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Article on Medium: Why Does Everything Feel So Hard Right Now If I’m Fine?
When social-distancing first started, I figured, besides my anxiety about the virus itself, my life wouldn't change a huge amount and the...
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What Do You Want out of a Relationship? An Alternate Method to Reaching Abuse Victims
CN: extensive discussion of the experience of being in an abusive relationship, discussion of physical abuse and the painful process of...
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Recovering from Abuse: Was Everything My Fault?
CN: extensive discussion of the dynamics, healing process, and emotional experience of abuse. General discussion of PTSD and trauma...
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It Can’t Be That Bad: How the Medical System Let Me Fall Through the Cracks
CN: Explicit descriptions and in depth discussion of chronic pain, abuse, medical neglect, gaslighting, and oppression through poverty....
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Understanding the Coping Mechanisms of Victims of Abuse
CN: extensive discussion of the experience of abusive relationships, physical abuse. There are many articles about identifying...
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How to Lend a Hand in a Mental Health Crisis Part 5: Seeking Solutions
CN: mental health crisis’, mental health management; brief mention of a variety of mental health based issues and abuse. The fifth and...
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How to Lend a Hand in a Mental Health Crisis Part 4: Educate, Normalize, & Comfort
This week’s guest post is Part 4 in a five-part series that looks at how to fill the gaps in our current mental health care system on an...
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How to Lend a Hand in a Mental Health Crisis Part 2: Mindset, Limit Setting, and Safety Assessment
This week’s guest post is Part 2 in a series that looks at the gaps in our current mental health care system and provides information on...
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How Did You Meet Your Abusive Partner?
CN: emotional abuse, abusive relationships Most abusive relationship stories lie in the story of how you left: How did you get out? What...