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Bullying And Workplace Violence
“Character is like a tree and reputation its shadow. The shadow is what we think it is and the tree is the real thing.”
Abraham Lincoln
Canary Notes: Bullying in the Workplace
"There is no character, howsoever good and fine, but it can be destroyed by ridicule, howsoever poor and witless. Observe the ass, for instance: his character is about perfect, he is the choicest spirit among all the humbler animals, yet see what ridicule has brought him to. Instead of feeling complimented when we are called an ass, we are left in doubt."
- Pudd'nhead Wilson, Mark Twain
How Should We Address Bulling In The Workplace
Excellent Book by Tim Field
Excellent Book by Tim Field
Bully in Sight
How to predict, resist, challenge and combat workplace bullying
Overcoming the silence and denial by which abuse thrives
by Tim Field
Foreword by Diana Lamplugh OBE
ISBN 0952912104
Published by Success Unlimited 1996, reprinted 1998, 1999 and 2001
Paperback, 16 chapters, 384 pages, resources, index
Bully in sight identifies bullying as the common denominator of harassment, discrimination, prejudice, abuse, conflict and violence, and describes the principal perpetrator of psychological violence, the serial bully. Bully in sight is one of the first books to describe psychiatric injury and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder resulting from long-term bullying.
Written with the experience and insight only a fellow experiencer can impart, Bully in sight validates the experience of bullying when everyone else is trying to ignore or deny it. Packed with insight, ideas, guidance and direction, plus sources of help and suggested reading.
"No accurate thinker will judge another person by that which the other person's enemies say about him. "
Napoleon Hill
Canary Notes: Witness Intimidation
Medical Whistleblower Publications on PTSD
Trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Survey Test
Medical Whistleblower Brochure - PTSD emotional and psychological symptoms
Medical Whistleblower Brochure - PTSD physical symptoms
Medical Whistleblower Brochure - Preventing Re-Traumatization
Medical Whistleblower Brochure - Too Close for Comfort
Medical Whistleblower Brochure - Whistleblower Retaliation
Medical Whistleblower Brochure - Advice to Whistleblowers
Medical Whistleblower Brochure - Advice to Supporters
Medical Whistleblower Canary Notes Newsletter - PTSD injury not Disease
Medical Whistleblower Canary Notes Newsletter- Psychiatric Rights
Medical Whistleblower Canary Notes Newsletter - What is Torture?
Medical Whistleblower Canary Notes Newsletter- Bully in the Workplace
Medical Whistleblower PowerPoint Slide Show- Trauma and Post Traumatic Stress
Medical Whistleblower PowerPoint Slide Show - Working toward Workplace Safety
Medical Whistleblower Power Point Slide Show- Drug Facilitated Sexual Assault
Behind the Blue Line
Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a natural emotional reaction to a deeply shocking and disturbing experience. It is a normal reaction to an abnormal situation. Any human being has the potential to develop PTSD. The cause is external not internal. It is a Psychiatric Injury not Mental Illness. It is not resulting from the individual’s personality. The Whistleblower who is the victim of the retaliation is not inherently weak or inferior. In fact, any human being has the potential to develop PTSD. Whistleblower retaliation is extremely stressful and may lead to burnout or stress break-down - which is not the same as nervous or mental break-down; as stated above, everyone breaks down under the stress of a life altering trauma that is deeply wounding. Thus individuals suffering PTSD are injured, not mentally ill. PTSD indicates severe trauma and stress which causes a weakness in the individual, and not the reverse. This is confusing for mental health practitioners and laypersons alike. But the distinction is important if mental health practitioners desire to assist a traumatized victim. Too often reactions which are normal under excessive or prolonged stress are assumed to be signs of abnormality or deficiency within the person affected, which may then be assumed to be the cause of the problem rather than a consequence of it (this is sometimes referred to as the "Mental Health Trap"). The diagnosis Complex PTSD comes from being exposed to multiple traumas, sometimes small but causing cumulative emotional damage over a long period of time. PTSD changes the diagnosed individual’s life and greatly impacts the lives of those with whom they are close and regularly interact. The explosive rage, depression, isolation, anxiety, cognitive difficulties, and lack of vitality combine to cause loved ones to leave. But a strong support network is essential for healing. Friends and families are an integral part of that network. Trusting relationships are essential to combat the dehumanizing effect of trauma. Many therapists practice narrative therapy