#mentalHealth

CONFIRMED #Outbreak

Facility: #OntarioShoresCentre For Mental Health Sciences
Type: #Hospital (#MentalHealth)
*Unit(s): Complex General Psychiatry Unit D
City: #Whitby #Ontario
Public Health Unit: #DurhamRegion

Type: #Respiratory
Causative Organism: #COVID19
Onset Date: 2023-09-30

*Second ongoing outbreak declared in this facility.

Today's word: Propinquity. Use it in a sentence.

Is cycling the answer to men's loneliness epidemic?

“When you look at what maintains male friendships over time, it’s not talk that’s the driver, it’s activity.” Which is where cycling comes into the equation.

#cycling #mentalhealth

https://www.cyclingweekly.com/fitness/is-cycling-the-answer-to-mens-loneliness-epidemic

CONFIRMED Outbreak

Facility: #OntarioShoresCentre For Mental Health Sciences
Type: #Hospital (#MentalHealth)
Unit(s): Geriatric Dementia Unit (GDU)
City: #Whitby #Ontario
Public Health Unit: #DurhamRegion

Type: #Respiratory
Causative Organism: #COVID19
Onset Date: 2023-09-27

8% of my goal reached.

If you like to helo towards a new laptop or tablet depending on cost. Than you can do so here! You are awesome! Will keep updates posted. Thank you for everyone's help!

https://ko-fi.com/autisticseth/goal?g=8

#ActuallyAutistic #LGBTQIA #trans #mentalhealth #queer #Neurodivergent #autistic #lgbt

My latest video: a practice for surrendering. https://youtu.be/dCDbEJsIfdc?feature=shared

#OCD #health #wellness #mentalhealth #prayer #spirituality #theuniverse

I'm having one of those evenings where I can feel I'm at the top of a depression helter-skelter.

Just starting to spiral down.

I'm going to get on Zwift, put on some very shouty music, and angrily cycle up a virtual hill.

#depression #mentalhealth #cycling #zwift

October 1-7 is Mental Illness Awareness Week.

In the US, 1 in 5 adults experience mental illnesses each year. If you're suffering, or want to help someone who is, the National Alliance on Mental Illness has some great resources: https://www.nami.org/Get-Involved/Awareness-Events/Mental-Illness-Awareness-Week

I'm not a mental health professional, but if you need someone to casually talk to (even if you're not in the US), I'll listen with open ears and without judgement. 💚

#Depression #MentalHealth #MentalIllnessAwarenessWeek

Sounds like a sensible approach to deal with the #sundayscaries #mentalhealth #wellbeing

2 Reasons to Try Out the "Bare Minimum Monday" Trend

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/social-instincts/202310/2-reasons-to-try-out-the-bare-minimum-monday-trend

> Here's how to transform your Monday blues into a thoughtful minimal approach.

I wrote a special post about The Tao of Sloth and Manatee, it's thoughts on different kinds of thinking, maybe it's helpful to you or someone you like, yes yes

https://betsystreeter.substack.com/p/the-tao-of-sloth-and-manatee

#Tao #Sloth #Manatee #MentalHealth #Neurodiversity #Drawing #Comics #YesYes

If you are a survivor of #ReligiousTrauma or provide #mentalhealth #support for this demographic, don’t miss CORT2023 - the annual online Conference on Religious Trauma. Speakers include mental health clinicians, religious #cult survivors, authors, & others focused on #recovery from #religioustraumasyndrome . As the founder & host of CORT, I offer CE credits, student discounts, and partial scholarships for those in need. Www.religioustraumaconference.org

It's nice to be learning to live *with* my anxiety disorders harmoniously.

Rather than trying to stamp it out and push back on it indefinitely.

Funnily enough, my anxiety has improved because of it! Thanks for nothing, CBT.

#mentalHealth #Grief #Therapy #Neurodiverse #neurodivergent #mentalHealthMatters #mentalIllness #ActuallyAutistic #CBT

Sitting solo in a restaurant. That is triggering some negative thoughts and emotions. So, good practice!

