“On the last day, the state-appointed therapist said to me, “You’re a survivor. You didn’t fail; an adult failed you.” “
Being a child abuse survivor isn’t something we should be ashamed of, being strong enough to survive what happened is a sign of strength, not weakness.
Childhood Emotional Neglect (CEN): When your parents fail to respond enough to your emotions and emotional needs. What happens to a child whose parents too seldom say, “What’s wrong?” and then listen with care to her answer. How does it affect a child to have parents who are blind to what he is feeling? Parents…
An interesting list. I can’t say that I’ve read all of these, or even heard of a couple of them. Have you read them, or any other books that deal with mental health issues? What did you think? Care to submit a review for us? 7 Must Reads for Anyone Touched by Mental Illness
I love what Sharon has to say here and wanted to share it with all of you, because she’s 100% correct about healing from childhood trauma: It’s completely understandable that you want to be “over it” or healed from your traumatic childhood. You don’t want to still feel the pain. You don’t want to be…
I will admit, in healthcare, these two types of narrative incoherence could cause a problem. How would a medical professional move forward with a diagnosis when our response to the first question is to dump an overwhelming amount of possibly relevant, possibly not, information, or to dismiss any symptoms? It really would be difficult to know. We know that the folks who get to the quickest, and best, healthcare are the ones who come in with details like what is wrong, how long it’s been going on, what happened previously to an illness or injury, etc. Trauma survivors typically struggle with exactly that.
This is only one way where not being able to tell a story in a coherent, effective, way hurts survivors. It blocks us from legal proceedings, as I said before, and it blocks us from being understood by those closest to us quite often. So, if you really want to connect with others, and maybe get better healthcare, learn to tell stories. That’s how the world communicates. But, if you’re confronted with someone who is struggling to tell a coherent story, consider what kind of trauma they may be dealing with, and have a little patience.
There is a direct link between the growing prison population and the lack of mental health resources. The only difference is that we can scare people into paying to build more prisons and keep “dangerous people” away from us. It’s much harder to convince people to invest in prevention through mental health treatment, even if that would be much more effective in protecting everyone.
Have you read any of the books on this list? How about some other book that has helped you deal with depression? What would you add to the list? Feel free to leave a comment or even a review if you know of something that helped you. 20 Books That Have Helped People Through Depression
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