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A Proud Moment

I am personally really proud of my university right now. A year ago my friend was raped by a guy that she thought was her friend. Since then, her anxiety has been heightened and she hasn't been able to eat or sleep well because all she could do was stress and worry about if she was going to see him on campus and what might happen if she did. There was even a point in which she went to a very dark place and tried to commit suicide. She went to the Title IX office on campus and they were able to set up a disciplinary hearing for her and the guy. She had prepared so hard for the hearing and her parents paid for her to have a lawyer and finally the day arrived. She told her story to the panel and in the end, she won. The university is suspending the guy for a year and he is losing an internship he was supposed to have for the summer. He will also have this on his academic transcript for the rest of his life. She is still dealing with some internal issues because of all she has had to deal with in the past year, but now she has closure and can try to move on with her life. I am proud of my university because they have taken steps toward ending rape culture and they have put my friend's mind, as well as all of ours, at peace for now. 

#campusissues #endingrapeculture #rapeculture #socialissues #psychology #movingforward #worldissues #stress

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People do not take the fact that mental illness is an illness like any other in the fact that they cannot help it and need treatment. It's the same as making jokes about cancer. It's not funny.

Things I wish people would stop making jokes about -hearing voices -needing therapy -taking “crazy” pills -asylums and mental hospitals -seeing things/having visions -delusional thinking -mentally ill people in general like just stop

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Social Boxes

Why is it that when we see someone who is different from us do we not only judge them, but also tense up and do not know how to act around them? Is it because of a natural instinct or is this a reaction that is instilled in us by influences such as our parents, society, the media, etc.? Why do we get nervous around someone who looks different from us, dresses differently from us, acts different from us, or likes different things from us? Why are we, as people, so afraid of change and so afraid of new things? This could be because we fear that things we are unsure of could harm us in some ways, or because we fear the unknown. However, we must remember that life is an adventure. If everyone stuck to their 'boxes' then life would be boring and we would never learn anything. We are born with natural curiosity and it seems as we get older we become less curious and more fearful, but why? Life is too short to worry about what might happen, so why not try to experience and learn as much as we can? When we meet someone who does not fit into the 'box' we have built for our self, we should take the opportunity as a learning experience to gain insight as to why people act the way that they do, in which case we might learn to be more accepting of those who do not follow the social norms. Why does it matter if someone does not look like you? In the end, we are all people just trying to survive and live our lives. With that being said, the next time you meet someone who is not what you are used to, try to be more open minded and get to know them because they could teach you something that you might not have ever thought about. 

#firstpost #socialissues #socialboxes #foodforthought #openyourmind #acceptance #psychology #society #questioneverything