Everyone Needs Therapy
psychoeducation on mental illness with personal observation
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The Richmond Gang Rape - 8 days ago
National Public Radio's Richard Gonzales tells us that he grew up in Richmond, California. He and the other citizens of Richmond are finding it hard to believe that a 16 year old girl could be gang raped at the local high school at Homecoming.... Topics: NPR gang rape, objectification, Richard Gonzales, Richmond gang rape, Why men rape
A Different Thanksgiving Story - 12 days ago
Lodz ghetto, circa 1939. Hard to believe that anyone would be sitting around on Thanksgiving reading blogs, but here I am, writing one, so there are probably a few of you reading. Mostly recipes. Last Saturday I was a little down. And sometimes, when... Topics: Anna Eilenberg, Holocaust books, Sisters in the Storm
Your Depression and Your Kids - 19 days ago
My mother always tells me, when I go back to the year my brother passed away, We acted like we were fine so we could have a life, so we could still have friends. We didn't want to lose them, too, our friends, being sad all the time, and we... Topics: Away We Go, Dave Eggers, depression in the family, family grieving, John Krasinski, Maya Rudolph, parent depression, Sam Mendes, Vendela Vida
What Do You Do With a Drunken Pilot? - 24 days ago
The Wall Street Journal reminds us that the real terrorists are we. We spend hours in line at security to reveal our weapons and gels, while a breath away from comatose, there in the cockpit of the airplane, the captain at the controls . . . is snockered. Topics: Erwin Vermont Washington, Johnny Depp, pirates, substance abuse, Susan Caray
This is such a great topic and I've avoided it for too long. But a comment on an old post reminded me that you have to hear the other side of suicidal ideation. This is sanitized a bit. The bold font is mine. I am a victim of a violent crime by a..
Topics: acquaintance rape, cognitive behavioral therapy for trauma, PTSD, suicidal thoughts
Topics: acquaintance rape, cognitive behavioral therapy for trauma, PTSD, suicidal thoughts





















