opinion (especially for countries like the US) but i live in a country that will literaly pay you for doing nothing (a scandinavian country) although i like the welfare system my country has i cant help but be annoyed at people my age. We are so privilleged in so many ways and your telling me that u are stressed because of a war that you have no relation to? I understand that you can be negatively affected by something like but to go as far to claim you have a mental illness is a little wild for me. *also want to note that i wasnt very clear on my previous reply. I do agree on that first world countries have started to treat their citizens as robots but i was more referring to the "im different, im unstable" personality that has become viral between some people my age.*

[@sporttascherowenaravenclaw8666]

@@Momiii0_0 I also live in an European country that has an okay-ish welfare system and luckily most people aren't poor here. I am a bit older (23) and quite a few people I know are in therapy and it's only helping them to cope with whatever problems they have. Even though I am not much older, I don't really know what it's like among your peers or where you live. But I do think that everyone has the right to be stressed out about a war even if it doesn't really affect them as long as they don't make it about themselves. I can imagine people using some kind of (self-)diagnosis as an excuse to act shitty and self centered can be annoying, even though I haven't met anyone that acts that way. So my main point here is, that instead of judging individuals who are treating their mental problems as quirks or something we should maybe look at why that happens. We should be focusing our energy on the system that rather makes it socially acceptable to be mentally ill than improving the living conditions so less people become ill.

[@Momiii0_0]

@@sporttascherowenaravenclaw8666 I do agree with your main point. Like mentioned before i am mainly talking about the self diagnosing (usually) self centered people. You mentioned you were older which also makes sense with your point of view, so i do understand the people you knew who went to therapy. My point is that many people are starting to use mental illness as a excuse. Many people in my age group. There are alway someone who is actually struggling with it no matter their situation at any age, but the people in my age group are starting to really use it as an excuse or personality trait. One the reasons i think its such huge issue is also because i have gone through some personal stuff when i was younger, but i dont treat it as a whole personality, an excuse to get me out school or homework or fake a depression because of it.

[@boopiechot]

Really needed to hear this. You are doing an excellent job, Tazzy.

[@taznimpat4583]

I stopped watching all news of that…I couldn’t handle it ,the lies that were spewed of the Muslim people,the killing of innocent children n women n old people,it was finishing my brain,so I just made dua for them n said Allah help them,but I don’t watch anything of it anymore,I live in South Africa,and I can’t physically help them but hopefully my duas will,Allah protect the Palestinian people and Muslims all over the world 🤲🏼

[@matthewmann8969]

Mental, physical, emotional, verbal, spiritual, And sexual health should be a concern to all corners of Earth for Humans, Sub Humans, And Non Humans yeah.

[@omarothman12184]

I just watched your video because I had so many questions and most if not all were answered here. There is an exam I'm studying for and I couldn't even focus on because of the recent events so I really feel like it takes a mental toll on me and I'm not able to study because of it It's a very late comment but it was really helpful, thank you!

[@skylarmims363]

I resonate with this a lot, not only with the whole mental health being a sort of "first world problem" thing, but also with how toxic individualistic ideas of mental health can be sometimes. Yes, in some cases it is more important to prioritize yourself, say if you're in a very toxic/harmful relationship/situation of any kind that you need to get out of, but in many other cases as someone living in North America, I find that the idea of people prioritizing themselves in the name of their mental health can be rather harmful and unnecessary as well. I feel that if our society shifted more towards a collective and mutually beneficial mindset, we would have so much potential to uplift each other on so many levels rather than fight for our own individual interests so much, and create more effective change where it's needed.

[@macondiano503]

Hoping you, your friends and loved ones are safe. I hate to see how the hatred spreads even over here. That also shows how we're connected. If we tune things out, there's consequences on all ends, either way.

[@SARBRATHAN]

thank you for putting what I am feeling into words!

[@oceanb0rn05]

"mental health is a first world problem" Brazil being one of the most anxious countries: 🤡

[@juliayvr2015]

you're so smart and refreshing, I wish you we were friends. I feel like I just need to vent to you about my life because your perspective & advice will be perfection.

[@jjq9360]

thank u so much for making this video Tazzy..I rlly appreciate it..

[@Oceaniac]

Great vid. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this. Felt like I got some insight on the topic

[@sarah30932]

Yep ❤ You’re the bestest, love you

[@jfederle1872]

As salaamun alaikum. Jazakum Allahu khair for this video. I’ve really been struggling with this.

[@SirAgravaine]

I cannot look at the news out of Palestine. I had a mental health crisis very recently and it's so easy to slide back and become paralyzed and get into the mental danger zone. It's so hard to not be able to participate in protests and campaigns and proposals because just being in the same room makes me spiral.

[@TCt83067695]

My cynical brain was waiting, WAITING for the Better Help plug 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@Alaa-d6z]

Don't use better help !!!! They're so bad pls watch out first and don't waste your money...

[@TCt83067695]

@@Alaa-d6z I know. I'm aware of the scandal and how they've been dragged all over Twitter recently. But I thought they were trying to get a hijabi sister to peddle their shameful wares. Alhamdullilah I was wrong.

[@33rdgrandinspectorgeneral18]

Too many have sold their souls to shaytan.

[@skyhighlihi]

Ouuh close to 100k

[@samlosophy5894]

Yo

[@wexpmedia5889]

Yeah I’m sorry but belittling people mental health is going to get no sympathy for any of the causes you happen to be passionate about. We don’t event take care of people struggling in our own country. Everything else is secondary - I don’t care which continent their on.

[@spacebar9733]

They're* Helping others increases your mental health. Try it some time !

[@danielsykes7558]

Woah, maybe it's a requirement

[@JohnGalt916]

I have been saying that for years, mental health is OVER RATED. 100 years ago. Its 1923, 25% of children don't live to adult hood, you're starving, uneducated... you got time to he depressed? Also no, America is not a democracy. Didnt you go to college? "And to the REPUBLIC".😂😂😂

[@ibrahimm2012]

I want to tell you something the concept of one Ummah is awesome on paper but in reality it doesn’t exist . Because if it exist what are you doing in the west or what I am doing in the west . We were given the land . All the rich Middle East country with trillion dollars oil and gas should be distributed among us . And give us citizenship it they kick us out . We get all the freedom and economic growth when we move to the west . So it’s time to look into ourselves as well . I am not denying what happening in gaza but hammas should have calculated before doing anything they knew Israel has a strong army and they will literally wipe out gaza but still they went in . When prophet Mohammad (sm) was facing difficulties he did hijrat then came back with power . You need to be smart

[@tm19877]

to me its soooooooooooooooooooooooooo weird that people in the west are talking about their mental health. meanwhile people are actually experiencing it (children in gaza). i dont mind if someone tells me directly like " you know im very sad etc.etc. its hard to watch". thats fine but when people like selena gomez making it about themselves it was soooooooo disgusting beyond words like girl ... are you kidding me. stop worrying about yourself your just a normal human going through normal emotions no one would like or feel good or happy seeing a group of people suffer like that. but in case you didnt realize thats kinda the point. you see what is happening, it stirs up very intense reactions in people who arent in the conflict so that people become aware and educate themseleves. its supposed to make you feel something so that we use whatever means we can to help those people who are truly in horrible conditions. i'm so sorry but in the west allot of us are selfish and thats the truth no one cares about your mental health dude. not this time. and sometimes its ok to not be ok especially if it is because you are feeling sympathy for others. its about time palestine got the recognition it deserves after 75 years of oppression and your screens being turned off... get real

[@ducks1321]

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