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“There’s a common assumption that children subjected to abuse or trauma will have problematic emotions across the board, McLaughlin said, such as muted responses to positive situations and extreme reactions to negative ones. But the study’s findings suggest that maltreated children are perhaps more resilient and adaptable than previously thought. “It seems that they are…
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10 Reasons Not to Discuss Child Sexual Abuse in 2012 tags: CA Sexual Predator Warning Signs tags: CA No Instant Fixes For Childhood Sexual Abuse tags: CA 6 Things That Can Worsen Depression tags: CA How to Persuade Your Loved One to Seek Professional Help tags: CA Ask Amy: Abuse survivor faces fear and loneliness…
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True Self-Care Is More Difficult Than We Make it Out to Be
Yes, I believe in the importance of self-care. I will encourage it for everyone. It helps. But it can only help so much. Until this becomes a society that equally cares about everyone and actively seeks to offer care for everyone, self-care can only go so far. We need to recognize that and spend as much time promoting that as we do self-care.
Link – The lifelong impact of child abuse
Sadly, this did not surprise me. “Around one in five adults aged 16 to 59 (an estimated 6.2 million people) had experienced some form of abuse as a child, according to the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) for the year ending March 2016. But the impact of what is often a hidden crime…
Link – Rehab Industry Marketing Needs Federal Oversight, Regulation
Dr. Grohol has a lot to say about misleading advertising, and other practices within the addiction treatment industry. We know there are some sketchy advertising practices, and we know there are even some sketchy treatment being given to people dealing with addiction, let alone the mental health treatment many of them also need. Sadly, when…
