Honestly! Women interview on @BBCBreaking arguing we shouldn’t call gaming addictive, rather we should see games as designed to “keep kids coming back”. Some kids are zoned out for days on games and the industry doesn’t seem to care. There’s a link between MH and gaming in kids!
‘You work in a profession where you care deeply and make a difference, but stress can be constant, and burnout an ever-present threat.’ 50 Acts of Professional Self Care for Social Workers - Publications - Kirwin Maclean https://t.co/uut236k9P0
We need to stop telling men:
- to “man up”
- to “be a man”
- that “boys don’t cry”
- that they need to be strong
- that showing emotion is wrong
- that they are weak for struggling
Men live with mental illness/struggle with their mental health
Stop telling boys/men to man up
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Watching #Exposure#PrisonsUncovered@ITV a vulnerable 18yo prisoner rung his bell indicating he needed support, it was missed for 37mins. He hung himself. An indicator of suicide can be some1 stating their intentions, a life could have been saved if some1 listened.
ICYMI: Be a Teacher - Stay a Teacher with Self Care. 'As a Headteacher of a first school the thought of self care was not really on my agenda other than a glass of wine when I got home on a Friday night, hopefully by 7pm but sometimes later.' #selfcare
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"Therapists getting therapy shows that we are not hypocrites and that we actually believe what we are telling you." #therapy#mentalhealth https://t.co/Sj556yPz9E