Going to a concert later, with friends. So I'll just have to pass the time until then.

#MentalHealth #Solo #EatingOut

okay ich pack das heute nicht. Die eigene #mentalhealth ist gerade zu labil, um mich mit riot cops auseinander zu setzen. gilt übrigens für jede Action.
#hh0210

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The CommonSpirit ransomware attack: 1 year later
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https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/cybersecurity/the-commonspirit-ransomware-attack-1-year-later.html

<p>One year ago, on Oct. 2, 2022, Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health detected a ransomware attack on its IT network.</p>

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#security #healthcare #doctors #itsecurity #hacking #doxxing #psychotherapy #securitynews #psychotherapist #mentalhealth #psychiatry #hospital #socialwork #datasecurity #webbeacons #cookies #HIPAA #privacy #datanalytics #healthcaresecurity #healthitsecurity #patientrecords @infosec #telehealth #netneutrality #socialengineering

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October 02, 2023 at 10:42AM
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Prospect hospitals continue to face fallout from cyberattack
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https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/cybersecurity/prospect-hospitals-continue-to-face-fallout-from-cyberattack.html

<p>The August cyberattack targeting Culver City, Calif.-based Prospect Medical Holdings' Connecticut facilities has left a financial strain on the hospitals as some computer systems are still not restored, <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2023/10/01/ct-prospect-medical-holdings-hospitals-cyberattack-yale-sale/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>CT Mirror</em></a> reported Oct. 1.</p>

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#security #healthcare #doctors #itsecurity #hacking #doxxing #psychotherapy #securitynews #psychotherapist #mentalhealth #psychiatry #hospital #socialwork #datasecurity #webbeacons #cookies #HIPAA #privacy #datanalytics #healthcaresecurity #healthitsecurity #patientrecords @infosec #telehealth #netneutrality #socialengineering

If you want to get healthier and fitter, get moving. Here's a good way to start. Run, walk, wheel, crawl 10K total between Oct 28 - Nov 12 in the luluemon 10K Tour Virtual. If you want to raise money, great. Money goes to National Alliance on Mental Illness aka NAMI. You can join from anywhere, just record your efforts on Strava. Basic Strava is free to use, by the way. I've used it for years. Here's the 'deets':

#fitness #strava #mentalhealth

https://www.strava.com/challenges/3964?$deep_link=true

I'm the least sane person I know. I'm alright with that. #mentalhealth

An awesome autumn state of mind...

#yyc #biking #cycling #mtb #photography #BikeTooter #nature #landscapes #JoinIn #naturephotography #landscapephotography #mentalhealth #mountains #canada #PhotoMonday #photomontag

‘AI Anxiety’ Is on the Rise—Here’s How to Manage It

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ai-anxiety-is-on-the-rise-heres-how-to-manage-it/

#ai #artificialintelligence #mentalhealth #anxiety #tech #technology

Make Use Of: The 8 Best Mental Health Apps for Seniors https://www.makeuseof.com/mental-health-apps-for-seniors/ #Tech #MakeUseOf #TechNews #IT via @morganeogerbc #MentalHealth #AndroidApps #Wellness #iOSApps #Seniors

Compassionate insight makes each moment beautiful, www.compassmethods.com. https://youtube.com/@CompassionsCompass-sb7jo?si=WmqLNDTtLqrq_jK2
#mentalhealth #mindfulness #Impermanence #compassion #wisdom

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October 02, 2023 at 10:00AM
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From the President: Decolonizing and reshaping the profession
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URL:
https://ct.counseling.org/2023/10/from-the-president-decolonizing-and-reshaping-the-profession/

<p>The decoloniality process will allow counselors to reshape their professional identity and become more effective in their areas of specialty. </p>
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I've been doing meta thinking about how I have learnt to process things recently. I was in therapy for all of my teenage and early adult life. So a huge amount of my development was structured by therapy.

