Links I’m Sharing (weekly)
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Latest Suicide Data Show the Depth of U.S. Mental Health Crisis
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How to Grow When You Don’t Like Change (Especially for Trauma Survivors)
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Link – The Unseen Root of Many Disorders: Childhood Emotional Neglect
This is something we’ve talked about before – “Imagine being a child, and having the intense feelings that all children have. Yet your parents don’t seem to notice. Imagine that your parents seldom ask you what’s bothering you, or why you seem sad, or upset, or angry. Imagine being told, “You’re too sensitive,” when your…
Link – Issue of children who sexually abuse other children cannot be ignored
The numbers are staggering. “Official figures indicate that between a fifth and a third of all cases of child sexual abuse in the UK involve “perpertrators” under the age of 18 – but the figures could in fact be much higher. In a random UK general population survey of more than 6,000 people, a staggering…
Links I’m Sharing (weekly)
Mental Health Needs Are Often Inseparable from Work Suicidal review – a harrowing look at a hidden epidemic Don’t be afraid to say the word ‘suicide’: A caring conversation can save lives Mental Health Month: Why You Should Care I am not my mental health condition – I’m a person living with it A conversation…
Sharing – I’m Open About My Depression—But Not Completely
As I have written before, being an advocate online for me means writing, sharing information and insights, interacting with other survivors, etc. but sometimes I just can’t. Not because I’ve lost interest or don’t want to do it, but because I’m just tired of the pushback. I’m tired of having stories about male victims challenged or dismissed, tired of people in the mental health space telling me that everyone should just do what worked for them, tired of dealing with other people’s definitions of what healing looks like, or how long it should take, and on and on.
It’s all stigma, it’s all the stigma that I want to fight against, but some days it’s just exhausting. So I’d rather not talk about it.
