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Link – The Tragedy of Mental Illness Stigma
This is atrocious. Think about this for a second: “About half of people in the United States are estimated to have a diagnosable mental illness at some point in their lives. Whether we’re talking about major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, OCD, schizophrenia, or a host of other mental health conditions, this accounts for more than…
In Britain, we just seem to bump ‘em off
I was going to write about the constant debate and general frustration about what should be done with paedophiles (if Mike doesn’t adjust for American spellings, sorry –then again “pervert†is spelled the same in both countries). When I started drafting my piece for Mike’s blog about how to either deal with or reduce CSA…
Links I’m Sharing (weekly)
Strength Meets Vulnerability: Men and Mental Health Podcast: Transforming Trauma Into Wholeness and Healing Have You Considered The Power of Hope? If you’re here today, there is hope for a better tomorrow. To Heal From Trauma, You Have to Feel Your Feelings 5 Things Therapists Wish Everyone Knew About Mental Health How People Heal After…
Sharing – Why Nobody Talks about Dissociation
This is a post written back a few months ago, and it’s an interesting question, that I have some thoughts about. “Dissociation is a primary coping mechanism for children living in a scary world. It isn’t something that has to be taught. It is a natural response to a threatening environment. And to children, it…
Does a Grooming Ban Help or Hurt?
the idea comes from the UK, where groups want to be able to file what amounts to restraining orders preventing anyone who appears to be grooming a child from being around that child or any other before a crime has been committed. That all sounds well and good, and I’m all for finding ways to…
