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Tag Archives: suicide
Connecticut Shooting and the Cycles of Abuse
I am sick over the news today. We all are, I’m sure. And I have been reading every news site and facebook status update about the shooting that I can find. I’m sure I’m not alone. And everyone needs to … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events
Tagged abuse, abusive homes, adam landza, cycle, mental illness, parents, school shooting, suicide, trauma
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A Question about Fairy Tales
It turns out that I am a stop and go blogger. I know I haven’t really posted in a month and here I’m about to post twice in one day, and yet the times when I’ve decided to save the … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Organizations, Thoughts
Tagged darkness in YA literature, death, Fairy Tales, Julie Larios, revised, Speak, suicide, the cannon, VCFA
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Self-harm is the Symptom, Not the Disease
Deliberate Self-Harm is an umbrella term that encompasses any non-accidental activity that a person engages in that, well, harms that person physically. Cutting is the most talked about self-harm behavior. But the term also includes head-banging, pulling out hair, biting, … Continue reading
Posted in Thoughts
Tagged abuse, eating disorders, Laurie Halse Anderson, neglect, self-harm, Speak, substance abuse, suicide, trauma, Winter Girls
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“It Gets Better”–the Book
The “It Gets Better” project–a nation-wide video project started in the wake of several gay teen suicides–is now a book entitled, It Gets Better: Coming Out, Overcoming Bullying, and Creating a Life Worth Living. With 100 stories, culled from the over … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Organizations
Tagged depression, gay, GLBTQ, It gets better, Lambda Literary, suicide
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