It’s amazing to me that these are still popular beliefs, but they are. This is why we talk about mental illness being stigmatized, because there are way too many people in this world who think it’s contagious, or cannot be overcome. Educate yourself, and others, please!
This is an under-reported, and clearly understudied form of abuse, growing up in a house and having to be the parent, but it is something that we need to be aware of, because it obviously plays an important role later on in life. “Kiesel’s story is one of what psychologists refer to as destructive parentification—a…
I’ve said it before. If you don’t think you know anyone whose life is being impacted by depression, you’re just not paying attention. Depression is a common illness, affecting more than 350 million people of all ages around the world. It’s currently the number one cause of disability, and is predicted to be the number…
An alcoholic home is chaotic and unpredictable. This is something that has a profound effect on the development of children. We see it among abuse survivors, and we see it with kids who grew up in broken homes, and dysfunctional families. (And the fact that there is a lot of crossover in those groups, should…
I want abuse survivors to know that healing is possible. I want people dealing with mental health issues to have hope that they can get better. I work hard to get that message out, but those 700,000 people who died by suicide in 2019 won’t ever get to read what you just read. They aren’t here.
I’m tired of that. These numbers are so much more than numbers.
I think the intro paragraph Ellen wrote is reason enough to go read the whole thing. But, I also want you to pay attention to what this study has to say about the reported rates of suicidal thoughts reported by kids, versus their parents.(The statistics she quotes should clue you in on how often parents…
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