Exploring the Impact of Adoption on Mental Health: Insights from Adoptees

Exploring the Impact of Adoption on Mental Health: Insights from AdopteesContent Warning: Suicide, Suicidal ideation, Involuntary hospitalizationEpisode Summary: Adoptees are 4x more likely to attempt suicide, in this episode we unpack why that is. Being an adoptee is a lifelong sentence, we have to cosplay as someone else’s child, we belong almost nowhere - and on top of all that, we invest emotional labor educating therapists about our mental health. Throughout the episode, we answer questions you’ve asked us on Twitter about adoptee mental health. In this episode, we cover:(00:00) Content Warning(00:47) Should the state fund adoptee therapy?(02:21) Cosplaying as someone else’s child(07:40) Why adoptees struggle with mental health(11:31) Why holidays suck for us(13:23) Does sharing our experiences help? (19:26) The anger inside of us(24:07) Finding an adoptee-competent therapist OR Finding a therapist that understands adoption OR Finding a therapist you don’t have to teach(29:10) What works (other than therapy)? (32:57) Societal gaslighting against adopteesCall To Action:Subscribe to Adoptees Crossing Lines wherever you listen to podcasts, follow us on social media, and subscribe to our Substack for more content and community:Website: adopteescrossinglines.comInstagram: @adopteescrossinglinesBlueSky: adopteecrossing.bsky.socialTikTok: @adopteescrossinglines_Substack: Adoptees Crossing Lines SubstackResources: Adoptee Therapists DirectoryWork With Me:Email [email protected] for brand partnerships and business inquiries.Editing by Samuel Oyedele (Editor)Special thanks to Samuel Oyedele for editing our podcast, support his work on Instagram or email him at [email protected]