“There’s a common assumption that children subjected to abuse or trauma will have problematic emotions across the board, McLaughlin said, such as muted responses to positive situations and extreme reactions to negative ones. But the study’s findings suggest that maltreated children are perhaps more resilient and adaptable than previously thought.
“It seems that they are able to cope effectively, even in very stimulating emotional situations, if they’re taught strategies for doing so,” she said. “We think the findings are really promising.””
Unfortunately, many survivors go their whole lives not realizing that there is hope, if only they can get the help necessary. This study shows that you can be taught the skills necessary to overcome abuse, but so many simply don’t think there is any hope of that. If you’ve been one of them, please recognize that healing is possible!
For myself, and all of you, remember that feeling of loneliness is there for a reason, because we are meant to be connected to other people. Generally speaking, all those people we know and should connect with, also need the same thing. Many of them might even be struggling with their own internal negative thoughts too, and could use someone to reach out to them. If we all sit around convinced that no one wants to connect with us, eventually we’ll all be lonely, which seems like something we are headed toward. The solution is for each of us to take a step toward connection when we can.
I have to agree with George here. No matter what you may think of the President, making mental health diagnosis from media appearances and tweets is both dangerous, and demeaning to the many, many people dealing with mental health issues and still functioning well in their jobs. “Duty to Warn” has signatures of 60,000 mental…
This report seems totally out of sync with everything we know about mental health care, but maybe not so much. “It might have to do with the importance of consistent and stable therapy. While an access model gets students into care for a first appointment sooner, counselors often have too many patients and are unable…
Is it self stigma that prevents men from seeking out mental health care, or is it societal stigma? Let’s consider that it’s both. “Importantly, the discourse surrounding men’s mental health tends to focus on the internal stigma of affected men, who are often depicted as self-destructively stubborn and silent in the face of mental illness. This narrow…
Totally agree with this assessment of mental health apps. Technology, after all, is not foolproof. An algorithm is no substitute for personal care. “We know that recovery can be a difficult, long-term process,” says Torous, who is also the director of the APA’s work group on the evaluation of smartphone apps. “People often want extra…
“No one gets to judge how you managed to survive, friends. No one. No one gets to shame you for whatever you did to get yourself to the place where you can live through feeling the pain. Not even you. You survived, honey. Not everyone does, you know. You miraculous girl. You miraculous boy. You…
Like this:
LikeLoading…
8 Comments
RT @SurvivorNetwork: Reading – Abused Children Show “Encouraging” Ability to Regulate Emotions: “There’s a common assumption.. http://t.co/…
RT @SurvivorNetwork: Reading – Abused Children Show “Encouraging” Ability to Regulate Emotions: “There’s a common assumption.. http://t.co/…
RT @SurvivorNetwork: Reading – Abused Children Show “Encouraging” Ability to Regulate Emotions: “There’s a common assumption.. http://t.co/…
RT @SurvivorNetwork: Reading – Abused Children Show “Encouraging” Ability to Regulate Emotions: “There’s a common assumption.. http://t.co/…
Joleen Leo liked this on Facebook.
Reading – Abused Children Show “Encouraging” Ability to Regulate Emotions – http://t.co/DTBxsEPH8v via @Survivornetwork
Daniel Humfree liked this on Facebook.
RT @SurvivorNetwork: Reading – Abused Children Show “Encouraging” Ability to Regulate Emotions – http://t.co/x35yT9SQdg #childabuse #depre…
Leticia Lancaster liked this on Facebook.