Link – We are Not Weak Just Human, Reach out for Help.
Great project put together to promote Men’s mental health.
Read more about how it came about here.
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It’s The Time of the Year When We Need to Talk about Seasonal Affective Disorder
As I realize that those of us in the US will be turning the clocks back to standard time this weekend, and those of you in other Northern Hemisphere countries may have done the same last weekend, it’s important to remind ourselves of what that time change, and change in the amount of daylight to follow, can mean for folks.
So, I’m sharing a link and an image from the National Institute for Mental Health (NIMH) to remind us that SAD is a thing, and it can be mild and treated by taking some small actions, or it can truly interfere with living our lives and might require something more than eating healthier. Either way, keep this handy and know when the season might be affecting you.
Sharing – Abuse or neglect in childhood is linked to fear of self-compassion in young adulthood, study finds
This study is a little limited, in that they only surveyed women, and admit that it is a correlation study, meaning they didn’t attempt to determine if this was a cause and effect relationship, but I have talked to enough survivors of abuse to feel like this is pretty common. “In other words, participants who…
Link – Why don’t I belong?
The post below is about shame, and Carolyn does a good job in describing what it is like to live with shame. It also, very much, sounds like a lot of abuse survivors who I meet online and in real life: It’s this generalised, endemic sense that I’m not wanted in this world, that…
Shared Links (weekly) Jan. 9 2022
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Listen to Yourself: You Are Your Best Mental Health Resource
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What the Ghislaine Maxwell Conviction Means to Sexual Abuse Survivors
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We can’t ignore the role mental health plays in conspiracy theory beliefs
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Interview: Abuse and Neglect at Private “Troubled Teen” Centers
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Stigma leads men to hide the signs of mental health challenges
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Taking Control of Your Mental Health: Tips for Talking With Your Health Care Provider