Reading – #NoShame in Mental Illness: A Reading List
A good list of recent articles!
I used to think that checking up on someone made me seem overbearing, or like someone’s worried mom. Having grown up with a mom who was constantly worried about everything and always causing me to roll my eyes at her overprotective nature, I balked at coming across that way to my peers. Then, I dealt with…
This video is a reminder that child abuse isn’t only physical. tags: CA Hackers hide child abuse images on the servers of legitimate websites Might want to be aware of what is being stored on your web server if you host your own site. tags: Security MM CA PTSD and Self-Coaching tags: CA A prevention-first…
“I think if we were to have a really honest and open conversation with almost anyone in our own family or social circle — whatever class of society we belong to — we would soon realise that practically everyone we know has a personal account of being sexually abused as a child. Are some of…
I think there maybe a couple of reasons why we fall into this. Al mentions one of the big ones, this becomes a way to avoid really facing our own issues. Since our issues are “not as bad” as someone else we can point to, this becomes our excuse to simply accept them instead of trying to work on ourselves and do the hard work of healing. Similarly, I also think this is an example where so many of us don’t see ourselves as worthy of getting better. Our issues aren’t as bad, so we don’t really deserve to get treatment, or get support, or even admit that we need it. The truth, though, is that everyone is worth being supported and getting help when necessary. There is no one in this world who has never needed any support, no matter what kinds of trauma and struggles they are having, or how bad someone else might have it.
Mark it down Canada. Based on what I’ve seen on social media in past years, this has been a huge success not only in terms of raising awareness, but also hard cash! Also note, for some of these, you don’t even have to be Canadian to take part. “Bell donates 5 cents to Canadian mental…
Nicole offers up some good suggestions, highlighted by this tip: 7. Do prioritize small gestures. Last year, I had a miscarriage around the holidays, and I still remember which friends made an extra effort to show love and support. It didn’t take much — literally, an Instagram direct message made me cry out of gratitude…
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@SurvivorNetwork Thx u 4 sharing this. Logged on & signed up. I know it will b helpful in my own healing journey from child sexual abuse.
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