Found this over on Facebook and wanted to share for anyone who might be interested. It is being put on by Family Aware, an organization of families for depression awareness. Given the timing of the webinar, I don’t believe I will be able to attend myself, but I’d be interested in your thoughts should you…
This is so important, for men especially, but also for anyone who’s depression does not “look” like we expect it to. “One client I had was a young man who was extremely depressed. His tests showed his depression at over the 90th percentile but the teachers at his school had no idea. They thought that…
I’ve seen this too, and I’ve struggled with it at times. “I know at least in my situation, I’m terrified that one day I may have a serious setback again that requires hospitalization. What does that say to all of the people that have read my book or followed me on Twitter as I declare,…
As survivors, I know many of us struggle with taking compliments, and they can even be very disturbing, because our default thought might be “what does this person want from me?” So I thought this paragraph really applied to many of us. “When someone thanks you for helping them, or expresses gratitude for your kind…
This is only a small study, but I am not surprised by the findings. “Psychology researchers in Australia conducted a longitudinal study of 125 Australian men (ages 18 to 67). They found that many men did not consider experiencing depression for 15 weeks as enough of a reason to seek help. These men reported more…
An investigation into high school sexual assaults has found schools are mislabeling sexual assault on sports teams as “hazing” to cover it up, the Associated Press reports. You know, this came up awhile back when I was still living in Oregon, when a football team was suspended and games cancelled because of a massive hazing incident….
