Similar Posts
Link – Therapists fight mental health stigma by sharing experiences
Since it’s been a number of years since I was seeing a therapist, and I was much less educated about any of this back then, it hasn’t occurred to me to be concerned about whether my therapist had, in fact, also been i therapy. So, my question is, would it bother you to know your…
Link – Silent suffering: Suicide is preventable, rarely discussed | The Columbus Dispatch
It’s the 10th-leading cause of death, but you’ll almost never see it mentioned in an obituary. It kills as many people as breast cancer nationally, but it’s not recognizable by a ribbon or race. In Ohio, it claims a life every seven hours. Experts say this is 100 percent preventable. We can stop these deaths….
Sharing – Sexual violence against boys is far more common than we think
These are the stories we don’t hear about often enough, and that leaves a whole lot of victims out on their own when it comes to finding support.
“What do you think you know about boys and sexual violence? I thought I knew that boys are victims only rarely, and I automatically equated “child sexual abuse” with adults preying on kids. But I was wrong on both counts.
Asking for Help Can Create Connection – So Does the Thank You
We’ve talked a lot about the importance of connection when it comes to mental health. Being connected to others is a great tool in suicide prevention, and we see study after study reporting on the negative effects of loneliness. One great way to create a connection among your friends is to ask for help when you need it. People, generally, like to help. The little bit of vulnerability it takes to ask for help can create a huge improvement in the connection between two people.
Unless, of course, you don’t bother to acknowledge the help with a thank you.
Faith Based Support Site for Male Survivors
I got an email from someone afew days ago asking if I would link to a faith-based resource, and since I don’t really discriminate one way or the other on faith-based resources, I responded that I’d of course be glad to point to anything that might prove useful to folks reading here. So, here’s the…
Link – What to Say – Tips for talking about mental illnesses
How do we stop stigma? Conversation. Try these simple tips for talking. There’s a bunch of good information here about what to say, what not to say, etc. It matters. There are people around you dealing with mental health issues that you know about, and what you say to them matters not just to them,…
