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title: The Language of Internalized Oppression
date: 2018-11-01T03:00:00-04:00
author: OBOS Admin
canonical_url: "https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/the-language-of-internalized-oppression"
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[Health & Sexuality Info](/health-info)# The Language of Internalized Oppression

Reflecting on the words we use to describe our own mental health–think words like ‘recovery’ or ‘trigger’–can help us reject problematic frameworks and filter out worldviews that do more harm than good.

> There’s a lot to say about how language is used against us. How it can serve as a feature of oppression to ‘other’, alienate, and dehumanize. It would take me an eternity to list all the words and ways of speaking that fit into this category, primarily because those working in the mental health system (and the media, etc.) seem to keep coming up with more.

[Read the full article ](https://www.madinamerica.com/2018/11/the-language-of-internalized-oppression/)

SOURCE: Mad in America • AUTHOR: Sera Davidow • LAST UPDATED: November 1, 2018

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## Climate Change and Violence against Women and Girls

This fact sheet by UN Women explains the connections between violence against women and girls (VAWG) and climate change.

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This fact sheet by UN Women explains the connections between violence against women and girls (VAWG) and climate change.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/climate-change-and-violence-against-women-and-girls)

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## Climate Change Exacerbates Violence against Women and Girls

This UN article explains the inextricable connection between climate crisis and gender-based violence.

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This UN article explains the inextricable connection between climate crisis and gender-based violence.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/climate-change-exacerbates-violence-against-women-and-girls)

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## Explaining How Harmful Internalized Misogyny Is for Society

XY discusses how internalized misogyny harms women. She addresses the scarcirty mindset and the infighting that can occur.

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XY discusses how internalized misogyny harms women. She addresses the scarcirty mindset and the infighting that can occur.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/stories-conversations/my-story-explaining-how-harmful-internalized-misogyny-is-for-society)