Sharing – ‘Relentless’ online anti-trans stigma damages mental health: study
We should care about preventing suicide and supporting people in their mental health struggles, not causing more of it.
-
-
Sharing – Make It Through the Worst
I spent years believing that most people, at the point where they would attempt to take their own lives, if they were stopped but not offered more than that, would continue trying. I’d bet many of you thought that was common knowledge.
But what if it’s not true? What if an act that prevented it- a disruption- would turn out to also be a turning point?
-
Sharing – Sometimes ‘Let Me Know If You Need Anything’ Is The Worst Thing You Can Say
It doesn’t have to be that way, though. We can accept that we can’t change the situation and remind someone that they’re not alone.
-
Something You Can Do For Your Mental Health – Something New
For many survivors, routine keeps us safe. That same familiarity means you never have to deal with the unexpected, but it can also leave you stuck. It’s hard to develop resilience without occasionally doing something new. There’s also the reality of missing the mental health benefits of new experiences. That’s a real thing. Luckily, the something new doesn’t have to be anything big. The article above has some ideas: small, everyday things you can do to practice doing something new.
-
Sharing – Students Say Mental Health Isn’t Taboo – But Talking to Parents Is
I’m not a parent, but I can imagine how much I would want to help my kids if I had any. The urge to fix the problem would be strong, as would the urge to assume my kids are okay because we’re raising them right.
The truth is that both of those urges are doing more harm than good, and may be the reason kids are comfortable talking to their peers and online about mental health, but not their own parents.
-
Sharing – Feeling lonely? This can cost you up to six healthy years
We know these facts. This is only the most recent research showing the negative impacts of loneliness and social isolation on mental and physical health. And yet, we live in a world that keeps making it harder and harder to connect with other human beings. In fact, we increasingly live in a world designed to dehumanize vast numbers of other people and determine our own value solely on the amount of time we spend working. That won’t create community.
We’re only harming ourselves.
