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We all have our experiences. We are experts in our experiences with mental health. That’s great, but our experience might not be everyone’s experience. It’s vital to remember that what works for us will not work for everyone we contact on social media, and what works for them might not work for us.
We’re not alone, but we are individuals.
Have you been sharing your journey on social media? How has that been working out for you? Where can others follow you?
Link – How to Find the Right Therapist
“Searching for the right therapist is sort of like dating.” This is somewhat true. I’ve talked to a lot of survivors who gave up on the idea of therapy after one date. I hope they will go read this article, though I do have one small disagreement. I don’t believe there is necessarily “the one”…
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This logic that emotional and psychological abuse isn’t “as bad” gives short shrift to the people who’ve been psychologically abused. We also don’t recognize the emotional and psychological abuse that went on alongside the other forms of abuse in our situations. That can limit us when it comes to healing. We can’t heal what we don’t know. If we ignore the impacts of these other forms of abuse, we run the risk of dealing with the effects for the rest of our lives instead of taking them on in our healing work. Â
