Link – A suicidal friend needs you to care for yourself before them
It may not be the most popular, positive advice you’ve ever heard, but it is reality. In any relationship you can only give what you have, and if you are neglecting your own needs, eventually that will lead to having … Continued
Link – One in three children entered foster care in 2017 because of parental drug abuse
As I’ve been writing recently, when childhood trauma goes untreated, or not prevented in the first place, it can often lead to problems with addiction in adulthood, as well as many other things. (Not in everyone, but it is a … Continued
Link – 14 Key Signs of Depression in Men
Why do we often miss depression in men, and in teenage boys? This might have something to do with it: Part of the difficulty was that my friend’s symptoms were more about impatience, irritability, and anger than the behaviors we … Continued
Link – Secrets, Shame & Mental Health
The study says keeping mental health issues secret creates shame in ourselves, and as we all know, shame drives people to feelings of worthlessness, self-harm, etc. All bad, bad things. So I have to agree with the article’s conclusion: In … Continued
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Introduction to Megan Law, Author of ‘Mental Illness in the Family’ Good Treatment For Mental Illness Still Scarce In U.S. Prisons Video games to tackle mental health stigma Study Tests Cost-Effective Approach for Treating Major Depression in Prison Teens and … Continued
Link – Childhood abuse prevalent among Canadian prisoners, but more research needed
As I’ve been writing in the past few days, this is another example of how childhood trauma is leading to bad outcomes as adults. This time from Canada. ““We have a health equity issue on our hands, and we need … Continued
Link – To Stop Workplace Harassment, Start By Educating Our Children
I want to tie this post with the one I posted yesterday, because we see here the logic of something happening in childhood, and continuing into adulthood, and the workplace. “Today’s schoolyard bullies will become tomorrow’s workplace bullies. Thus, if … Continued
Link – Study Suggests Childhood Trauma Be Viewed as a Public Health Issue
Should the prevention of childhood trauma be a public health issue? Not all trauma can be prevented, but when you see statistics like this, it’s hard to argue that this isn’t something that is affecting society in a large way: … Continued
Link – How Childhood Trauma Teaches Us to Dissociate
As someone who did learn how to dissociate during my childhood, I find this description to be very accurate. “Dissociation is a common response to trauma. The experience of being present and in the moment when we are severely abused … Continued
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A support group in your phone. Healing for mental illness comes one text at a time Colleges Expand Their Reach to Address Mental Health Issue Avon photographer shares exhibit about mental illness America has a Mental Health Problem and Schools … Continued