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Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome (PAWS): How the Last Step to Recovery Became the Final Step in Life

Mad in America

In 2009-2010, things did not go well for me due to a combination of extreme insomnia, a seriously diminished self-image, setbacks in all kinds of areas and the partial loss of my social safety net. Anniek: I had cleared six months of time to make sure I had time for optimal self-care. Over the years, the diagnoses all fell away.

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Back-to-School Support & Teen Mental Health Treatment: Practical Tips for Parents

Clear Behavioral Health

This is all happening while their brains, and their senses of self, are still developing. Teens in treatment report intense awareness and concern about the U.S. Our trained mental health professionals are here to support teens in managing complex stress and developing effective coping skills to carry forward in their lives.

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I Secret Shopped #988 and Three Cop Cars Showed Up Outside My House

Mad in America

Additional rules were adopted in November 2021 that required #988 to also be available by text. I decided to focus on self-injury this time. The door to talk about self-injury had been opened, and so I walked through it. “I Right now self injuring is helping.” Jen: “What are you doing to self-harm right now?”

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Over-stressing Stress: American Psychological Association Report Omits Oppression

Mad in America

However, once again in this report its destructive impact is neglected and actively obscured by psychology in the service of neoliberal ideology that advocates extreme self-interest, competition, over-consumption, and greed. This can be found in the host of examples of advice for coping with stress. Some examples illustrate this.