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Link – ‘Like a spider that keeps building its web’: family of sexual abuse survivor speaks out
When Meg was 12, her mother, Annie, found herself unable to look at her. Seeing her daughter made Annie feel unsettled, at times almost angry. At first, she couldn’t figure out why. “And then, Meg turned 13 and suddenly, everything slid into place for me,” Annie says. “I found myself thinking, ‘She’s so tiny. She…
What I’m Sharing for Survivors (weekly)
How Good Parents Miss Child Sexual Abuse and 5 Questions to Change That tags: CA ChildAbuse Our Abuser Died, Now What? — It’s a good question, how should you feel about someone who did horrible things to you when they pass away? How should you feel about others who choose to remember them fondly? Is…
Link – Should I Tell Others About My Bipolar Disorder Diagnosis?
I recently wrote about sharing your mental health issues online, by liking pages, or sharing posts, etc. I also mentioned that there may be some real reasons not to do so. This post does a good job of giving you the questions you should ask yourself before you decide to “come out”, either online or…
Sharing – When Your Body Won’t Let You Act
This is why that quote above rang true for me. You can’t act rationally if acting doesn’t feel safe, and many of us grew up never feeling safe. To our mind, staying silent and still was the rational choice. Doing something different could have been more dangerous. It was also the natural reaction because we were simply overwhelmed.
Sharing – I’m a Psychotherapist and I Tried Online Therapy. Here’s What I Think of Online Mental Health Treatment
My suspicion is that Amy is correct in her overall impression. Overall, I think online therapy can be quite effective for some people. First, like any treatment option, what works for some doesn’t necessarily work for everyone. Online therapy might not work for every person, or every mental health struggle. But, it may work for…
Tyler Perry Reveals Childhood Abuse
He talks about the upcoming movie, “Precious” and how working on it brought back memories of the horrific childhood he survived. I really enjoyed this quote from Perry: “I know that there are a lot of people out there with stories far worse than mine but you, too, can make it. To those of you…
