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11 Common Symptoms Experienced by Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse

in Mental Health Digest, Parenting, Practical Psychoanalysis Blog, Sexual Abuse, Trauma April 16, 2020 3658 0 0

Recognizing common symptoms of childhood sexual abuse can help parents, caregivers, teachers, social workers, counselors and childcare staff alert the appropriate authorities and take proper steps to protect the welfare and safety of our...

The #MeToo Movement and “13 Reasons Why”: 4 Lessons About Sexual Assault

in Bullying, Child And Adolescent Counseling, Depression, Mental Health Digest, Parenting Blog, Practical Psychoanalysis Blog, School, Self Injury, Sexual Assault, Suicide, Trauma April 16, 2020 2953 0 0

I must admit – it has been hard watching the news over the past several months and witnessing the development of a movement I feel a part of because of the people I see in my clinical practice, both children and adults, who have experienced...

Munchausen’s Syndrome by Proxy, Loss and Self Injury in the HBO Series “Sharp Objects”

in Mental Health Digest, Practical Psychoanalysis Blog, Self Injury, Trauma April 16, 2020 3615 0 1

Sharp Objects The HBO Series “Sharp Objects” based on the New York Times Bestseller novel by the author of “Gone Girl” Gillian Flynn addressed serious psychological problems of childhood abuse, sexual violence, self-harm...

Abortion, Rape and Domestic Violence in the HBO Drama “Big Little Lies”

in Mental Health Digest, Practical Psychoanalysis Blog, Trauma April 16, 2020 1903 0 0

I am on my way to the Annual Training in Lacanian Psychoanalysis in Quebec City, Canada, lead by the teaching analysts at the Freudian School of Quebec. I have a copy of “Big Little Lies” in my carry-on and my memories from watching the HBO...

The psychological effects of online bullying, Part I

in All, Anxiety, Child And Adolescent Counseling, Depression, Online Bullying, Parenting Blog, Self-esteem, Trauma November 16, 2015 1923 0 0

Unfortunately, the terms online bullying and bullying tend to be interchangeable today. Whether or not your kid is being mistreated in person or online, doesn’t seem to reduce the psychological impact of the pressure it puts on our kids...

5 Reasons why we shouldn’t hit our children

in All, Discipline, Hitting, Parenting Blog, Physical Abuse, Self-esteem, Trauma September 11, 2015 2040 0 0

“Childhood Memory” by SAM Nasim, Flickr.com This post was originally published in Practical Psychoanalysis Blog @ PsychCentral If you’ve visited the blog in the last couple of weeks, you probably noticed that I haven’t...