Black Men Speak: Have You Heard of Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome (PTSS) ? (1362 hits)
Black Men Speak! member Ernest Hardmon III discusses how ancestry plays a role in modern African American culture, attitudes, and sense of self. Hardmon describes how slaves were described by power groups a few centuries prior, including "inferior," "feeble-minded," and "subhuman." He argues that such terminology and treatment of ancestors contribute to Post-Traumatic Slave Syndrome, a multi-generational mental struggle arising from centuries of trauma.
Black Men Speak!, a speakers bureau based in Alameda County, seeks to inform and enlighten the mental health community and the general public about issues concerning African American males with mental health and substance abuse challenges.
Lots of people of color who have a history of oppression (Slavery) in their ancestral background suffer from PTSS if they haven't freed their minds and emotions from the grips of Mental (and Emotional) slavery. I'm a Free Black Woman, because I've been freed from the chains that held me... tis so sweet to be free... I wish more of us could experience it (the feeling of libration of the mind)!!!
