“Enough of burdens, enough of woes,
weighing down our shoulders, enough of those
salty tears that dim our eyes.
Enough of weeping; enough of sighs.
Enough of old wooden rules and laws
sacrificing our youthful days,
keeping us behind four walls.
Enough of doors slammed in our face…
Let us awake and rouse the world…
for our just place and cause
let us go forward. Let us unite for the sake of freedom’s sacred light.
We are all equal and equal to the fight.”
“Let us Unite
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Very enlightening commentary on a subject that needs more visibility.
Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for this article! Sadly, this is true of many Eastern cultures, and also is a huge problem in America, particularly for first-generation Americans. We need to have more mental health professionals who are specifically trained to work with immigrant communities and their families.
As for fixing the issue in Armenia and other Eastern countries, I think the process should first start with tackling the negative features that many of these cultures share – toxic masculinity, encouraging women to be submissive, abusive parenting etc. – that causes a lot of mental illnesses in the first place.