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Sharing – How To Tell If Your Parent is Suffering from Depression
As pointed out later in the article below, the second-highest rate of suicide belongs to elderly white men. We have created a stereotype of the “grumpy old man” in our society. We’ve even made movies out of it. But don’t let that fool you, that grumpiness or the other moods we assume are just part of getting older, might not be that at all.
Good News Really Matters
Let’s start the conversation, where do you go when you want to see some good news? Do you check out a site like Upworthy.com? Do you follow someone making fun content or beautiful art on social media? Do you find fun music on your favorite streaming app? What can we do to bring more kindness into our newsfeeds?
Where do you go to find the good in this world?
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Depression is Different for Everyone | World of Psychology tags: CA How Do I Help My Family Member with Mental Illness? tags: CA Small Traumas Can Lead to Big Problems, Too tags: CA Self-Harm and Friendships: Pushing People Away tags: CA To Combat Stigma, Take Off Your Mask tags: CA Posted from Diigo. The rest…
Sharing – Dissociative disorders are nearly as common as depression. So why haven’t we heard about them?
I would not have suspected this either: “Dissociative disorders are often said to be rare. But our soon-to-be published analysis of international studies suggest they affect 10-11% of the population at some point in their lives. This makes them nearly as common as mood disorders (such as clinical depression). So what are dissociative disorders, why…
Link – How Do You Talk About Mental Illness? This Study Shines Light On What To Say — And What To Avoid
“According to a study from Ohio State University, something as subtle as phrasing can have an effect on someone’s tolerance. Using a questionnaire designed to measure attitudes toward people with mental illness, participants were given one of two versions of the survey: In one version, all references were to “the mentally ill,” and in the…
