We need to deal with mental health

His legacy lives forever!

The world is shocked following the passing of Riky Rick which made headlines and went viral on social media.

Mental health is real, and it’s about time we accept it and deal with it.

I wrote last year about the need for men to open up. I know it’s easier said than done but we can try.

I’m so sad to see suicide and depression win the day.

Suicide seems to have become the new normal.

Are we a weak generation that resorts to suicide when faced with a predicament?

Are men not mentally strong enough to solve whatever problem they are faced with?

I remember some time ago, I think in 2020, Ricky opened up about his father’s passing. He explained how depressed he felt, and the dent it left in his heart and how his father died when he needed him most, when he needed to hear his voice.

Riky further explained how no child deserved to live without their parents.

And now the very same Riky has deprived his own kids of a chance to grow up with a father.

I understand that for men it’s not easy to open up, but do men ever stop and think, “what about my children, will there ever be another man who is going to love them the way I do?”

If the issue is about opening up, I think it’s time that as women we create an environment that will make our men feel safe enough to express themselves.

Crying is not a sign of weakness.

Nowhere in the Bible does it state that a strong man doesn’t cry.

Consolation Mathebula Rolle