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Link – Talking About Mental Health Should Start Early

ByMikeM August 10, 2017August 9, 2017 Reading Time: 1 minute

Yes it should, I don’t know how many studies we need, or why we even need studies to show us, that getting to a mental health condition early is always better than later!

The message I try to leave with teens is that they are not alone. Millions of people around the world live with mental illness. Recovery is possible and help is available. They only need to speak up, end the silence, and get help—the sooner, the better.

I’m glad there are folks trying to speak to young people about mental health. Reaching them at that age is better that dealing with the untreated consequences later on.

https://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/August-2017/Talking-About-Mental-Health-Should-Start-Early

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Sharing – The Lesser-Known Effects of Childhood Sexual Abuse
ByMikeM October 17, 2024October 17, 2024 Reading Time: 2 minutes

The last thing I want you to consider as you read the article below is that some of these effects are contradictory. For example, sexual abuse can cause hyper-arousal and sex addiction, while also causing survivors to not want to be touched. Two different survivors, despite suffering from similar abuse, may have opposite reactions to that abuse, while others may have some combination of both of the contradictory effects. (For example, that same person who is hyper-aroused may also cringe at certain kinds of sexual touch.)

The point is that this list of possible effects is helpful. It will help you understand some of what is going on with your partner. It’s not a replacement for open conversation about the effects that individual is dealing with.

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Sharing – Nine in ten female young offenders are victims of abuse, research finds
ByMikeM January 23, 2021January 23, 2021 Reading Time: 1 minute

“The vast majority of young women in contact with the criminal justice system have experienced significant trauma and disadvantage. This can be a key driver for their offending, whether that is being coerced into crime by a partner, sexually exploited or using drugs or alcohol to cope with what they have experienced.

In spite of that, when they then come into contact with the criminal justice system, too often the response does more harm than good or is retraumatising, such as the use of force, restraint or isolation.”

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Sharing – Chronic shame may drive destructive thought patterns in abuse survivors
ByMikeM September 13, 2026 Reading Time: 1 minute

I don’t always recognize myself as a survivor of emotional abuse, because the physical and sexual abuse was more obvious and memorable, but this description sounds familiar, and the reality of shame because of our abuse is something I think any of us who grew up with abuse as a kid feels.

That shame can lead to brooding and constantly trying to fix ourselves. That, I understand. The frustration of trying to fix ourselves because of something that wasn’t even our fault to begin with can be immense. If anything, I’d like to see resources that help all of us give ourselves a break and understand that this was someone else’s personal failing, not ours.

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Link – Why I’m Done Being A ‘Good’ Mentally Ill Person
ByMikeM April 4, 2017April 3, 2017 Reading Time: 1 minute

This is an interesting take on life in a mental health treatment facility and how different patients get treated differently. Part of me knows that this is unfair, but part of me also realizes that it’s human nature to be friendlier to people who make your job easier than those who don’t, and the people…

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ByMikeM December 29, 2019December 29, 2019 Reading Time: 1 minute

Overcoming Your Childhood Trauma #67 – Find Your Voice -Podcast interview with your’s truly! “How’s your mind?” The quest for new ways to talk about mental illness Stop giving unsolicited mental health advice Surviving Christmas through unhappy memories Why You Can’t Just “Get Over It” Podcast: Stopping Psych Meds; What To Consider Posted from Diigo….

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Reading – Healing From Child Sexual Abuse: Let Yourself Grieve, Get Angry
ByMikeM September 4, 2015December 20, 2020 Reading Time: 1 minute

“Healing is not a linear process. You may revisit a particular issue, say, the fear of intimacy, as you begin a new relationship. Or you may have to learn to set limits with your children if you have always had issues with boundaries. But the process of moving on cannot be rushed. Getting there will…

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