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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.
Sharing – Comment: Speaking up about mental health issues is not enough
This was Laura’s experience in Scotland, but it’s not really any different anywhere else. I’m university-educated, pretty tenacious, and am lucky enough to have very strong social support systems around me but navigating NHS mental healthcare took exactly the sort of clear-headed determination that I wasn’t feeling. The fact of the matter is, the mental…
Sharing – Opinion | Why Are Young Americans Killing Themselves?
Dr. Friedman has some suggestions. Some may work, others may not, but his last sentence is the one that needs to jump out at you: “Every day, 16 young people die from suicide. What are we waiting for?” We are losing not only young people, but people of all ages, races, genders, income levels, etc….
