Links I’m Sharing (weekly)
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Alone, Together: Why It’s Physical Distancing, Not Social Distancing
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Healing from Sexual Violence: How Friends and Family Can Help
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
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Sharing – 13 suicide and crisis intervention hotlines to call or text when you need help
These are US-based, so those of you outside the US, please share your local numbers in the comments, but I wanted t bookmark it here for everyone’s reference. “If you or anyone you know is experiencing abuse, domestic violence, suicidal thoughts or sexual assault, these are the numbers to call.” Keep them handy, you never…
Sharing – What’s going on in depression to make negative beliefs so sticky?
I think this is important to understand because so often we assume that someone with negative thoughts or doubts about themselves and the people around them just needs to be shown some contradictory information and they’ll move away from it. For many of us, that is true. I can say “I’m bad at this”, or distrust people but if someone were to offer some contradictory facts I might be swayed fro that thinking.
When I was dealing with major depression? There was never enough contradictory evidence that would cause me to rethink my feelings, they were too powerful and they were too much a part of me.
Link – You Can Help: When A Loved One Shows Signs Of Suicide Risk, Reach Out
I can’t add much to this, if you’ve been around here, you know I truly believe this: “Yet many of us are afraid to do the wrong thing. In fact, you don’t have to be a trained professional to help, says Doreen Marshall, a psychologist and vice president of programs at the AFSP. “Everyone has…
Link – Pushing the Limit, by Alexandra Starr
This is a really good, lengthy, look into the issue of sexual abuse in Olympic Sports. While this story is about the US Olympic committee, we’re seeing similar stories around the world, with UK youth soccer, and who knows how many other countries? This last paragraph though, really brings the problem home: Judy still believes…
