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Sharing – The Psycho-Physiology of Relationships: What You Don’t Know
This is a powerful statement.
“Relationships are at the root of mental health in every way.”
For abuse survivors, we know this, even if we don’t always think about it. It’s the damage from abuse at the hands of another person that has such a huge impact on our mental health. It’s the reason when we talk about it occurring at the hands of a family member of loved one that other people struggle to believe us. That the relationship would be the source of abuse is unthinkable to people with good relationships.
But, we can also turn that statement on it’s head as well. It’s relationships that can undo that mental health damage that was done by abuse too.
Information about Childhood Trauma
I stumbled upon this post from Psych Central today that I hadn’t seen before. As I read it, I considered sharing it and pulling out a quote to focus on, like I sometimes do, but I decided not to. I decided that because there are multiple things you should go read. The article talks about the signs of childhood trauma, the causes of trauma, and some suggestions for treatment.
Then the author, Melissa Gooden, suggests books for parents, caregivers, and kids, links to places where they can learn more or get help, etc.
Shared Links (weekly) June 19, 2022
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WHO highlights urgent need to transform mental health and mental health care
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How to Protect LGBTQIA+ Youth Mental Health: A Psychologist’s Advice
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How Substance Abuse And Mental Health Issues Impact Each Other
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Mental health systems ‘overworked,’ say students, educators
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Therapists’ advice on handling ‘secondary trauma’ from news coverage of mass shootings
Sharing – Check out some books that prove mental health isn’t one-size-fits-all
Not everyone has the same cultural background when it comes to treating mental health, and that can create a hurdle that is different than the hurdles we all face in dealing with our mental health. This post tries to acknowledge that and provide reading recommendations from some of those cultures.Â
Link – Depression impairs forward-thinking
A new study shows that the hippocampus – the part of the brain that supports memory – is less active in people with depression, who therefore have trouble not only remembering, but also imagining. Once again, we see that the all too common advice to simply think more positively, just isn’t possible for people dealing…
Sharing – I don’t want your ‘mental health awareness’
I wanted to share this article from a Duke student because, frankly, I think this is an important thing for many of us to remember about mental health advocacy. Like Bisma, I am happy that we have so many people feeling less stigmatized, and helped by the attention being paid to depression, anxiety and the…
