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    Surviving Jamaica
    Surviving Jamaica
    Surviving Jamaica
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    Surviving Jamaica

    By Seamanto Leslie

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    Pride, Fear and Mental Health?

    Seamanto helps us to take a peek into the importance of mental health and allows us the opportunity to understand what being raised in a family ignorant of the affects of such disease. Through her recalling her experience, she hopes to bring light to many issues present in her country which have either fallen on deaf ears of those intended for the message reach, or those unaware of the damages being caused by the words and actions of those seen as role models.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSeamanto Leslie
    Release dateApr 15, 2019
    ISBN9780463134757
    Surviving Jamaica

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      Surviving Jamaica - Seamanto Leslie

      Table of Contents

      A Word to The Reader

      One, Two, Me – The Silence Begins

      Too True to Handle

      No Patience for the Patient

      Closing the Distance

      My First Three Letters

      A Word to the Reader

      For many, Jamaica is merely a beautiful island waiting to be explored. However, for several us residing here, it becomes easy to miss its beauty when keeping quiet about our pain or the lack of care for such pain is wrapped up in generations of pretense and occasional laughter.

      Sometimes we live through experiences that we subconsciously or otherwise fail to understand just how much it will affect or possibly dictate our future actions. At 24 years of age, I have decided to face the traumatic experiences that I have endured since the age of two years old and understand just how they have affected my relationships, fueled my depression and constantly prey on my anxiety.

      My story isn’t for those who think I am just another broken soul in repair, neither is it for those who have already prepared their rebuttals for the way I have dealt with each internal demon I have added to my collection over the years.

      I tell my story for those who feel voiceless.

      This is for the girl who doesn’t think she is worth more than her appearance, the girl who thinks her body was meant for the pleasure of a man and is yet to realize true self love and acceptance of self. This is for the little boy who hides his pain well under the pretense of what is taught and accepted to be ‘manly’ without being given the opportunity of expression. Parents and guardians; be careful of the things you do or say to and around your children.

      Once sentence can cost one lifetime.

      This is for those who can connect. This is… Surviving Jamaica

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