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Link – You Can’t Plan for Mental Illness

ByMikeM May 25, 2018May 24, 2018 Reading Time: 1 minute

This sounds a lot like many people I’ve come across:

“After my last hospitalization, I immediately re-enrolled in classes. I didn’t give myself the chance to heal because I wanted so badly to get back on track with my 5-year plan.”

Having goals is great. Working hard to make them happen, is great. Ignoring your mental and physical health in order to reach them, is not. It’s a recipe for disaster in the long term.

Give yourself the freedom to recover, heal, and do what’s necessary for your health. The goals will still be there.

https://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/May-2018/You-Can-t-Plan-for-Mental-Illness

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Link – Mental Illness: What’s Missing From Anti-Stigma Campaigns
ByMikeM March 12, 2017March 12, 2017 Reading Time: 2 minutes

I think Emilie may be on to something with this. With the over representation of some mental disorder and the under representation of other mental disorders, there seems to be ‘’socially acceptable’’ mental health issues (even though there is still a long way to go) and less ‘’socially acceptable’’ mental health issues. Sometimes the less…

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Sharing – People Aren’t One Dimensional
ByMikeM October 28, 2019October 28, 2019 Reading Time: 1 minute

This article was written with a business perspective, but I think it’s also an important reminder to both the survivor and mental health communities. “When you ask most people about themselves, one of the first things they say is what they do for a living. You aren’t surprised when you hear people say, “I’m a…

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Sharing – When You Have a Lifelong Struggle With PTSD and Depression
ByMikeM March 2, 2022March 2, 2022 Reading Time: 2 minutes

It can be a struggle when so many of our friends and even professionals want to help us overcome abuse to “get back to” ourselves when there is no previous version of ourselves to use as a target. I don’t think this should be the goal anyway. The goal for any child abuse victim should not be to go back to being a younger version of themselves before the abuse, the goal should be to build a life after abuse. I didn’t find much healing in trying to remember my early childhood, but I found a ton of healing in having someone help me design the life I wanted to have as an adult and helping me feel worthy and capable of having that.

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Sharing – I wrote a memoir about abuse. That doesn’t mean you’re entitled to every detail
ByMikeM October 26, 2020October 26, 2020 Reading Time: 2 minutes

Every survivor has the freedom to choose how, when, and in what detail, they want to share their story. You can ask for more, but you also have to respect the survivor’s choice to not answer. They don’t owe you that. The only time it’s really even appropriate to press for details if you’re a criminal prosecutor trying to help the survivor bring the abuser to justice.

Outside of that very specific situation? No, we don’t owe you anything. You can support a survivor without knowing all the details. In fact, respecting their boundaries around what they decide to share, is one great way to support them in their healing. They’ve already had too many people not respect their boundaries.

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ByMikeM August 4, 2013December 17, 2020 Reading Time: 1 minute

Don’t excuse female predators of children tags: CA Sex-trafficking sting highlights vulnerability of foster children tags: CA Physical and Emotional Abuse Usually Travel Together – HealthyPlace tags: CA Grieving My Lost Childhood tags: CA Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

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Sharing – Every Mind Matters
ByMikeM November 9, 2020November 8, 2020 Reading Time: 1 minute

This is a resource put together specifically by the NHS for people to help deal with the COVID-19 lockdown, but I think quite a few of the articles and informational guides would be helpful for anyone this year. It’s all about looking after your mental health under trying circumstances, so even if you live in…

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