How Racism Affects Mental Health?

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HOW TO COPE WITH STRESS RESULTING FROM RACISM?
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1. Accept emotions

• Instead of brushing your emotions and experiences
  away, acknowledge them and discuss them. The way
  to show resilience is to recognize its existence
  instead of indulging in toxic positivity.

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2. Show some self-love

• The road of self-love begins with accepting that
  you are only human and that there is no reason
  why you should accept societys version of you.
  Define yourself! If you are someone who responds
  to racism with anger, accept it, show some
  self-compassion. Negative experiences incite
  negative responses, and it does not make you a
  wrong person. Journaling to yourself with
  compassionate words is one way to address this!
  There are other ways you can show yourself
  self-care too.

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3. Identify your values!

• Identify what means the most to you, especially
  during stressful moments and make choices based
  off on those values. When faced with a stressful
  situation, breathe in and out, and count
  consciously to three while reminding yourself of
  your values, before making a choice. Make the
  choice of the kind of person you want to be.

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• Source https//www.peacequarters.com/how-racism-a
  ffects-mental-health/