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I have experienced this myself, and have witnessed it in others. “Picture a person with serious depression. Did you imagine someone with low mood and lower energy struggling to get out of bed? That’s the popular image of people battling depression, but according to the experts writer Nell Greenfieldboyce speaks to, that’s only one way…
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People Share Their Mental Health History on Twitter to Fight Stigma We can’t expect children to disclose sexual abuse unless adults lead the conversation A Psychiatrist’s Perspective on How to Overcome the Stigma of Mental Illness Snapchat Launches ‘Here For You’ Mental Health Resource for Users Are Romantic Relationships Possible with Mental Illness? – Yes,…
Link – His College Knew of His Despair. His Parents Didn’t, Until It Was Too Late
It’s easy to say after the fact that if someone at a college suspects a student is a danger to themselves, the parents should be notified. The reality though, is much more complicated than all of that: “There’s a concern that if the school has too low a threshold for contacting family or suggesting a…
Link – Unlearning the Lessons of a Toxic Childhood
I have written about this before, children learn about the world and their place in it based on their own little world. When that is short-circuited, it’s a struggle to relearn it as an adult: All children learn about the larger world by extrapolating from the little world they grew up in, that of their…
Link – The sad reason dads are scared to seek mental health help
“A conversation with Leith Erikson, founder of Australian Brotherhood of Fathers (ABF), left me troubled. ABF started four years ago to attend family courts and connect with men in crisis. A series of awareness protests are running in Sydney, Brisbane, and Melbourne. “Men are too scared to ask for support when they need it most,”…
