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Link – The 3 Parts of Your Brain Affected by Trauma
This seems accurate. “Traumatized brains look different from non-traumatized brains in three predictable ways: The Thinking Center is underactivated. The Emotion Regulation Center is underactivated. The Fear Center is overactivated. What these activations indicate is that, often, a traumatized brain is “bottom-heavy,” meaning that activations of lower, more primitive areas, including the fear center,…
Sharing – 10 Signs You’ve Developed Depression, Even If You Don’t Feel Sad
You should go read the whole thing, because I think there’s a certain amount of self-awareness that is required to truly identify the early signs for depression or other struggles.
For example, I know that there are two signs for me that might mean I’m headed for some struggle with depression, and neither one of them look like sadness. First, I start to get incredibly irritated, and then, because other people irritate me, I start to withdraw and isolate.
If I look at the standard explanations and visual images we use when we talk about depression, I don’t see those signs. I’m not sitting around listening to sad music, crying, or over-eating. I’m too angry for that.
I suspect for many people their depression may not look like that either, it may look a lot more like some of the things in this article.
Link – Childhood abuse prevalent among Canadian prisoners, but more research needed
As I’ve been writing in the past few days, this is another example of how childhood trauma is leading to bad outcomes as adults. This time from Canada. ““We have a health equity issue on our hands, and we need to talk about how to reduce rates of incarceration in the first place,” Bodkin said….
Link – What to Say (and Not to Say) to Someone Grieving a Suicide
As I’ve seen with some folks who have said things in the wake of my wife losing her parents this year, there are a few things you shouldn’t say, but once you’ve learned those, please do this: While it can be tricky to know what to say to a suicide loss survivor, it is much…
Link – Human Trafficking Experts: Educate Kids About Dangers When They’re Really Young
I wish this wasn’t true, but I’m afraid my wishing it isn’t going to change the reality: “We’re not allowed in the elementary schools, and one of the reasons for that is the topic is related to sex,” McGrath continued. “However, the reality of the situation is average age of entry into the sex trade…
RT @SurvivorNetwork: This Week’s Links (weekly): Personal Experiences of Depression tags: CA Depression Breaking the Silence About Men… …
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