This seems like a really good idea. I hope it is massively successful.
“William James College wants to bridge the cultural divide between veterans, some of whom view seeking mental health care as akin to admitting weakness, and psychologists and counselors, many of whom know little about military culture.”
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-military-psychology-idUSKBN18M116
Therein lies the great catch 22: The burden of keeping it all inside is cumbersome, but so is sharing the true extent of your illness to extended family members, people you hooked up with one and a half times, your sister’s husband’s brother’s daughter, even actual friends. Social media has made it easy to keep…
why does Ben Affleck continue to take antidepressants? Because “they help”.
If taking medication helps you, short term, or long term. Do it. If taking medication helps other people you know, but offends your sensibilities, shut up and let them do what helps them. Just be glad something is helping them.
“It is simply ‘shame shifting’ to suggest forgiveness is necessary. Victims of severe childhood abuse, should not be shamed in this way, or made to feel they are the ones in the wrong, for not forgiving as per someone else’s opinion and timeframe. It is no-one’s right to suggest forgiveness is necessary, or how long a forgiveness journey…
“I’m excited let you know that the Charlie Waller Memorial Trust have agreed to fund a pilot phase of a free mental health book club for schools. The hope is that if we can prove a demand for, and a positive impact of, the book club then we will be able to secure a sponsor…
The site is available here:
https://www.covidmentalhealthsupport.org/
It appears to be limited to the US, despite the fact that it lets you type in another country. I just showed no countries showing up in the list other than the US regardless of what I typed, but maybe at some point it will add more resources, or if you know of a similar resource in your country, feel free to drop a link in the comments.Â
My Friend Abuses His Wife! How Can I Help? (pt 2) tags: CA Why Children Don’t Tell About Sexual Abuse (Part 5: They’re Ashamed) tags: CA 12 Depression Busters for Men tags: CA Is it Sadness or Depression? 10 Questions to Ask Yourself tags: CA Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are…
