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It’s not what we usually define as depression, but it might very well be. “The key to understanding depression is to recognize that it is a complex disorder that may show itself differently in different people. Some depression may be hidden. It’s important to recognize that anger and irritability — especially if it’s a significant…
Shared Links (weekly) Dec 17, 2023
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Psychiatry Won’t Solve Our Mental Health Crisis — Only Politics Can Do That
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Link – What to Do If You Suspect a Coworker Is Struggling With Depression
“The recent sad news that a young Apple employee was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the company’s headquarters raises an important, if troubling, question: Would you know what to do if you suspected a coworker might be dangerously depressed?” I don’t work in an office any more, so the reality that many…
Link – Self-Stigma: The Undeserved Guilt of Self-Care
When it comes to those mental illness-fueled thoughts about not deserving to take care of ourselves, those are also not true. The thing about mental illnesses is that they like to keep us sick because it lets them stick around. That sick part of our brain, I feel, is fighting to stay alive just as…
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Body safety books for kids tags: CA ChildAbuse ‘Now I know it’s not just me. I know there are others with that same ‘companion’ in life: depression’ tags: Sports other CA Depression Get Involved In Sexual Assault Awareness And Child Abuse Prevention Month – April 2014 tags: CA ChildAbuse Posted from Diigo. The rest of my…
Sharing – 10 Signs You’re Healing From Childhood Trauma
The act of going from being silent and ashamed of your trauma to talking about it without shame is not something that just happens. It takes time, and it’s a step-by-step process. You won’t one day get out of bed ready to address 1,000 people and tell your story. You’ll find one person you feel safe enough with to share your story, probably shaking with nerves. You’ll be afraid of how they will react, you might even feel a little ashamed but you’re starting to realize that the shame shouldn’t be yours.
That’s a victory. That’s a step in the healing direction. Celebrate it instead of kicking yourself for not being ready to speak to a large audience. You can’t get there without these intermediate steps. So see them as signs of healing.
