Shared Links (weekly) Sept. 21, 2025
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Would you Rather Talk Mental Health with a Bot?
I’m glad so many people are open to having a robot therapist, because as we have discussed many times, we don’t have nearly enough therapists to treat everyone who needs it, and you can’t just create more trained therapists very quickly. With good enough artificial intelligence programming, we CAN spin up more trained chat robots to meet the need. Is the programming good enough today? I don’t know. I’m guessing there is still some work to do, but at what point is it better than what we have now for so many people, which is nothing?
Link – Coping With a Breakup Caused by Mental Health Stigma
There’s some really good advice in this article. It reminds me of conversations I’ve had over the years and things I used to worry about back when I was dating as a child abuse survivor. I used to be very honest about my past early on in relationships. I figured, why not get it out…
Link – Share Your Story
This is true. The only way people will know they are not alone, is if they hear from those of us who can tell our stories, and the more stories there are, the harder it will become for mental health issues to be ignored by those who refuse to see that people all around them…
The Revolving Door of Mental Health Crisis Care – What Killed Jordan Neely Long Before that Subway Ride
Who knows, maybe in the current system there really was no hope for Jordan and many like him. That’s hardly a reason to celebrate his death and the person who killed him. It should be a wake-up call about how poor our current system is and a push for systemic change. Unfortunately, that’s a serious discussion that too many people in politics are not interested in having.
Sharing – The Psychology of Feeling Heard
Maybe the most interesting aspect of meeting survivors is how many ways this happened to all of us. I’ve yet to meet a survivor who has said that they tell people about their trauma and are always believed, taken seriously, and encouraged to continue telling their story. It’s not that they don’t occasionally hear that from an individual, but it is always the exception instead of the rule.
Sharing – How To Help And Support Someone With Anxiety
This is a lot of people. “Forty million. That’s roughly how many people in the U.S. have an anxiety disorder; about 18% of the population. So chances are, you know someone (or are someone) who experiences anxiety.” Let’s face it, even if you don’t know anyone who has a diagnosed anxiety disorder, it’s highly likely…
