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Bluelighter
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I'm all for trying to persuade young people not to try drugs. I think we're actually doing OK with that? Us 80's babies had a higher percentage of users, binge drinkers, unprotected sex I believe. The scare tactics didn't work well on me so think that's the wrong way to go about it.
They need to start screening for kids in school who have the potensial of developing mental illness (even slight depression/anxiety) Was reading an article that mentioned a study where they did this and ran group sessions with the kids each week for a peroid of time to teach different skills - was a really good reduction in reports of mental illness compared to the control group.
Worth a read -
http://www.newyorker.com/science/maria-konnikova/the-secret-formula-for-resilience
Talks about how resilence is mainly about perception. If you frame your problem drug use as this disaster and some moral failing within yourself, it's not as easy to improve than if you look at it as a challenge that doesn't sum up you as a person. If you see the drugs or external factors at fault rather than it being something you have the ability to change yourself - would have thought it'd be counterproductive. After reading chugs post I can kind of see how it might be more helpful than getting too down on yourself about it - I guess that's how AA and such work (powerless to control ourselves etc.)
They need to start screening for kids in school who have the potensial of developing mental illness (even slight depression/anxiety) Was reading an article that mentioned a study where they did this and ran group sessions with the kids each week for a peroid of time to teach different skills - was a really good reduction in reports of mental illness compared to the control group.
Worth a read -
http://www.newyorker.com/science/maria-konnikova/the-secret-formula-for-resilience
Talks about how resilence is mainly about perception. If you frame your problem drug use as this disaster and some moral failing within yourself, it's not as easy to improve than if you look at it as a challenge that doesn't sum up you as a person. If you see the drugs or external factors at fault rather than it being something you have the ability to change yourself - would have thought it'd be counterproductive. After reading chugs post I can kind of see how it might be more helpful than getting too down on yourself about it - I guess that's how AA and such work (powerless to control ourselves etc.)