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The TikTokification of Mental Health on Campus

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Despite having this resource that former generations lacked, rates of mental and emotional struggles still continue to rise among younger generations , with rates of major depressive episodes increasing by 63% for American young adults between 2009 and 2017—and social media likely plays a role in this. “I ’ ” says Misha.

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Greater Role for Experts by Experience in the Dialogue on Euthanasia in Cases of Psychological Suffering Is Desired

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However, true healing begins with being seen and heard, as psychiatrist Detlef Petry did until his retirement in 2009. Processing (early childhood) trauma requires space and safety. A death wish is often the result of unbearable suffering that makes life unbearable. Nowadays, however, there is less and less room for this.

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2017: My Descent Into Mayhem

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It might have been the re-activation of deeply rooted childhood trauma brought on by situations in my workplace. In 2009 I had exited the workforce and entered psychiatry; something I have spoken and written about previously. It might have been a spiritual awakening. I took out that diary in order to try to find that certainty.