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What Is A Traumaversary And How Can It Affect Us?

MQ Mental Health

A traumatic event is something that happens to us that causes us harm. This harm could be physical, emotional, or psychological. With self-reflection and support, trauma-related cues can be anticipated and linked to a particularly problematic moment. What is a traumatic event? But there’s hope.

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Finding Help on Self-Injury Awareness Day in Chicago

Gateway Foundation

In some cases, they can also lead to cutting and self-inflicted harm. Self-injury is more common than many people realize, mainly because those who struggle with it tend to hide this behavior. It’s essential to bring awareness to this topic, inform others about it and offer help to those dealing with self-harm.

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It’s Time To End Suicide Stigma

Relias

Self-stigma: This is defined as the internalization of negative stereotypes. Often there is worry that talking about mental health and suicide will cause more harm than help. When individuals experiencing suicidal ideation cannot discuss the pain they are in, they begin to self-stigmatize and are at much greater risk of dying.

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The Impact of Collective Trauma and How Behavioral Health Organizations Can Help

Relias

This loss can contribute to a sense of disorientation and alienation, hindering the community’s ability to navigate the recovery process effectively. Building resilience through communal rituals, storytelling, and advocacy can facilitate individual recovery and contribute to the collective healing process.

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Living with Bipolar Two Disorder by Cathy Shaw

Bipolar Bandit

I will also compare these extreme states to the feeling of relief, balance and wellbeing that comes with being in recovery and the different ways, from my own experience, in which you can apply to your own life to help you attain this. During the depressive phases of my bipolar disorder I felt like my whole self had completely shut down.

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How Do I Know If I Have An Eating Disorder?

MQ Mental Health

Weight and shape can be a strong focus or distressing obsession for someone with anorexia and tied to their sense of self-worth. Having lived with anorexia for over half my life, I know only too well the struggle and toil it takes, but I also know that full recovery is possible.” A phobia of weight gain may also develop.

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How social workers can burn through burnout

Save the Social Worker

It’s hard to dissociate yourself from work, especially when a client has shared with you thoughts of self-harm and suicide. If you are battling an organisational culture that is toxic, harmful, and not keen to change…. The first step is oscillating between stress and recovery. It’s harmful to your long term performance.