I think Bobbi misses one of the reasons society continues to believe these myths. I’ve written about it elsewhere; our natural instinct to find a reason to believe that it won’t happen to us, or won’t be as damaging if it should happen. Thus, we keep our kids away from strange, anti-social, men, and we…
Like youth sports, boarding schools, or youth religious groups, anywhere you have the combination of adults with power and control over children, you’re going to have predators attempting to use that power and control to abuse children. Add to it the money and glamour of Hollywood child actors, and there isn’t even a question that…
Some of them apply to women as well, but I think it is vital to understand that men get depression, and that asking for help is not a sign of “weakness”. This is how we end up with a ridiculously high number of suicides among men, when society tells us it’s not OK to ask…
This is profoundly sad, and somewhat shocking, because there simply are no resources available to treat mental illness. They’re Invisible In China: Portraits Of The Mentally Ill
Are any of these myths holding you back from healing? I know I’ve seen comments here, and on other sites, that make me think there are still too many survivors believing these! 4 Myths That Make Healing Nearly Impossible
In my humble opinion, being able to use a profoundly negative experience like child abuse as a way to help others dealing with the same trauma is a great way of moving past the victim mentality. As you may know, my day job is in training, so you probably won’t be surprised that I see…
