I found this organization through twitter (follow me @cryingvirgomoon) and although I am not a man, I am extremely greatful that you created this. There needs to be more awareness on mental health issues, especially in the black community. I’m mixed black & Puerto Rican, born in Chicago and most my life I have been suffering with depression and what I believe is Borderline Personality Disorder. I haven’t been diagnosed yet because I haven’t seen a therapist since I came to this assumption. My story is quite long so I’ll write the basics! Dad left when I was young, wasn’t around much, at a young age I was molested by a family member, Later I moved with my mother and stepfather to a Arizona, I had no family around and always found it quite hard to make friends and feel excepted. I have an extreme issue with paranoia jealousy & anxiety so it makes it hard to maintain a healthy relationship of any kind. When I was 13 my depression came and it was pretty severe. I was suicidal, self harming, and very promiscuous for being so young. Before high school began I moved across town (abt 30 minutes) from my few friends and my comfort area, to a new rich WHITE (and racist) school. For three years I had 1 single friend, then she betrayed me and I was left with no one, however she wasn’t a great friend because she helped contribute to my substance abuse and promiscuity throughout freshman and junior year. During high school I had a serious relationship, but it was very abusive and unhealthy. He was controlling and violent and once raped me (that fucked me up) but luckily he was removed from my life. I’ve had many other awful incidents with men but that’ll take too long!! I eventually couldn’t handle public school and switched to online. I am now living in California and still dealing with the symptoms and urges to self harm, but i fight. I am only 17 and my story has just began but at times I feel like I cant take anymore. But I continue because I feel that just being on this beautiful planet is enough for me to keep living, even though most of it is going to shit!