Personality Disorders Community Check-in: September 5th–September 11th
Hello, PD Support Community!
Today is National Shrink Day, for all those in the U.S. who celebrate. 😊
💚 How has your week been so far?
💚 What are your thoughts on the current state of psychology and psychiatry?
If you prefer not to answer these questions, feel free to say hello, ask for a hug, or share anything else that's on your mind. 💚
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@QuietMagic Hello! My week has been going well so far (and it only has about an hour left, so hopefully it'll stay that way).
I think I like that currently, psychology seems to move to softer, gentler ways to help people, treating them less like automatons. At least if people have time to apply the knowledge that keeps growing. Time and availability seem to be huge issues, though, and getting worse. I wish though, more time and effort were put into prevention, starting from family support, education, good support in schools, companies growing a conscience and getting less greedy and polarizing, to community things that can be done.
@cloudySummer
Glad that things are going well! 💜
Yeah, I like the general direction that things have been going: things like self-compassion, acceptance, mindfulness, and trauma-informed care have received a lot of research and are now a big part of mainstream psychology.
Also completely agree that mental health can be thought of a social issue, in addition to something that just affects specific individuals. There are all of these systems and forces that either cause many people to suffer or insulate/protect many people from suffering.