Ask a Black therapist: 5 tips to support Black mental health during the Derek Chauvin trial

  • 📰 CNN
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 22 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 12%
  • Publisher: 95%

Law Law Headlines News

Law Law Latest News,Law Law Headlines

'There is a difference between being informed and getting retraumatized,' says clinical therapist Paul Bashea Williams. Here are his mental health tips for Black people struggling with the distressing images resurfacing during Derek Chauvin's trial.

That's what clinical therapist Paul Bashea Williams tells himself and his clients as they struggle with the distressing images now resurfacing during the Derek Chauvin trial. The proceeding churns up a persistent trauma. The replay of George Floyd's final moments can feel inescapable, leaving many feeling raw, vulnerable and without relief. There are places you can turn for immediate help.

As the trial continues, Williams offers five tips to individualize care during the trial.Tip 1: Create safeguards around watching the trial "I want to give permission to people to not watch," Williams says about the trial. And as the nonstop coverage rolls across TV, phones and computers, he suggests setting limits. As a Black man, husband and father, the therapist practices the same care he recommends to his clients.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

😂😂😂😂

Racism is alive in 👮‍♀️ cop union world 🌎

BreakingBrown Thank you for sharing. I stay away from the black murder porn. That’s a form of psychological torture.

What about images of whites being murdered by Black Lives Matter in US cities last summer. Any tips on how to deal with those felonies?

A Taliban mine factory in Helmand was destroyed.

CNN liable to responsible for the people who arrested after interview with CNN

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 4. in LAW

Law Law Latest News, Law Law Headlines