Former 6th Doctor’s View On Savile
Actor Colin Baker, the 6th Doctor of Dr Who fame, filmed a mini-episode with a fan via Jim’ll Fix It and gave his impressions of Jimmy Savile during filming to the Daily Mail here.
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Another Reminder – To Reduce Suicide Risk for LGBTQ folks Just Accept Who They Are
So again, we see that simply accepting people for who they are has a pretty large impact on the risk of losing them to suicide. Why would we do anything else, for anyone?
Links I’m Sharing (weekly)
Mental Health Awareness Activated In New iHeart Campaign What Is Trauma Bonding? Podcast: What’s it Like to Work in a Psych Hospital? The Academic and SEL Benefits of Studying Psychology in High School Busting the myth that depression doesn’t affect people in poor countries Linked: Government Tossing Child Porn Cases Rather Than Discuss Its Torrent-Tracking…
APA Foundation Launches Mental Healthcare Works Resource
You can access the launch page here – https://mentalhealthcareworks.org
Taking a quick look around it appears there are some stories, links to resources for finding help, and some advice on talking to your physician or helping a friend take the first steps toward getting help. I’m sure there will be additions to the site now that it is life, so I might suggest bookmarking it for future reference, especially so you have it handy when someone you know is looking for help.
Does Childhood Trauma Disrupt Our Storytelling Abilities?
I will admit, in healthcare, these two types of narrative incoherence could cause a problem. How would a medical professional move forward with a diagnosis when our response to the first question is to dump an overwhelming amount of possibly relevant, possibly not, information, or to dismiss any symptoms? It really would be difficult to know. We know that the folks who get to the quickest, and best, healthcare are the ones who come in with details like what is wrong, how long it’s been going on, what happened previously to an illness or injury, etc. Trauma survivors typically struggle with exactly that.
This is only one way where not being able to tell a story in a coherent, effective, way hurts survivors. It blocks us from legal proceedings, as I said before, and it blocks us from being understood by those closest to us quite often. So, if you really want to connect with others, and maybe get better healthcare, learn to tell stories. That’s how the world communicates. But, if you’re confronted with someone who is struggling to tell a coherent story, consider what kind of trauma they may be dealing with, and have a little patience.
Don’t Get Distracted – Big Problems Require Big Solutions, not Simple Ones
To believe we can solve the teen mental health crisis by forcing kids off social media and doing nothing about all these other things is foolish.
