Shared Links (weekly) Nov. 3, 2024
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Sharing – Dwelling on Our Mistakes: Why do We Judge and Shame Ourselves?
Could be because, somewhere, we believe the worst about ourselves, in ways we would never to do other people. Most of us spend a lot of time criticizing ourselves. For example, if the thought comes up ‘I’m so ugly’, and we dwell on all the moments we felt unattractive, it gains power. When we stew,…
Sharing – Life With Anxiety & Depression: It’s Time We Stopped Suffering In Silence
Similar to Clint, when I wrote about not being OK a few weeks back, I also got quite a few private messages from friends and professional contacts who are silently also not OK. But they weren’t ready to talk about it publicly and I understand that. We’ve made it entirely too difficult for most people to talk about it publicly, because we immediately start to treat someone differently when we learn that they are now, or have in the past, been dealing with mental health issues. Unfortunately, that reaction that many have to hearing someone talk about it, is because we are so uncomfortable and unfamiliar with the idea of someone talking about it. And, so the circle just keeps repeating.
Sharing – The Youth Mental Health Crisis Has a Deeper Cause Than Social Media
The kids and phones thing was always an easy excuse, but the real mental health issue is much more complicated:
Link – A Thank You Letter To Mental Health Professionals
This is sad, but true. I knew that those with mental illnesses faced a horrible stigma, but I was unaware mental health professionals faced that stigma as well. It says something about our society when we have a massive shortage of qualified mental health professionals, and mental health resources to treat something that millions of…
Sharing – Place Matters
The question isn’t just about making therapy available to more people, though that is important. It’s also about eliminating the environmental factors that cause harm to our mental health. Those will vary depending on where we live. What works in Louisiana is not what works in New York. What is needed here is different because the environment is different.
Most of all, can we even see the issues as they apply to different places? If we can’t see that, how do we see the problems faced by any individual?