believing this is essential to overcoming the trauma. This however is not good for all who are suffering from PTSD because it forces them to relive the events of the trauma. Some people do better never narrating the trauma and should instead focus on coping techniques to deal with triggers. A trigger is something that causes memory flashbacks and intrusive thoughts of the previous trauma. Under extreme or prolonged stress people of a previously very strong constitution may become unassertive, over-anxious, compliant and unable to cope with even the most trivial of stressors. A person's reactions under stress may resemble symptoms of mental illness - loss of emotional control, apparent over-reactions to seemingly trivial stimuli, hypervigilance (e.g. being on constant alert for further abuse) etc., may be mistaken for instability, irrational behavior and paranoia. It is important for supporters to provide a safe physical environment, but also emotional safety and be willing to accept a wide range of emotions. According to Maslow’s (1970) hierarchy of needs, the being needs, the three higher-order needs, cannot be met until the deficiency needs the four lower-order needs, are met.. This is critical to relationship building, which will help provide the strong support network that is essential for healing. Recovery requires a sense of power and control. All relationships should be respectful and empower the Whistleblower to make choices. The Whistleblower 's symptoms and behaviors are adaptations to trauma, so services should address all of the Whistle-blower’s needs rather than just symptoms.
"Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers."
Voltaire
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Educational Materials from Medical Whistleblower
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Advice to Medical Whistleblowers
Advice to Whistleblower Supporters
The Spiritual Side of Whistleblowing
Your Problem Solving Personality
PTSD - Emotional and Psychological Symptoms
Effects of Whistleblower Retaliation
Behind the Blue Line - Law Enforcement Whistleblowers
Medical Whistleblower Canary Notes
Bridging the Gap - Communicating Across Disciplines
Martin Luther King Jr. , Title 42 and 1983
White Collar Crime and Criminal Intelligence
United Nations Declaration of Human Rights
"Each time a person stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he or she sends forth a tiny ripple of hope...Those ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of resistance."
- Robert F. Kennedy,
South Africa, 1966
"Never impose on others what you would not choose for yourself." Confucius
If You Need Immediate Help
National Association for Rights Protection and Advocacy
Suicide Prevention (800) 273-TALK
Vietnam Veterans of America, Crisis Phone Number. Special Notice: If you are a veteran in emotional crisis and need help RIGHT NOW, call this toll-free number 1-800-273-8255 available 24/7, and tell them you are a veteran. All calls are confidential. http://www.vva.org/.
Veterans’ Crisis Intervention Hotline: 1-888-899-9377. A Crisis Intervention Hotline has been established by the VA Heartland Network to assist veterans who may be dealing with a mental health crisis or difficult issue in their lives. The hotline will also aid family members or friends of veterans who need help in assisting a veteran in crisis.
International Center for the Study of Psychiatry and Psychology (ICSPP)
The Law Project for Psychiatric Rights - Attorney Jim Gottstein
Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)
International Survivors Action Committee
Fighting International Child Abuse Network
The Road Back — How To Get Off Psychiatric Drugs Safely
Soteria House — Alternative & Non Drug Solutions for people diagnosed schizophrenic
Plato, Not Prozac — Applying Philosophy to Every Day Problems, Lou Marinoff, Professor of Philosophy University of New York
DrugFreeChildren.org — Informational Website on Issues Surrounding the Use of “Chemical Restraints” on Children
AbleChild — Parents for A Label and Drug Free Education
European Network of (ex) Users and Survivors of Psychiatry
Safe Harbor includes links to find medical doctors (by zip code) who can assist with helping people safely get off of psychiatric drugs and medical personnel who will treat people without the use of psychiatric drugs.
Institute for Progressive Medicine — Conventional and Complementary Therapies
Whitaker Wellness Institute — Health Care for a Longer, More Active Life with a focus on elderly care
The American College for the Advancement of Medicine — A Non-Profit Medical Society Dedicated to Improving Complimentary and Alternative Medicine
MedlinePlus — Information on Drugs, Supplements and Herbal Information
Medwatch — The FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program
"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."
Theodore
Roosevelt- Excerpt from the speech "Citizenship In A Republic",
delivered at the Sorbonne, in Paris, France on 23 April, 1910