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.
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Sharing – What Not to Do: Seven Things to Keep in Mind When Helping Someone with a Mental Health Challenge
I think the entire list of seven things provided by Mental Health First Aid below, is good, but this one, in particular, is something I think we all need to keep in mind:
“Do not be hostile or sarcastic when the person attempts to be responsive, but instead accept their responses as the best the person has to offer at that time.”
I think it’s fair to say that right now, most of us are dealing with some challenges. If ever there was a time to accept that replying to your text, or responding to a question you have might not be the foremost thing on someone’s mind, it’s now.
Between dealing with kids going back to school, and whatever that looks like, protests and violence, constant pandemic concerns around illness or loss of loved ones, and massive employment insecurity, there’s a lot going on that we are all trying to deal with as best as we can. I’d argue that we are all dealing with some pretty huge mental health challenges right now, so if you have people trying to stay in contact with you, to check in, or support you, give them a little grace. The fact that they are even trying right now should say a lot, and I hope we can all appreciate the imperfect efforts anyone puts in.
Sharing – Mental health books: Books to boost your mental health
These are Joanne’s suggestions, and I wanted to share them with you all in the interest of offering some small reviews of books about mental health issues. As she says: ” I think everyone needs a self-care library – if you need a little inspiration for what to include in yours, here are some of…
Link – Local child sex trafficking survivor urges the community to spot the warning signs
This is true in Vegas, and everywhere else. Kids with uninvolved parents make for easy prey for pedophiles, pimps, etc. Kids we write off as “trouble” may just be user the influence of traffickers. But how do you spot a child sex trafficking victim? Carter says you just have to look around you. “Thirteen or…
Link – How to Support Someone Who Has Experienced Trauma
Both the infographic and the linked article have some good information, and I love the thought about what it would look like if we could see the psychological wounds. “What would we do if we could see every psychological wound ever inflicted as a physical bruise? We would see a lot of black and…
Do You Struggle to Accept Compliments?
Sara explains some of the reasons why it’s hard, including how much easier it is to internalize negative feedback than a compliment and the ways in which we deflect them, much as I tried to do. She also has a few thoughts on what we should take into consideration as we try to get better at accepting compliments.
My favorite thing to consider from her list – Do you compliment yourself? Why or why not?
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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