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Sharing – Healthy Boundaries for Adult Children of Toxic Parents
There is some good advice in the article about how to create, and maintain, healthy boundaries with a variety of toxic parent “types”, but I will always fall back on one fact of life as a survivor of childhood abuse, we came out of childhood with no idea of what a boundary is, let alone why we would create one. We were never given the opportunity to learn or practice this skill.
It’s OK if it takes us a minute to figure it out before we get it right.
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Sharing – Why Mourning for the Self Is a Necessary Part of Healing
It’s the step where you can truly understand at the deepest level that what happened was not your fault. Many a survivor will say that without ever really feeling it, and you can tell because they will say that and immediately begin talking about how weak or needy they were as a child. As if that explains why they were abused, when in fact the only explanation necessary is that someone decided to abuse them.
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Reviews Elsewhere – Trauma Survivor’s Guide to Coping With Panic Attacks by Nicole Dake
I found this review by Kevin C of this book by Nicole Dake and was immediately drawn to the title. As a trauma survivor panic attacks have been a part of my life at various times and I know the same is true for many other survivors I’ve talked to.
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Shared Links (weekly) Jan. 9 2022
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Listen to Yourself: You Are Your Best Mental Health Resource
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What the Ghislaine Maxwell Conviction Means to Sexual Abuse Survivors
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We can’t ignore the role mental health plays in conspiracy theory beliefs
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Interview: Abuse and Neglect at Private “Troubled Teen” Centers
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Stigma leads men to hide the signs of mental health challenges
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Taking Control of Your Mental Health: Tips for Talking With Your Health Care Provider
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