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Sharing – Stigma Keeps Us From Talking – Even To Each Other
I agree with what George says here about speaking out – Sometimes, when the others we’re concerned about include employers, spouses and children, it’s OK to exercise your right to just be quiet. At the end of the day, while we wish dealing with a mental health issue would be met with only love and…
Links I’m Sharing (weekly) Aug 9, 2020
10 Simple Ways to Love Yourself a Little More Each Day
Can Childhood Trauma Make the Body and Brain Age Faster?
6 Ways to Survive Survivor Guilt |
Mental Health in the Digital Realm
Childhood Trauma: Types, Causes, Signs, and Treatments
Self-Care Sounds Simple, So Why Is It So Hard to Practice?
Study Confirms Asking Directly About Suicide Doesn’t Cause More Harm
What People Want to Hear When They’re Struggling
Stopping the Cycle of Trauma: Parents Need Help for Trauma Too
Mental health website for people with intellectual disability created with help of those with lived experience – ABC News
– Good, it’s not often that we think about how our sites work for those with disabilities, I’m glad there are folks working to be more inclusive.
How to Ask if Everything Is OK When It’s Clearly Not
4 Reasons Taking Things Personally Prevents Healing
Sharing – Why Do Parents Not Believe Their Child when they Disclose Abuse?
It is a downer, it’s horrible, and no one wants to think about it, but imagine how much worse it is when it not only happens to you, but no one will believe you or keep you safe.
How Are You, Really? And How To Answer, Really
Some replies are pithy, witty, and sarcastic, and one is even “meh.” But, what they get at is the underlying fact that answering “good,” “fine,” etc., is not the only way to answer the question. We can be honest with ourselves and each other. We can admit that right now, things are far from great. We can all be a little more human and recognize the struggle of being alive sometimes.
It won’t hurt us to be more up-front and honest with each other. That’s how you eliminate stigma.
Sharing – How America’s Mental Health Crisis Became This Family’s Worst Nightmare
Most of all, the article clearly shows no easy answers. There isn’t one thing broken in this system that can be quickly turned around and made better. It’s everything: government funding, insurance coverage, a lack of people to treat patients, a confusing and frustrating system to find help, and a system so under-resourced that kids are sent to facilities 5-6 hours away from their parents.Â
You don’t fix that overnight. You surely don’t fix it by ignoring the system and avoiding talking about serious mental health issues because they make us feel uncomfortable. That’s why people are out here dying instead of getting help.Â
Sharing – 4 Books on Mental Health Written by People of Color
I am, obviously, not a Person of Color, but I recognize that this quote is true, and want to share these kinds of resources as a way to help where I can.
