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#aging
Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
2 days ago

Psychology says the reason aging people feel like they don't matter isn't about what they've lost - it's that society defines mattering as productivity and visibility, and the moment you step outside those narrow roles, your value becomes invisible even to people who love you - Silicon Canals

Retirement and aging can lead to feelings of invisibility and worthlessness due to society's narrow definitions of productivity.
fromTiny Buddha
7 months ago
Mental health

Vulnerability Is Powerful But Not Always Safe - Tiny Buddha

A seventy-something caregiver experienced profound loneliness, grief, and loss of visibility that culminated in emotional crisis and psychiatric emergency-room confinement.
Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
2 days ago

Psychology says the reason aging people feel like they don't matter isn't about what they've lost - it's that society defines mattering as productivity and visibility, and the moment you step outside those narrow roles, your value becomes invisible even to people who love you - Silicon Canals

Retirement and aging can lead to feelings of invisibility and worthlessness due to society's narrow definitions of productivity.
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Social justice
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

What would it take for me to feel safe wearing a kippah after Bondi? | Glen Berman

Wearing a kippah safely requires protection from antisemitic harassment, avoidance of political assumptions, and societal acceptance that eliminates enforced invisibility based on whiteness.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
3 months ago

Where Violence Actually Begins

Displacement, scarcity, and prolonged emotional invisibility can reshape survival behaviors, making petty theft a visible symptom of deeper trauma and social neglect.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

Blue Has No Borders review hunt for British identity in British seaside town maps the national psyche

The film follows diverse Folkestone residents to reveal pervasive feelings of invisibility and the fractured, contested nature of contemporary British identity.
fromHi-Fructose Magazine - The New Contemporary Art Magazine
6 months ago

Nothing To Hide: The Sculptures of JinYoung Yu - Hi-Fructose Magazine

"A Family in Disguise starts with a situation where the transparent people, who just want to hide, have no choice but to greet their guests. The figures try to look ordinary, like any other happy family. They decorate, wear gorgeous clothes and stand side by side to greet the guests. At first glance, it seems like a lovely family but you cannot avoid feeling the somber atmosphere."
Arts
Writing
fromArtforum
11 months ago

Glass Houses

A girl made of glass struggles with her invisibility and fragility in a world that often overlooks her.
Bubbles wrap symbolize her emotional distance and societal fears.
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