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Five Days Without Technology Significantly Relieves Social Anxiety
https://www.anxiety.org/research-news/face-to-face-interaction-social-anxiety Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD), as defined by the DSM-V, is a strong and persistent fear of humiliation or embarrassment in social situations. One of many cognitive distortions that plays a role in strengthening this fear is mind reading, or fortune telling. An individual reads someone’s mind when he or she assumes something as true…

Why many rape victims don’t fight or yell
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2015/06/23/why-many-rape-victims-dont-fight-or-yell/ Freezing occurs when the amygdala – a crucial structure in the brain’s fear circuitry – detects an attack and signals the brainstem to inhibit movement. It happens in a flash, automatically and beyond conscious control. It’s a brain response that rapidly shifts the organism into a state of vigilance for incoming attacks and avenues…
How One Carer Values Her Mind
Sheila Openshaw, NSW Carer of the Year, shares how she values her mind for #mentalhealthmonth #valueyourmind: http://t.co/QKWgaXqOxe — NSW MH Commission (@MHCNSW) October 13, 2015
I’ve felt alone for most of my life
http://www.changingmindschanginglives.com/2015/09/alice-what-people-forget-is-that-an-eating-disorder-is-a-mental-health-disorder/ Commonly people with eating disorders wear baggy clothing so people won’t notice them getting thinner – I didn’t. I wore as tight a clothing as possible so that I could at least appear normal to other people. What I didn’t know was that I didn’t appear normal to other people. My mother contacted the…