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Homeless people are not cockroaches or vermin – they are human and have rights. How is it that homelessness – one of the most egregious violations of human rights globally – can be so invisible?
The answer lies in the fact that we have done pretty much everything we can to erase homeless people from our sight and from our minds. How governments, the media, and the affluent treat homeless people has a significant impact on how the rest of us view them and, ultimately, how homeless people view themselves. The language of mental illness is broken. Language is constantly changing.
Text speak now slips easily into our vocabularies and slang increasingly prevalent. The way we talk evolves to encompass new trends and behaviours within culture and society. If nothing else, the subtle changes in language prove how adaptive we humans are in our communication. Yet when it comes to other areas of language, our discourse remains painfully outdated. The way we talk about mental illness needs to change, both in conversationally and within the media. The way mental illness is talked about comes with preconceptions which reflect historically accepted attitudes. Harvard Studied People For 75 Years & Found That Happiness Comes From One Thing...
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Something to refer back to as I traverse my humanness. A very wise and loving person pointed out to me last week that I am suffering from an infliction I had not know about previously: The Great Illusion Of Becoming. This shifted my entire life perspective in one moment when the awareness of this truth sunk in. UNMEDICATED ME by HM JONES. I absolutely love HM Jones guest post: UNMEDICATED ME.
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The most violent time in an abusive relationship is the minute the woman leaves, or tries to leave. In fact, in domestic violence cases, more than 70 percent of injuries and murders happen after the victim leaves. This phenomenon is known as separation assault. After following the Exit Action Plan for how to leave an abusive relationship safely, know the plan for staying safe! Sue Else, former president of the National Network to End Domestic Violence, appeared on Dr. He Abused Her for Years. She Shot Him. France Asks: Is It Self-Defense?
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