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Sharing – Nature helps mental health, research says—but only for rich, white people?
See, it’s easy to tell people who live pretty comfortable lives what a difference some time in nature can make for their anxiety or other issues. People living in poverty or dealing with racism every day might not get the same benefit from an afternoon hike. We don’t know what impact it would have, because we’ve mainly only been testing in relatively wealthy countries with relatively wealthy subjects.
We should be considering all of the societal and environmental obstacles that exist for people when it comes to mental health challenges. I suspect it’s only very recently that we’ve begun to do that, so any of our typical “advice” about self-care might not be appropriate until we’ve done more.
Link – It’s Okay to Talk – But, It’s Also Okay to Take Medication
Let me go one further. It’s OK to use whatever tools are available that help you! Everyone is different and there’s no reason for anyone to not use all available tools, talk therapy, medication, exercise, etc. as long as they help! Don’t let anyone shame you into not taking care of your own mental health…
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Misinformation Crusader: Writing About Mental Illness Crisis text lines, apps offer online suicide prevention alternative Mental Health Professionals are Susceptible to Stigma, Too Elizabeth Smart tries to be the one voice that makes a difference Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in a Nutshell Linked: Writing a thank-you note is more powerful than you think World Mental…
Sharing – Antidepressant use in England soars as pandemic cuts counselling access
This is not great. Medication can be incredibly helpful, but it’s really not a “fix” for depression.
“Lucy Schonegevel, the deputy campaigns director at the mental health charity Rethink, said there was a “big risk of antidepressants being prescribed with no support”, adding that such medications should “go hand in hand” with therapy.
Her concerns were echoed by the mental health campaigner Natasha Devon, who said: “People are going to their GPs with symptoms of mental illness and being sent away with a bag of medication, having been put on an 18-month waiting list.””
Link – Feeling Completely and Utterly Alone Because You Have a Mental Illness? This Can Help
I know we all feel this way, even if we know it’s not true. “You know that you’re not the only person on this planet to be in pain. But it doesn’t matter. Because it looks like everyone around you is just fine. You’re the only one who has a hard time getting out of…
Sharing – “Tetris for Trauma” Viral Twitter Thread: A Master Class in Misleading Psych Research
Again, as Peter goes on to describe the issue is not that people might suddenly play some Tetris when dealing with trauma. That’s probably not going to harm them much, it’s that we, as a society, will come to expect that is the “magic pill” to help everyone deal with trauma and start dismissing it as something that’s easy to fix with some Tetris when it’s much, much more complicated than that. We shouldn’t lose sight of that fact.
RT @SurvivorNetwork: This Week’s Links (weekly): Body safety books for kids tags: CA ChildAbuse ‘Now I know it’s not just me. I know t… …
RT @SurvivorNetwork: This Week’s Links (weekly): Body safety books for kids tags: CA ChildAbuse ‘Now I know it’s not just me. I know t… …