This Week’s Links (weekly)
Apparently there were some troubles with the auto posting of this today, so my apologies if you were expecting to see this earlier!
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Link – How Childhood Trauma Teaches Us to Dissociate
As someone who did learn how to dissociate during my childhood, I find this description to be very accurate. “Dissociation is a common response to trauma. The experience of being present and in the moment when we are severely abused and traumatized and feel powerless is incredibly painful. This is when our psyche self-protects and…
Link – Local child sex trafficking survivor urges the community to spot the warning signs
This is true in Vegas, and everywhere else. Kids with uninvolved parents make for easy prey for pedophiles, pimps, etc. Kids we write off as “trouble” may just be user the influence of traffickers. But how do you spot a child sex trafficking victim? Carter says you just have to look around you. “Thirteen or…
Link – The truth about self-harm
This is a really nice guide that they’ve put together: “This booklet aims to help you understand more about self-harm and what to do if you are worried about yourself or someone else. It explains what self-harm is, what to do if you or someone you know is self-harming, and how to get help.” The…
Sharing – Uncertainty Is A Hard Feeling To Sit With. Here’s How To Lighten The Load
This quote is, obviously, applicable in the current time, but is also something that I see very often in the survivor community. ““The human brain leans towards certainty and clarity,” she explains. “If we don’t get it, we often make it up. This is how faulty thinking or making assumptions come about – but they…
