(Note: This is Part 4 of the Blame the Victim Series originally called Blame the Victim Part 4 – Trauma Symptoms Are Not Victims’ Fault) Ongoing Trauma Symptoms Are Technically Not The Trauma Survivor’s Fault Our Attitude and Learning Process around Handling our Triggers, our Physiological Reactions, are Within our Control but the Fact that…
Have You Unconsciously Internalized Blame the Victim Mentality Without Knowing It? This is a checklist of items to reflect on for trauma survivors. They don’t mean you necessarily have internalized any blame for the traumatic events or for your symptoms, but it’s possible. These are just things to think about. (Note: this article is of…
Blaming Trauma Survivors Harms Them “Self-blame is by far, the most devastating after effect of being sexually violated. This is particularly true for former victims of child sexual abuse and adult victims of sexual assault. In fact, ninety percent of rape trauma recovery is undoing a victim’s tendency to self-blame. Ten percent is everything else.”…
My friend David killed himself on the 13th of August. I found out when I was at work, in a room full of people I didn’t know, filming their stories of mental health hope and recovery, and David was dead, across the world, in a different time zone. I’d say it was ironic, but it…
You don’t have to wait until Taco Tuesday or National Taco Day to enjoy one of America’s favorite foods! As a country, we consume an estimated 4.5 billion tacos a year. Many of those might be chicken or pork-filled, but anthropologists believe that the first tacos were actually fish tacos, because they were first eaten…
“It wasn’t your fault.” This is such a healing, repairing message for trauma survivors. In our society, all too frequently the conversation around a traumatic event shifts to the victim’s character, choices, faults, etc. as if to imply that something done to them was their fault. This is almost always untrue and it is harmful,…
Did you know that in India, every year, around 50,000 children are diagnosed with cancer, and because of the disparity in income and wealth across the country, only about 22 percent make it to hospitals for treatment? What is even more tragic is that at the time of diagnosis, most of these children are found…
*Full disclosure: I am a proud partner with Unilever’s Agents of Change Master Class program. Unilever provided me with coupons to purchase Best Foods®/Hellmann’s® Real Mayonnaise, but the views and opinions expressed in this post are completely my own. If you want to add flavor and flair to meals, there are shelves full of products to…
Puree pouches are super convenient, they contain fruits & vegetables, and most importantly, kids love them — but are they really a healthy option for your baby? They may seem just as wholesome as homemade, but unfortunately, that’s not always the case… even with ‘organic’ on the label. We know the love for pouches runs…
This September 2018 issue for the WorkLife – Workplace Resilience eMag is dedicated to The Future of Work featuring Michelle Duval. Yes, we are assuming work has a future and we’ve dared to explore it.Published by Workplace Mental Health Institute Source link