I think this pretty well describes it for me, but I also know the effects it had on me are different than they may be for other children of alcoholics. I see different effects within my own family even. I was the kid who felt the need to keep everything working. I didn’t like the…
I’d agree with this article. I’ve known a few people who’ve had addiction issues over the years, and I don’t know anyone who was perfectly emotionally healthy and then just started using and became addicted. That’s not the path of addiction. That describes quite a few people who maybe experimented during their college years and…
“Why Was My Mental Heartbreak Not Taken as Seriously as My Physical Heartbreak?” This is a good question. Why is it easy for us to support someone getting surgery, and encourage them to see experts and take medication as needed, but not do exactly the same for a mental health diagnosis? Why do people feel…
This is a nice thought, but it’s not even close to the reality of the workplace in the UK or US. Managers are rarely given any training, and many would do the exact opposite of what this article suggests, by getting rid of someone they think might become a “problem” due to their mental health…
We aren’t all the same. Also, being abused as a child may mean struggles, it may mean having to learn some skills that you didn’t learn as a kid, and it may mean having to dig deep to find your strength. It does not mean you are destined to be anything. Stop believing those bad…
I completely agree with what Amy has to say in this article. In fact I would say the same thing to child abuse survivors who are viewed as being “weak”. You’ve survived something that many people couldn’t survive. How does that make you anything but strong? “There’s a pervasive belief that mental illness stems from…
