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NY Times Blogging and Social Networking Commentary
The NY Times has published another interesting article, this time about the level of detail people tend to reveal or conceal when either blogging or social networking, and how this level may differ among the generations. The long comment role is also insightful. Read the article here. – CBG
Sharing – How to be a better person for yourself and those around you
This hit home pretty hard. Your relationship with yourself — how you speak to yourself, how you listen to your emotions and how you respond to your needs — is the base that any other relationship you have builds upon, Patel explained. “If you’re not responding to your needs, it will also impact your health…
Link – Tim Roth reveals he was abused by his grandfather as a childÂ
Hey look, here’s a another male victim of childhood sexual abuse, someone many of us are familiar with, who is in the public eye, and who’s father was also sexually abused. Tell me again how sexual abuse doesn’t happen in your circle, only to other people. If you think that, you’re wrong. It happens everywhere,…
Link – The largest mental-health facility in Texas shouldn’t be a jailÂ
No, this should not be the way to treat mental health. Sadly, when measured in terms of inmates who suffer from mental illness, the Dallas County Jail is the second-largest mental-health institution in the state — after the Harris County Jail in Houston. That is why local law-enforcement officials consistently identify the need for better…
Shared Links (weekly) Jan. 24, 2021
Why Toxic Positivity Can Be Damaging to Our Mental Health
Taking Men’s Mental Health More Seriously
Mental health check: What to ask and how to know if you need help
Female child sex abuse ‘remains taboo’ while victims struggle
Overwhelmed? You Are Not Alone
6 Ways to Stop Feeling Embarrassed About Your Depression
Lack of diversity and the pandemic challenge colleges to address mental health issues for students of color
French incest affair sparks ‘hundreds’ of #Metooinceste testimonies on Twitter
Reviews Elsewhere – Hello I Want to Die Please Fix Me
Found this review from Louise Bradley on the Mental Health Commission of Canada website and thought the book by Anna Mehler Paperny might be of interest to readers here as well. In her words: Paperny is a journalist. She also lives with treatment resistant depression. Her book could be summed up in three words: know…