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I think Randy probably speaks for quite a few folks dealing with mental health issues. Just don’t expect us to act like the holidays are easy. Because they aren’t. And I suspect that there are 83 million other people who agree. Here’s what I’d really like to see. Just let people do whatever they want,…
Sharing – Mentally, are young people really worse off? Or are they better at admitting they’re struggling?
Today, young people are more likely to report it. This is a good thing, but it raises the question of whether the increases are real, as opposed to people being more likely to report struggling. This report makes it clear that even though that does explain some of the rising rates, it’s not the complete picture. The complete picture includes the fact that young people are struggling more.
Feeling Lonely Should Inspire Us to Connect, But Often It Does the Opposite
For myself, and all of you, remember that feeling of loneliness is there for a reason, because we are meant to be connected to other people. Generally speaking, all those people we know and should connect with, also need the same thing. Many of them might even be struggling with their own internal negative thoughts too, and could use someone to reach out to them. If we all sit around convinced that no one wants to connect with us, eventually we’ll all be lonely, which seems like something we are headed toward. The solution is for each of us to take a step toward connection when we can.
Shared Links (weekly) May 16, 2021
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Awareness days shouldn’t be a replacement for proper mental health care
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The 5 Most Common Things Clients Tell Me In Therapy
– Spoiler Alert: If you feel worse than anyone knows, you’re not alone.
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Joe Tracini: This is an article about hope for anyone who needs it, any time
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Fight, Flight, Freeze and Fawn: What are the Trauma Responses?
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Sharing – How America’s Mental Health Crisis Became This Family’s Worst Nightmare
Most of all, the article clearly shows no easy answers. There isn’t one thing broken in this system that can be quickly turned around and made better. It’s everything: government funding, insurance coverage, a lack of people to treat patients, a confusing and frustrating system to find help, and a system so under-resourced that kids are sent to facilities 5-6 hours away from their parents.
You don’t fix that overnight. You surely don’t fix it by ignoring the system and avoiding talking about serious mental health issues because they make us feel uncomfortable. That’s why people are out here dying instead of getting help.
