Link – Why kids are so good at keeping abuse a secret
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Link – Why kids are so good at keeping abuse a secret

I wish we could get people to understand this fact, and the myriad reasons for it given in the article below. “When you look at sexual abuse, period — in adults and kids — delayed disclosure is the norm,” Kristen Houser, spokeswoman for the National Sexual Violence Resource Center, tells Yahoo Lifestyle. “But this is more so…

Link – ‘No secret’ families help protect children from sexual abuse

Link – ‘No secret’ families help protect children from sexual abuse

It may not be the only thing we need to do in terms of combating child abuse, but there is simply nothing more important than this: “Clearly, parents need to prepare children for the mental games of secrecy and grooming that characterize most childhood sexual abuse. Levine and Klein observe that while abusers may use…

Reviews Elsewhere – Mindfulness Skills for Trauma & PTSD

Reviews Elsewhere – Mindfulness Skills for Trauma & PTSD

As always, scouring the net for potentially useful resources, and I found this review over on Psych Central.   Post-traumatic stress disorder affects a wide range of individuals, from combat veterans and law enforcement to the survivors of sexual assault and childhoodabuse. The disorder expresses itself in a variety of ways, including anxiety, depression, avoidance…

Link – Guy Therapy: Why It’s So Important!

Link – Guy Therapy: Why It’s So Important!

“But, it seems to me that we’re unfairly judgmental, because we don’t appreciate that traditional talk therapy has always been more oriented toward women’s ways.” What do you guys think? Would more guys be open to, and helped by, therapy if they could get sessions geared more toward the way we think and interact? I…

Link – We need mental health support at work – and every employer should commit to it

Put simply, this is a call for every workplace to have trained mental health first-aiders just like they have physical first-aiders. A number of employers are taking action. WHSmith has committed to match the number of staff that are physical first-aiders with mental health first-aiders over the next 12 months. This is an interesting idea….

Link – I don’t have a ‘pre-trauma’ identity. So I’m developing my identity.
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Link – I don’t have a ‘pre-trauma’ identity. So I’m developing my identity.

A lot of trauma survivors, talk about how they miss who they used to be. They miss their ‘pre-trauma’ self/identity. For many of us, however, who were severely abused from a very young age, we don’t have a ‘pre-trauma’ identity. This is something people will not fully comprehend, unless they have personally endured this. Part…