When we tell someone who has endured a trauma to “not think about it,” we are actually (and likely unintentionally) dissuading them from healing. By not processing abuse, victims not only are at a higher risk for revictimization, but they can also become extremely ill — mentally, emotionally, and physically.
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Child-on-Child Sexual Assault: Healing Old Wounds
I’d ask myself, “What is wrong with you?” And I wished I could say, “Nothing is wrong.” But I knew better.
Break the Stigma: The Many Faces of OCD
“I remember wanting to go to sleep and never wake up. I felt as though my internal world and external world were two completely different places.”
Meet Supportful, a Crowdsupporting Platform for Friends in Need
Supportful is different from crowdfunding platforms, as it digs deeper and offers more than just financial support.
Break the Stigma: Living (and Loving) with Relationship-OCD
What if being in an amazing relationship, loving someone who shares those same feelings for you, only causes you pain?
Why I Connect With Others on a Deeper Level
I’ve never been great at talking. OK, ask my dad or best friends or boyfriend, and they’d probably say otherwise, because to the right people, I can talk an ear off. I can drain on for hours about politics or philosophy or mental health; but ask me what I’ve been up to or how myContinue reading “Why I Connect With Others on a Deeper Level”
Not Everyone Will Understand You, and That’s Okay
I think, for many people, the hardest part of living, much like writing, is the criticism that comes with it.
What It’s Like to Be Brutally Self-Aware
Why did I share that? Do I just want validation? If so, from who? And why?
My OCD and Me: The Demons that Coexistent
I felt nothing, mostly. And when I did feel, it wasn’t sadness. It was terror.
Break the Stigma: Battling the Comorbidity of Anxiety and Depression
I just wanted to disappear and not exist anymore. I felt like everyone’s life would be better without me in it.
