Reading – Excerpt – Within The Heart of PTSD
A book excerpt, and a powerful story of overcoming PTSD, which is something which many survivors know all too well.
A book excerpt, and a powerful story of overcoming PTSD, which is something which many survivors know all too well.
This Allure article below actually seems like something we should be sharing, because right now everyone is feeling something, a lot of things, that may be completely new. I mean seriously the world is pretty overwhelming right now, you’d have to be dead to not feel something. But not everyone knows how to cope with that.
People who need help, and have actually gone looking for help are unable to get it because the UK just doesn’t have it available. “A Royal College of Psychiatrists survey of the experience of 500 diagnosed mental health patients found that some had waited up to 13 years to get the treatment they needed.” 13…
Sarah Burleton, the author of Why Me? was kind enough to offer me a free electronic copy of her memoir to review. Luckily, I had some spare time, and her book isn’t very long, so I jumped at the opportunity to read it. 😉 Why Me? is Sarah’s story, plain and simple. She shares some…
I found it interesting because I think the show does a good job of talking to people involved with treating kids and showing what the problem is. Starting with the conversation with a pediatrician, we learn that medical schools don’t effectively train doctors to deal with mental health issues. The risks to children they’ve been taught to deal with are external. These include viruses, broken bones from accidents, stitching cuts, etc. Today, however, the risks to kids have become much more internal. They are harming themselves due to mental health issues at rates we’ve never seen before. Doctors have not been trained to deal with those kinds of risks, and it is made clear that if you’re studying to be a pediatrician, you focus on the external risks because if a kid comes in with an internal risk, you’ll refer them to someone who specializes in mental health.
Of course, there’s a problem with that.
I’m not in the UK, but I know many of my readers are, and they are familiar with this story line on Coronation Street. Even if you aren’t though, this is universally true: “The first time the story was mentioned I didn’t understand how Bethany could get into that situation,” Lucy said. “But the more…
When the subject of child sexual abuse comes up, we get uncomfortable. In this inspirational talk by Jill Tolles, we are challenged to find the courage to have this conversation and be a hero for the 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys who are effected by this silent epidemic. Jill Tolles has…
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RT @SurvivorNetwork: If you missed it – Reading – Excerpt – Within The Heart of PTSD http://t.co/b76UsTmU7f #links #recommend
RT @SurvivorNetwork: If you missed it – Reading – Excerpt – Within The Heart of PTSD http://t.co/b76UsTmU7f #links #recommend
RT @SurvivorNetwork: If you missed it – Reading – Excerpt – Within The Heart of PTSD http://t.co/b76UsTmU7f #links #recommend
RT @SurvivorNetwork: If you missed it – Reading – Excerpt – Within The Heart of PTSD http://t.co/b76UsTmU7f #links #recommend
RT @SurvivorNetwork: If you missed it – Reading – Excerpt – Within The Heart of PTSD http://t.co/b76UsTmU7f #links #recommend
RT @SurvivorNetwork: If you missed it – Reading – Excerpt – Within The Heart of PTSD http://t.co/b76UsTmU7f #links #recommend
RT @SurvivorNetwork: If you missed it – Reading – Excerpt – Within The Heart of PTSD http://t.co/b76UsTmU7f #links #recommend