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Sharing – Our Brains Were Not Built for This Much Uncertainty
ByMikeM October 27, 2021October 26, 2023 Reading Time: 2 minutes

I guess I feel a little bit better knowing this at least:

“To stay motivated as we encounter unprecedented levels of uncertainty in every aspect of our lives, we should understand that the human brain simply was not built for this. Knowing what your brain does well — and what it does surprisingly poorly — can give you a much clearer sense of the strategies you need to not just endure, but to thrive.”

On the other hand, it’s not like the uncertainty is just going to go away and I can get back to the levels my brain is OK with. So, what do we do?

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Sharing – “Tetris for Trauma” Viral Twitter Thread: A Master Class in Misleading Psych Research
ByMikeM October 25, 2021October 26, 2021 Reading Time: 3 minutes

Again, as Peter goes on to describe the issue is not that people might suddenly play some Tetris when dealing with trauma. That’s probably not going to harm them much, it’s that we, as a society, will come to expect that is the “magic pill” to help everyone deal with trauma and start dismissing it as something that’s easy to fix with some Tetris when it’s much, much more complicated than that. We shouldn’t lose sight of that fact.

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ByMikeM October 24, 2021October 23, 2021 Reading Time: 1 minute
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Sharing – 6 Sneaky Signs You’re Experiencing Ongoing Trauma From The Pandemic
ByMikeM October 23, 2021October 22, 2021 Reading Time: 1 minute

What did surprise me, though, was that I actually saw all 6 of these signs in myself. All 6. (I also don’t think they are all that sneaky, but then again, while I know I’ve been having worse anxiety lately, all of these did sort of sneak up on me.)

So, I don’t know about you, but I know for sure that I am now hyper-vigilant, negative, anxious, withdrawn, exhausted, and dealing with more physical aches and pains than I ever have.

This article helps me realize that it’s not really a coincidence. How about you?

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Sharing – Trauma Healing Requires A Certain Amount Of Privilege
ByMikeM October 21, 2021October 21, 2021 Reading Time: 2 minutes

She lists out things like having insurance, having financial security, having a partner and friends from who she doesn’t have to hide her therapy sessions, etc.

As we just talked about yesterday, the reason less than half of all people dealing with mental health issues actually get any treatment at all is because they don’t have all of these things.

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2022 State of Mental Health Report Shows Shocking Lack of Access to Care
ByMikeM October 20, 2021October 19, 2021 Reading Time: 2 minutes

The report is available to download in full, or you can skim some of the statistics. As you do though, pay special attention to the section on Access to Care, where you’ll learn things like the fact that over 27 million people in the US with some sort of mental health issue did not get any treatment. None. Not a bit. Even in the best state for matching treatment with patients, Vermont, almost 43% of people did not get care.

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