Mental Health Blog
Welcome to TCC’s Blog! We believe that knowledge is power, especially when it comes to understanding and managing your mental health. Our posts are split up into 4 categories: "Psych Simplified", to break down psychology concepts into digestible pieces; "Connection Chronicles", to explore all things relationships - intimate and platonic; "Inner Insights" to assist you on your journey of self-awareness, and "Resilience Roadmap", a place solely for providing and explaining tools to cope.
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Hyper-independence in the Black Community: When Asking for Help Feels Unsafe
You’ve learned to rely on yourself because, somewhere along the way, it stopped feeling safe to rely on anyone else. Have you ever caught yourself carrying way too much - both physically and emotionally - because the thought of asking for help makes you want to crawl into a deep, dark hole? That might be hyper-independence.
For many Black people, that pressure isn’t random — it’s shaped by survival. Learn more about the signs of hyper-independence, its roots and causes, and how to break the cycle in this blog post. Easy to read and digestible, as always!