Buzzfeed Video Teaches That Depression Isn’t Always Obvious
This is pretty powerful:
Like evil, mental health issues only get stronger in silence. I very much agree with Matthew here, regardless of how awkward the conversation may be, you need the people around you to know what is happening. While somewhat understandable (who really wants to acknowledge depression’s vice-grip?), silence is deadly. It isolates, fueling additional avoidance strategies….
Anyone who has dealt with major depression has dealt with this at some point: “In short, self-care is care provided for you, by you. But when you live with depression, self-care can sometimes feel unattainable. You’re tired, listless, with feelings of despair and corrosive thoughts that push and shove in an endless tug-of-war within you. Often,…
Why Depression Is Underreported In Men tags: CA Depression When a child confides in you about sexual abuse tags: CA ChildAbuse Sometimes the Most Respectful Gift is to Leave Us Alone this Holiday Season tags: CA ChildAbuse ‘Depression and Christmas just don’t go’ tags: CA Depression Blog Carnival Against Child Abuse December 2014 Edition tags:…
There’s no doubt about this, the more people get used to seeing and hearing about mental health issues among their friends and people they follow on social media, the more likely they’ll see it as no big deal to actually talk about them. I’m in. And if you really want to be a Stigma Rebel,…
This collection of articles on Pocket might be a place to look for something else to do. https://getpocket.com/explore/item/how-to-destress-from-the-news Let’s face it, we’ve spent months dealing with bad news, uncertainty, and well, just kind of life being a mess in so many ways. Far too many people are feeling stuck in anxiety and depression, with no…