Why I Connect with Others Suffering from A Mental Illness
tags: CA Depression
Alice Miller “The Newly Recognized, Shattering Effects of Child Abuse”
tags: CA ChildAbuse
Bristlecone Project: Portraits of Men Sexually Abused as Boys
tags: CA ChildAbuse
Suicide and silence: why depressed men are dying for somebody to talk to | Society | The Guardian
tags: CA Depression
The Difference Between Enabling and Supporting a PTSD Survivor
tags: CA ChildAbuse
Sexual exploitation of boys ‘overlooked’
tags: CA ChildAbuse
Talk Less, Listen More to Be the Friend of a Person With Depression
tags: CA Depression
The Dirty Little Secret Behind Statistics About Men –
tags: CA ChildAbuse
Therapists are increasingly turning to art to help treat traumatised children
tags: CA ChildAbuse
Silence is a dangerous thing, just ask Chris Anderson. But even when we do talk about male sexual assault, harmful stereotypes and inaccurate myths too often cloud our understanding of the problem. It’s time to change the conversation, by debunking these misconceptions and allowing male victims the dignity of their own stories. Even well meaning…
We never get to see the thoughts of other people if they choose not to share them. We see ALL of our own thoughts, however. That puts us at a disadvantage when it comes to deciding what we “deserve” compared to others. We might do well to assume that everyone has the same kind of thoughts that we do at times because we all do. We just don’t talk about them and share them with the world. (Most of us anyway)
And, we all deserve self-care.
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…
This is hard to accept, but it’s something that I suspect many of us have had to learn. Certain people do not know how to react to mental illness. They judge, they fear, they believe stigmas and would like to put everything in a box to make sense of the world around them. They don’t…
Expecting life to bend to our expectations and definition of what “complete” looks like will only lead to disappointment. Life is constantly in flux, full of ups and downs. Why anyone would expect treatment for mental health issues to somehow be different, is hard for me to explain.
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