Men seeking help
Men seeking help Today at church, our guest speaker was Dr. Jay Barnett. He was a professional football player, and then his life fell apart. He fell into a deep depression and he tried to commit suicide not once but twice. As a man, especially a black man, they are taught to be a man, to suck it up. To never show emotions, you are a man, get over it, and man up. After the second attempt, he finally got the help he needed and learned how to deal with what was trying to kill him from inside. So much so that he decided to go back to school and get his doctrine to help others. This is the reason why so many men commit suicide. They feel they can't speak to anyone. They can't turn to their spouse because they are supposed to be the strong one. They come to church, and there they pray for them, which is great, but that's just covering up the pain not dealing with it. They feel they can't go to their male friends in fear of looking weak. So they cover up their pain with dru
