Stigma: Domestic Violence, Mental Illness, and Addiction

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The Scared Traveler, My Dirty Secret

29 Jan 2014

I write for a living. I write about myself and about the world. The façade I put on is that I do not fear self-analysis. ...

10 Scientifically Proven Ways To Become A Happier Person

02 Jan 2014

It’s the holiday season and the new year is upon us. The holidays are not always an easy time of year—many of us are missing ...

Domestic Abuse, It Happened To Me, It Can Happen To You

29 Oct 2013

It's amazing what details humans can recall, some are forever lost while others hold on fast and you can never escape them. It was near ...

Homesickness – Life On The Move

17 Sep 2013

I'm at the age now where everyone is having kids on purpose, at least three times a week someone I know on Facebook is getting ...

Candid Confessions: Silver Linings in Failure and Tragedy

15 Aug 2013

I'm sure you've read one or more of these: "In the middle of a difficulty lies opportunity." - Albert Einstein "Everything happens for a reason." ...

Spying, Journals, and Obsessive Habits: Three Reasons You Should Write

15 Jul 2013

My first journal, circa 1996 I have kept journals since I was a kid and Harriet the Spy came into my life, I read the ...

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domestic violence

Stop Blaming Mental Illness for Gun-Related Violence

29 Apr 2022

It's a perfect scapegoat: if mental illness is the issue and healthcare is a privilege, the solution must be a stronger police state and more ...

Alcohol and Rape Prosecutions: Consent, Intoxication, and Memory

29 Apr 2022

Victim blaming is a defense mechanism for bystanders to feel safe by falsely imagining that it “could be avoided if...” or “that can’t be the ...

Dangerous Words and the Internet

28 Dec 2018

Content Warning: online harassment, online predators, child exploitation Sometimes you have to go back in order to move forward. Like a mystery novel where ...

The Persuasive Mind Tricks of Abusers

16 Nov 2018

Isolation is the number one tool used by abusers. Isolation breeds desperation nurtured in an environment where an abuser can exercise more control and wield ...

The Truth About Sexual Assault

28 Oct 2018

quick facts on sexual violence in the united states what is sexual violence? sexual violence is both physical and psychological, it encompasses violent and non-consensual ...

Yes, Things Get Worse Before Things Get Better

26 Sep 2018

One thing about trauma in PTSD is that it starts to show itself when you're safe(r) than before. Our brains are working on overdrive trying ...

addictions

Shame, Alcoholism, Stigma, and Suicide

29 Apr 2022

In addiction treatment circles, conventional wisdom suggests we have to let people hit rock bottom before we can help them. But what happens if rock ...

Childhood Trauma, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, and Plastic Surgery Addiction

28 Apr 2022

Many people who have multiple plastic surgeries are looking for self-worth, not correction of a deformity. Most of the time when we talk about addiction, ...

Long Term Effects of Overdoses on the Brain

28 Apr 2022

Despite what we know about how overdoses can kill, there is scant literature regarding chronic health outcomes for people who have survived multiple overdoses. Drug ...

No, You Aren’t a Drug Addict If You Take Antidepressants

28 Nov 2019

If you’ve read the L.A. Times recently, you might have come across an op-ed by journalist David Lazarus, who conflates his dependence on antidepressant medication with ...

8 Super Relatable Songs About Addiction and Recovery 2014-2019

25 Nov 2019

Drug-fueled parties, overdoses, stories of survival and despair. These songs deal with all that and more. There are so many songs celebrating the party lifestyle ...