When faced with traumatic events, we may develop dissociative phenomena. But what are the elements, factors or properties that make this type of experience normal or pathological? Last update: June 27, 2023 Dissociation is intimately linked to trauma. To explain this, we can use a metaphor. Imagine that you are in a room with a […]
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In telling the story of mental health treatment and psychosis, the dominant voices often belong to academics and professional experts, marginalizing the perspectives of service users with lived experience of psychosis and mental health services. This omission obscures the long and rich history of user-driven social movements that courageously challenged psychiatric authority for decades. In
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I felt that I had been left on my own before this treatment was offered to me. The therapists had told me they had no more options to offer. I stood there with no hope of help, no hope of recovery. The 48-year-old began making plans for how she was going to end it all.
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Conservative MP sentenced for unsolicited attack on woman’s mental health (UK Parliament) A Tory MP has been widely criticized for a tweet attacking a woman after she thanked the Samaritans for offering mental health support at Glastonbury. Brendan Clarke-Smith has lashed out at political commentator Tan Smith, who calls himself Supertanskiiii on Twitter, calling her
According to a National Family Health Survey (2019-2021), many women in India experience domestic violence. It revealed that nearly 30 percent of married women in India aged between 18 and 49 have experienced domestic or sexual violence. Scars may fade from the body but wounds on the mind can last a long time. People can
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Dear Amy: My daughter is 36 years old. Her father and I divorced when she was little. She got all the visits she wanted and (reluctantly) paid her child support. When he was 16, he stopped seeing her because he got his driver’s license and said she could drive to see him instead of driving
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There are cilantro lovers, and then there are people who find it repulsive and say it tastes like soap. Equally, there are fish lovers and people who don’t like fish. If you’re one of those people who avoid seafood at all costs, it’s worth exploring which items on the aquatic menu you can tolerate because,
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Schwartz tells PEOPLE he “wanted to disconnect” from mounting personal and professional pressure, and “Stars on Mars” made him feel “absolutely in the moment” (thanks in part to flamethrowers!) Tom Schwartz had to jet off to another planet to truly deal with the problems weighing him down on Earth. THE Vanderpump Rules the star, 40,
The solutions to climate change are obvious. The opportunities for change within our systems, countries and institutions have been clearly defined, yet political forces stifle systemic climate action as well as individual agency. This inability to change what is right in front of us, coupled with the catastrophic outcomes that are here and to come,
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A “nervous breakdown” is a period of severe and intense emotional symptoms such as panic, anxiety, and distress. While nervous breakdown is not an official diagnosis, the term is still commonly used. The term “nervous breakdown” describes a situation in which a person has mental health symptoms that overwhelm them to the point where they
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Over the past 20 years, the number of people forcibly displaced from their homes around the world by conflict has reached more than 90 million. This has more than doubled since the early 1990s, a time period labeled by the United Nations Refugee Agency as the decade of displacement. This growth rate shows no signs
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All products and services featured are independently chosen by the editors. However, StyleCaster may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links and the retailer may receive certain verifiable data for accounting purposes. The amount of ways essential oils can be used is pretty staggering; from aromatherapy to do-it-yourself cleaners, they’re a versatile
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I like to think I’m a healthy eater. I always hit my goal of five times a day and I’m one of those annoying people who often choose to eat a piece of fruit over a candy bar. However, what I’ve come to realize is that I often eat the same plant-based foods every day,
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THE STORY CONTINUES UNDER THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOS By Pauline MilnerSpecial for the Saltwire network You may not be aware of it, but you may see much of your world through your smartphone screen. However, there are compelling reasons why you should break what has become a habit for so many. One of the first things
Too often, when a person is in the midst of a mental health crisis, they or their loved ones end up calling 911 or driving to the emergency room. While there’s no question that a mental health crisis can feel like it requires emergency action, a coalition of health care systems, law enforcement organizations, government
