Word: taboo
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...again to the intense discussions, we remain ambivalent about our success: while we're excited that we have provided a forum in which people can share usually private thoughts and concerns, we are frustrated to see people still skirting many of the issues and details. Too much still remains taboo...
...heads we just keep saying, my thighs are too fat, my breasts are too small, my tummy jiggles...These are the fears that are still too taboo to discuss in public, so we keep them inside. This private mantra that goes on in women's heads gets so loud that sometimes we can't even hear the conversations going on around us or the conversations in which we're participating...
...dismayed to learn from Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis '68 and Dean Karen Avery'87 (Letters, Feb. 19) that The Crimson had contacted the woman who brought rape and assault charges against Joshua M. Elster '00. Such aggressive, damaging and unnecessary reporting should be taboo at any reputable newspaper...
...someone they care about may be depressed should see a professional, either their primary health care provider or a therapist through University Health Services or the Bureau of Study Counsel. A person should not feel ashamed because they are mentally ill; nor should psychopharmacology or therapeutic psychotherapy be considered taboo. These more so than any other known treatments are the keys to regaining one's mental health and returning to a normal level of functioning...
...last year, the Mental Health Awareness and Advocacy Group--also founded by Kent--has helped to bring mental illnesses such as depression from the realm of conversational taboo into students' consciousness. The group, supported by UHS Health Education Office, brings speakers on issues of Mental Health, sponsors Colloquia and helps with Depression screening programs...