Tag: verbal abuse

Social media can lead to self harm?

July 27, 2021

SHE was called “a fatty” on Facebook. Relating how his 14-year-old client developed an eating disorder after someone commented on her weight on the popular social media platform, Malaysian Mental Health Association deputy president Datuk Dr Andrew Mohanraj shares how social media can lead to self harm. “She tried to harm herself. Teenagers are harming … More Social media can lead to self harm?

Experts: Men more likely to keep quiet

July 26, 2021

MEN are more likely to keep quiet about being abused. This is due to shame, fear that they won’t be believed or that the partner might take revenge, say experts. Some domestic violence victims also put up with abuse, justifying them as “isolated incidents” within the abuser’s “nice” underlying personality, says Malaysian Mental Health Association … More Experts: Men more likely to keep quiet