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Shared Links (weekly) August 15, 2021
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A Letter to Anyone Who Experienced Trauma During the Pandemic
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What to Know About Changing Friendships in Mental Health Recovery
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20 Books That Have Helped People Through Depression
– What would you add the the list?
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Trauma memes are taking over the internet. Why that can be a good thing.
– What’s your favorite trauma meme?
Sharing – How would a new bill requiring parental consent for mental health emergencies impact child sex abuse victims?
One problem with blanket rules for everything is that there will always be a situation where the rule harms someone. Parental consent rules are one example. Sure, it’s great when parents are involved in their kids’ care. It’s ideal, even.Â
That assumes they have good parents, though. When the thing a kid needs protection against is the parent, you can’t demand the parent’s consent for that.
Reading – For Adult Survivors of Emotional Child Abuse
Lots of good information here, but none more so than recognizing why it’s so important to see childhood emotional abuse for what it is: “Unfortunately, because emotional abuse is often tolerated or because the abusive parents are very secretive in their abuse (hiding their true selves when in public), emotionally abused children will assume that…
Childhood Abuse Can Make You Sicker Late in Life?
That seems to be the findings of a study that was released last August. My wife actually sent this to me, saddened that this may be true. Like any study, of course, it may be more likely to cause issues later in life, but it’s not a guarantee in every individual. At the end of…
