About a male survivor of childhood abuse, and the issues he faces in adult life.
I started writing this post in my head last night, while across the country, my wife’s cousin was awaiting news on her toddler’s heart transplant. Ever since we learned about his heart problems and the likelihood that he would eventually … Continued
Recently, I linked to an article whose headline referenced a rape epidemic: Link – There’s a Rape Epidemic in America That No One Is Talking About https://t.co/KWJSR0PaQ7 — Child Abuse Survivor (@SurvivorNetwork) June 14, 2016 The article in question … Continued
Recently, an old friend started going through some old photo albums and scanning in the photos in order to share them on Facebook. She and I were in the same church group back in those days, and many of the … Continued
Last week, I sat in on a webinar to discuss online privacy, and how to protect yourself. During the session it was mentioned that you want to be careful about your privacy settings on social networks, like Facebook, because you … Continued
Last month, my wife and I spent a few days in Las Vegas and made a stop to see the James Turrell art installation called Akhob. It’s an interesting concept, and kind of a strange experience. The idea is that … Continued
I recently posted this photo to my photo blog, and as I looked at it, a thought occurred to me. In context, with the other photos I shot that day, I know exactly where it was taken, but without that … Continued
Recently, I have seen too many studies to link here, talking about how the effects of child abuse are being confused for ADHD, or lead to a variety of mental health issues, or even physical health issues. Just today, I … Continued
As part of the World Mental Health Day Blog Party, I wanted to take a moment to talk about stigma, and also provide a little math lesson. I’ve said it before, but the thing that allows society to stigmatize anyone … Continued
I was reading this article last night and I really found it to be true.There Is No Simple Solution for Depression In it Therese talks about how she went through so many “cures” in dealing with her depression, and that … Continued
Apparently, yes they could. The past several years have been bruising ones for the credibility of the social sciences. A star social psychologist was caught fabricating data, leading to more than 50 retracted papers. A top journal published a study … Continued