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Sharing – Conspiracy theories are a mental health crisis
As a society, we have, rightfully, tried to move away from doing those things, but we haven’t really gotten better at helping people build resiliency. Is it any wonder that we had an epidemic of anxiety, even before COVID-19? We’ve kind of left people with an uncertain world, in which anything can just randomly happen to anyone, while leaving intact our belief systems that teach us that the world is fair.
It’s not. It’s not even close, and yes part of the reason it isn’t fair is that there are bad people in power doing bad things, but even if we could rid ourselves of that as much as possible, (and we should), the world would still be a random place where random things happen, for no good reason.
There would still be natural disasters, accidents, and yes, even abuse and crime. There would still be people with disabilities, mental and psychical, and there would still be victims. Because we’re human, and being human is kind of messy and random.
That’s not going anywhere. The challenge is to find the resiliency to live our lives anyway. This is where we’ve failed too many people, and where we have failed ourselves, finding comfort in false “explanations” instead of facing the hard truths.
Sharing – Why We Should Care Less
No, not really, but what we should do is be sure to maintain healthy boundaries. The article below is about Compassion Fatigue. It’s real. I’ve known people who’ve reached that point, and I’ve watched people online reach that point, where they write and share about every new abuse case they see until they just disappear online because they have become overwhelmed.
Sharing – How You Can Make an Impact in 30 Seconds Without Knowing It
Beth gives some concrete examples and, more than that, reminds us all to remember how good it felt when someone acted in a small, compassionate way for us too. It’s important to remember those moments and how much of an impact they can have.
Sharing – Why We Can’t Ignore Lies, Even When We Know They’re Lies
We think we can be rational, when we find out something isn’t true, we ignore it and it has no affect on our decisions, right? Maybe not. ” When we see outlandish information, even when we know it is untrue, it sways our judgment. This is especially true if the information appeals to us on an emotional…
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Thank you for sharing the link to my book review of Rainbows In The Dark.
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“Marginalizing the abused: Six ways survivors are treated as insignificant” This blog post was so spot on! I blogged about it too! http://miathriver.com/marginalizing-abused/ And… Rainbows In The Dark – Book Review by Patricia Singleton is great too, she is a great advocate and blogger!