Happiness and Meaning Are Not the Same Thing

Happiness and Meaning Are Not the Same Thing

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/supersurvivors/202006/two-reasons-it-s-not-good-be-happy-all-the-time Take a moment to consider what experiences, actions, and relationships make your life worth living. If you’re like most people, your answers will fall into two general categories, what psychologists call “hedonic” and “eudaimonic.” Hedonic experiences are all about pleasure: seeing a beautiful sunrise, eating a delectable slice of cake, or having great sex. Eudaimonic experiences, on…

Lived experience: The group is stronger than the individual

Lived experience: The group is stronger than the individual

The collective itself is important, for as Rose espouses, the level of the group is stronger than the individual and allows for more effective advocacy (Rose, 2014). Key to co-production or leadership by lived experience is this common knowledge base, not simply lone voices, but experiences contextualised within the broader thinking. The lived experience perspective…

Covid-19 Sexual Violence Services

Covid-19 Sexual Violence Services

Safe to Talk – sexual harm helpline. Call 0800 044 334, text 4334 or email support@safetotalk.nz Chat to counsellors online or find out more at Safe To Talk(external link) Rape Crisis Centres – call 0800 88 3300 for contact details of your local centre. Provides support for survivors of sexual abuse, their families, friends and whānau Find out more about Rape Crisis Centres(external link)…

Free Male Survivor Peer Groups Restart Next Week

Free Male Survivor Peer Groups Restart Next Week

In person peer support groups re-start next week: commencing 8th June, 2020. The peer support groups will also continue to be available online: South Auckland 8th June, 2020 Mondays 4:00pm – 6:00pmPoutoa Papalii 09 378 8825poutoa.papalii@staging.betterblokes.org.nz West Auckland 8th June, 2020 Mondays 7:30 – 9:30 pmDave Passell 09 378 8823manager@staging.betterblokes.org.nz Mt Roskill 15th June, 2020 Mondays…

Anyone in New Zealand can get help

Anyone in New Zealand can get help

Anyone who has experienced sexual abuse or assault in New Zealand, including visitors to the country, can get help from us. We may also be able to help if you’re a New Zealand resident and have experienced sexual assault or abuse while travelling overseas. https://www.findsupport.co.nz/getting-help/who-can-get-help/ If you’re not sure if this includes you, we encourage…

Specific symptoms of sexual abuse

Specific symptoms of sexual abuse

from the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress) https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/somatic-psychology/201303/trauma-childhood-sexual-abuse Withdrawal and mistrust of adults Suicidality Difficulty relating to others except in sexual or seductive ways Unusual interest in or avoidance of all things sexual or physical Sleep problems, nightmares, fears of going to bed Frequent accidents or self-injurious behaviors Refusal to go to school, or…

Alex’s Story: Sexual abuse as a child in the UK – finding justice as an adult in NZ

Kindle Edition My name is Alex, I write under the pen name Alex James or A. James. I am currently 29 years old. I was born in England but moved to New Zealand at about the age of 18. The Kapiti Coast is my home, My wife and I moved there in 2015 and our family has…

Complex PTSD

Complex PTSD

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd/complex/ Complex PTSD may be diagnosed in adults or children who have repeatedly experienced traumatic events, such as violence, neglect or abuse. Complex PTSD is thought to be more severe if: the traumatic events happened early in life the trauma was caused by a parent or carer the person experienced the trauma for a long time the…