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Sharing – Taking Care Of Your Mental Health: An Obligation In 2025

ByMikeM March 22, 2025March 21, 2025 Reading Time: 1 minute

I wrote yesterday in the newsletter about anxiety being a normal reaction to the world today. In our current political climate, that is true. I also recently had a conversation about how the rate of change at work is anxiety-inducing because it just keeps speeding up.

Skills we mastered 2-5 years ago are no longer relevant. The technology I work with every day changes weekly. There are updates, new features, improvements, bugs, etc.

Staying on top of it is a mental struggle. That’s why I completely agree with this statement:

In today’s fast-paced and ever-changing world, taking care of your mental health has become more than just a personal goal—it is an essential obligation.

https://thoughtsonlifeandlove.com/taking-care-of-your-mental-health-an-obligation-in-2025/95721/

Life is complicated and uncertain. Our mental state is impacted by that every single day. It is no longer a choice to do the things that support our mental health. I would add that it’s not just an obligation we have to ourselves but an obligation we owe each other. Take care of yourself, and support other people when you can. That’s the only way forward.

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Link – How do you heal from parents who hurt you?
ByMikeM September 11, 2017September 10, 2017 Reading Time: 1 minute

These sound so familiar to me as a survivor, and someone who has heard the stories of many other survivors, and adult children of alcoholics. “As a therapist, I’ve heard hundreds of stories of children, now adults, who suffered terribly at the hands of the very people who were supposed to care for them. And…

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ByMikeM April 21, 2019April 21, 2019 Reading Time: 1 minute

The Cost Of Ignoring Mental Health In The Workplace When Depression Tries To Isolate You, Focus On Friendship Don’t turn away when you see potential for suicide in others How CEOs Are Making Mental Health a Less Taboo Topic at Work Book review: Written Off: Mental Health Stigma and the Loss of Human Potential Psychotherapy…

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If You’ve Ever Wondered How a Suicide Prevention Text Line Works
ByMikeM July 10, 2019July 9, 2019 Reading Time: 1 minute

This look from the Guardian at SHOUT, a text service based in the UK should help you get a feel for what they are doing: “We hear from hundreds of people across the UK each day who are vulnerable and isolated and don’t feel they have anyone they can reach out to,” Pienaar said. “Many…

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Sharing – Things People Said to Me About Suicide That Caused More Harm Than Good
ByMikeM July 27, 2021July 26, 2021 Reading Time: 1 minute

What Gaby has to say about things you’d be better off not saying is good, but this last statement is 100% true –

“Most of the time, the only thing you have to do is be there. Most of the time, your only job is to be you, a fellow human being who is not afraid of engaging in a meaningful connection.”

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Sharing – New Research from Thorn: Financial Sextortion on the Rise, Targeting Teen Boys
ByMikeM June 26, 2024June 25, 2024 Reading Time: 2 minutes

The use of AI is a new twist. It’s not enough to tell young boys not to send explicit selfies; they also need to understand that someone may use AI to create an explicit image of them regardless. Education must include societal-wide awareness that an image may not be what it appears to be. That has to be part of this. The extortionist’s main weapon is the shame of having explicit photos of their victim out among their friends and family. Shame is powerful. When we live in a world where anyone with an internet connection and a photo of your face can turn that into an explicit image of you, we need to eliminate the shame. There’s no shame to be had for someone else’s bad actions.

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It’s That Time of Year – Setting Boundaries with your Family
ByMikeM November 16, 2022November 15, 2022 Reading Time: 1 minute

I enjoyed reading it. Some of you looking for the best way to communicate your boundaries might find one or two valuable things on her list this season.

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I’m not obligated to explain myself to you.

“No” is also a complete sentence you should feel free to use when appropriate.

Which script resonated the most with you from the list? What would you add?

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