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Body Image And Beauty Standards For Gay Men: A Constant Struggle
Written by: R. Do Website link: https://www.supportiv.com/identity/body-image-and-beauty-standards-for-gay-men-a-constant-struggle There’s a silent danger looming among gay men: the pressure surrounding beauty standards, body image, and consequences that ...
After the Loss of a Pet, Put Grief and Healing First
Written by: C. Beck It’s not just human losses that feel monumental and overwhelming. The loss of a pet is often earth-shattering, too. However, those mourning non-human loved ones aren’t always validated in their grief. Our pets are just as worthy of our pa...
Undocumented And Queer: Solutions To Undocuqueer Stress
Written by: S. Smith Website link: https://www.supportiv.com/identity/undocuqueer-stress It wasn’t until my freshman year of college that I learned about what it meant to be “undocuqueer,” or an undocumented queer person. While for most of my life I was ...
Self Limiting Beliefs: Unravel Them Before They Unravel You
Written by: I. McIlvaine Every single person possesses opinions about themselves. The more we engage with these opinions, the more they come to shape our identities. So, what if our ideas about ourselves are not so kind? Although negative opinions of oursel...
Eco Anxiety, Climate Change, And BIPOC Mental Health
Written by: M. Tremblay Website link: https://www.supportiv.com/identity/climate-change-eco-anxiety-bipoc-mental-health As the climate crisis worsens, so too does our psychological health. Globally, a growing number of people are experiencing eco-anxiety...
Rejection Sensitivity: Signs, Causes, and Healing
Written by: M. Stanica What is rejection sensitivity, and why does it co-occur with so many different diagnoses? Does that pattern tell us about the causes of RSD? And how can we experience less distress in response to rejection? What is rejection sensitivit...
Diagnosis Disparity Among Black Women
Written by: A. Montague Website link: https://www.supportiv.com/identity/diagnosis-disparity-among-black-women Of all the mental health burdens uniquely placed on Black women, diagnosis disparity should not be one. Diagnosis disparity refers to the fact ...
What Does Inclusivity Mean To People With Disabilities?
Written by: S. Kimak Website link: https://www.supportiv.com/identity/what-does-disability-inclusivity-mean Though inclusivity applies to all kinds of marginalized identities, here we are talking about its importance to people with disabilities. How can p...
Gaslighting: Signs, Situations, And Tips For Pushing Back
Written by: C. Beck What does “gaslighting” even mean? Use this table of contents below to learn what gaslighting is, where it can show up, how to spot it –and most importantly– how to deal with it. What Is Gaslighting? In What Kinds Of Relationships Migh...
Colorism-Based Social Status Damages Self-Image Among South Asians
Written by: A. Bhat Website link: https://www.supportiv.com/identity/south-asian-colorism-social-status-self-image Colorism as an indicator of social status heavily impacts self-image, promoting insecurity and harming mental health. Comments about one’s ...
From Coping To Healing: Making The Transition
Written by: M. Stanica Sometimes, we feel like all we can do is cope with our mental health. We don’t believe that we have the time, the resources, or the ability to actually work through our scars and struggles. Though managing symptoms through coping mecha...
Covid’s Disproportionate Filipino-American Deaths: Grieving And Coping
Written by: M. Cabana Website link: https://www.supportiv.com/identity/covid-disproportionate-filipino-american-deaths-grief-coping The pandemic has prompted us all to adjust to major daily life changes, including mass fatalities, putting a heavy burden on...
After Trauma: Post Traumatic Growth And Liminal Space
Written by: S. Rainne Once you endure major trauma, you will change as a person–that much is certain. And while you didn’t choose your trauma or the potential negative impact that it had on you, you do get to decide what you’ll do next. That’s the beauty of b...
Mixed Race Mental Health: Thinking in Brown and White
Written by: S. Reisbord Website link: https://www.supportiv.com/identity/mixed-race-mental-health-thinking-in-brown-and-white Ever since I was little, I struggled with my racial identity. I did not know what race was as a concept–much less mixed race. Wh...
Recover Your Sense Of Self In Order To Heal
Written by: S. Fader When you’ve experienced a scarring event or relationship, healing means learning to follow your own path, and to meet your own needs before others’. However, the experiences that necessitate healing tend to also tear down your sense of se...
LGBTQIA+ Alienation Within Indigenous Communities
Written by: M. Mays Website link: https://www.supportiv.com/identity/lgbtqia-alienation-within-indigenous-communities The LGBTQIA+ community has made remarkable moves to establish a place in the world in recent years. Television provides increasing repres...
NC: How To Go No Contact Without Guilt
Written by: S. Rainne Not everyone goes NC in their lives, but when you have to…you just have to. Below, we walk through the NC process and ways to beat the guilt that comes with it. For those of us who need to go the no-contact route, it often feels like an...
How Armed School Resource Officers Make Students Feel Criminalized
Written by: L. Cursaro Website link: https://www.supportiv.com/identity/armed-school-resource-officers-make-students-feel-criminalized Many Black and Latine students across the country share the mental health consequences of exposure to police violence at...
Suffering: Why Do We Feel Emotional Pain?
Written by: M. Stanica As unpleasant as it can be, emotional pain is a tool that we can use. On the other hand, we suffer when we fail to meet our own needs and nurture ourselves in difficult emotional times. The worst suffering comes from unmet needs we have...
It's Hard To Heal While Swimming In Self Blame
Written by: M. Stanica We all criticize ourselves every once in a while. Being aware of our faults and where we need to improve is a good thing. However, self-blame crosses the line from constructive self-awareness into emotional self-harm. Self-blame often ...