A Canadian website named Heads Up Guys is taking direct aim at the silent epidemic of male depression, mental illness and suicide. Andrea has very positive things to say about it!
Help for Men Experiencing Depression and Mental Illness Stigma
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The article below gets into a lot more of the details of how different groups have been affected in a variety of ways, but the thing that I found myself nodding along to was this idea. This is not going to go away this Summer. People you know who have struggled, and have anxiety about things opening back up again, or are dealing with grief and depression, or the aftermath of all of the trauma that we’ve borne witness to over the last couple of years, are not going to just be “back to normal” and ready to hit happy hour like nothing happened.
We’re not there. We’re not going to be there for awhile. Give those people, and yourself if that describes you, some grace and patience.
Most of all, don’t stigmatize anyone for not being OK for a bit. We’ve all been dealing with different levels of trauma and anxiety, and you likely don’t even know half of how much people around you have been dealing with.
So, just be kind, OK?
Let’s face it, if I suggested to most people that they could benefit from some therapy, they would be insulted. Heck, it’s a widely used insult across society. But what if I told you there are lots of ways that therapy could help you without you having to be diagnosed with a mental health issue,…
Even if you’re not interested in the podcast about mental health and religion, keep this page handy. It is chock full of resources of all types for suicide prevention. We need to make sure these resources are handy, and get them to people who need them! https://cxmhpodcast.com/show-notes/2017/9/28/bonus-suicide-prevention-resources
This is something so many of us deal with. In fact I was in conversation during our weekly #SexAbuseChat on Twitter talking about something similar: ““You need to be kinder to yourself, Jonny.” Those were the words of virtually every single mental health professional I saw in my 20s. I knew they were right. I…
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