Link – Mental Health Facts, Stats, and Data
Hint – the current state is not great. But, if you want to know more, there is a ton of information available here. http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/issues/state-mental-health-america
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Link – Breaking the Silence on Child Sexual Abuse
I don’t know about the African-American community, and whether there are aspects of it that make talking about sexual abuse more difficult but I will always hold that no community is immune to it. “Without question, sexual abuse is a taboo topic of the masses. It causes deep-rooted mental and emotional anguish across all sectors…
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Link – How weird sleep schedules can affect our mental health
I’ve seen this, and it’s a real struggle. Over the last few years, I can trace every instance of the flu to an overseas trip. I can also track my mood similarly. I know when I’ve been traveling too much when everyone at the airport makes me angry. I know enough to take the cue…
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Link – You Can’t Save A Mentally Ill Person
This is harsh, but it is also true. On the other hand, I fear that many people are uncomfortable with people in their lives who may be dealing with a mental health issue because they are afraid of doing something wrong, and causing them to get worse. That’s not going to happen. Just like you…
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Link – The relentless insistence on happiness has become an emotional burden, says a Danish psychologist Svend Brinkmann
What do you think, has the self-help movement’s focus on finding happiness created a world where we are all expected to be happy? “Tied up in the pressure to be happy is, of course, the self-help craze. Self-help books that purport to teach people how to find happiness could encourage a harmful perspective on emotions,…
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Link – Mental Illness: What’s Missing From Anti-Stigma Campaigns
I think Emilie may be on to something with this. With the over representation of some mental disorder and the under representation of other mental disorders, there seems to be ‘’socially acceptable’’ mental health issues (even though there is still a long way to go) and less ‘’socially acceptable’’ mental health issues. Sometimes the less…
