Revue newsletter for Child Abuse Survivor - Issue #27
Still here, despite all that is going on in the world, we are still here and have the opportunity to put something good out into the world, even if it's just in your own circle of loved ones.
New From the Blogs
Mental Health Charts — www.childabusesurvivor.net Buzzfeed is not normally I site I link to often, but when they put together this list, I thought it might be worth sharing with everyone. 28 Mental Health Charts That Literally Every Last One Of Us Can Benefit From
Sharing - People harm themselves to cope with big emotions. You can help them heal. — www.childabusesurvivor.net I appreciate that there is someone researching this, and I am also glad that the subject of the article, artist Donalen Rojas Bowers, is sharing her story as well. It's not an easy thing to talk about, it's not an easy thing to learn about, and it's definitely not an easy thing to find out someone you love is self-harming. None of that unease should matter when compared to understanding and helping kids and adults who feel the need to self-harm because there have no better options available. The only way we find those is to talk about this.
Sharing - Prison is no place for people with mental illnesses. I know because I was in one — www.childabusesurvivor.net There is a direct link between the growing prison population and the lack of mental health resources. The only difference is that we can scare people into paying to build more prisons and keep "dangerous people" away from us. It's much harder to convince people to invest in prevention through mental health treatment, even if that would be much more effective in protecting everyone.
Shared From Elsewhere
Providing Better Mental Healthcare Post-Pandemic — www.psychologytoday.com
Boys and Men Are Also Victims of Verbal Abuse | HealthyPlace — www.healthyplace.com Boys and men who are victims of verbal abuse need help too. Find out what to do for them at HealthyPlace.
5 Ways to Support a Loved One with a Trauma History | Psychology Today — www.psychologytoday.com Using empathy and taking time to listen can make a huge impact.
From the Archives
Seeking the Pattern of Our Abuse — www.childabusesurvivor.net I was having a conversation a few weeks ago about the way our minds work. In a nutshell, it's been shown, time and time again, that the human brain is
Sharing - Others Have it Worse — www.childabusesurvivor.net I think there maybe a couple of reasons why we fall into this. Al mentions one of the big ones, this becomes a way to avoid really facing our own issues. Since our issues are "not as bad" as someone else we can point to, this becomes our excuse to simply accept them instead of trying to work on ourselves and do the hard work of healing. Similarly, I also think this is an example where so many of us don't see ourselves as worthy of getting better. Our issues aren't as bad, so we don't really deserve to get treatment, or get support, or even admit that we need it. The truth, though, is that everyone is worth being supported and getting help when necessary. There is no one in this world who has never needed any support, no matter what kinds of trauma and struggles they are having, or how bad someone else might have it.
The Difference Between Fault and Responsibility — www.childabusesurvivor.net I've been reading, as some of you who follow on Instagram may know, the very popular book The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck and the other day I got
Link - Why I’m Scared to Not Talk About Suicide — www.childabusesurvivor.net I’m not scared either, to admit that I have attempted suicide, that I spent years dealing with depression and destructive mental health issues. Because there are too many people dying. No. I’m not scared to talk about suicide — I’m scared to stay silent. Silence is what fuels my depression. Silence turns thoughts into obsessions...