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The Guilt of the Abused – Pathologizing the Victim tags: CA ChildAbuse Why We Need To Talk About Men Who Are Raped tags: CA ChildAbuse What Is Depression? 17 Facts To Know tags: CA Depression I Survived Sexual Assault and Didn’t Tell for 17 Years tags: CA ChildAbuse 50 Sufferers Describe Depression For People Who’ve…
Sharing – Create Your Mental Health Crisis Plan For A Better Recovery Response
As the article below points out, you create a plan so that everyone involved knows what to do in a crisis. Because when you’re in a mental health crisis, that is not the time to develop a cohesive plan and make the best decisions.
Do that ahead of time. Share the plan. Identify the people you trust to act on your behalf, and let the plan be your guide in what to do. It is in everyone’s best interest.
Link – Duggar Sisters Sue Over Breach of Privacy
Whatever your opinion of the family and their beliefs, the girls were underage victims who deserved the anonymity that we would expect any underage victim to get. If we allow this to go just because they were famous, or we don’t really like the family anyway, then we are sending the message that not every child who was sexually abused deserves their privacy.
Links (weekly)
Reagan’s son opens up about sex abuse tags: CA Jerry Sandusky trial: I wish I’d paid more attention to one young man’s pain tags: CA In child sexual abuse, strangers aren’t the greatest danger, experts say tags: CA When Someone Really Listens, We Heal tags: CA 4 Ways To Help Your Man Fight Depression tags:…
Reviews Elsewhere – Writing for Bliss by Diana Raab
If you’ve ever thought about writing, either a memoir, a journal or even a blog like mine, this book might interest you. As Psych Central says: Ever since her mother gave her a journal at age ten to help her cope with the suicide of her beloved grandmother, Diana Raab has used writing as a…
