This experience reminded me that visibility The Memory Hack Review and conversation about trauma-related topics is crucial. It is why I see blogging and using social media to be an important part of my work as a trauma therapist. By speaking out about trauma and its impact I hope to support those who must live with it and to educate those who do not yet understand. What else can we do to combat trauma-related stigma? Stop blaming the victim. Speak up as an ally when you hear victim blaming conversations. Those who have been abused and need to get help for it are not the problem. Abuse and the systems that allow it to continue are. Understand that avoidance, denial, not talking about childhood trauma and abuse does not make it better. If a survivor could just think it away, they would have long ago.
Realize that nature vs. nurture is a false dichotomy. Our environment (how we are nurtured) effects our brain chemistry. "Chemical imbalances" as the cause of psychological problems rarely exist in a vacuum. Please do share your experiences with stigma related to trauma issues, or mental health in general, and how you combat and cope with this.
What sort of gender identity issues might bring you into therapy? You might feel like your gender expression is different than what others around you have expected. You may feel like you were born the wrong sex/gender. You may identify as transgender or transsexual and want a therapist who already gets what that means. You might want to explore psychological and medical options for changing your sex/gender. Or you might want a place to talk about what it means to be gender non-conforming or variant in a culture that sees gender as only a binary (feminine women and masculine men).
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