A common CBT strategy when you are constantly worrying about something is to set a timer for 20 minutes and only think about that worry for until the time is up. After that, do something else.

I've tried that and it's never worked for me. I'm autistic. I dunno, maybe it works for others. But for me, it's so far removed from how stress works and how rumination works. Most people can't just switch off like that. When I did eventually switch off, it stayed off, because I burnt out and dissociated.

Most of CBT taught me my fears are irrational, I should convince myself they aren't real, and stop worrying about it accordingly.

When I am faced with very real awful situations, CBT has nothing to offer me. There was never room to acknowledge that upsetting situations are upsetting and that's not something I need to fix in myself.

Anyways as I've been unlearning and relearning to manage my mental health outside of that system, it's been really eye opening. Through my grief in the last year after a loss, I've learned to know when the grief needs to come out. I push it away if I really can't afford to be vulnerable yet, but when the time and space are there, I let it out. If that's paired with anxiety, I let that out too. Writing it out here helps. And I don't set a timer, I just grieve until it feels right to take a break. I am not overwhelmed by grief all day.

It feels harmonious in myself, like I am not fighting anything in me. I'm not quite sure how I got to a harmonious stage, but I know if I were still fighting it, the stress would never relent. Sort of like, if I can relax into it more, it will relax into me. I have felt pretty peaceful today after a weekend of processing. I feel I honoured myself well.

I have also had to relearn what role dissociation should have in my life. But that's for another post.

#mentalHealth #Grief #Therapy #Neurodiverse #neurodivergent #mentalHealthMatters #mentalIllness #ActuallyAutistic

I just wanna be okay today.

https://youtu.be/vpMI8Qu5fsc

#mentalHealth #depression #IngridMichaelson

Drüben auf #instagram verlose ich noch 2x2 #Freikarten für die #Lesung in #Köln am Mittwoch.
Falls ihr also "Schwul. Sexy. Depressiv." live erleben wollt und noch keine Karte habt, wär das die Gelegenheit.

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cx5MCHCMHju/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

#gay #schwul #queer #depression #notjustsad #psychischegesundheit #mentalhealth #Autor #Gewinnspiel

Here’s a
#MondayMorningMoment
with #nature here on
The Bee Sanctuary of Ireland.
Take a moment.

#pause

Go do some #good.
Have the best week you can.
If you’re not having a good week - tell someone.
And if someone tells you -
Listen.
Really #listen.

#mentalhealth
#wellbeing
#beesanctuaryireland
#sanctuary

Noticing Nature Day 7

A morning of mist and mizzle, and pearly droplets resting on grass and weeds. My eye delights in the collected light on this dandelion leaf, orbiting the twin daisy suns.

#NoticingNature #Nature
#Nebel #Nieselregen #BloomScrolling
#MentalHealth #ScienceOfHappiness

More:  https://ggia.berkeley.edu/practice/noticing_nature

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'AI Anxiety' Is on the Rise--Here's How to Manage It
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This is so important to realise! We are humans, not machines, and #MentalHealth is so important!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=4iLHXFWz898dXtkw&v=rt5MzoDZQXk&feature=youtu.be

#AuthorsofMastodon

Rather than jumping straight up from 75 to 150 mg daily of Venlafaxine, I'm taking the intermediate step of increasing to 112.5 mg from today.

This should hopefully help me reduce the negative symptoms experienced for several days whenever I change the dose.

Wish me luck? :PleadingFace: 🤞

#MentalHealth #depression #Venlafaxine

Until I finally began tackling my #MentalHealth this last two years, I never quite understood why people “couldn’t just get over it”.

Some days it’s like I backslide and others I seen to be moving faster and further in the right direction. It’s a one day at a time thing. I slid on Saturday night and I am so thankful for my sister, my nephew and my fiancé @jsbilsbrough for being there for me.

I just want to encourage anyone out there that it’s a daily process. Don’t be so hard on yourself.

In this episode of #TheComfortableSpot #Podcast my guest is Counselling Psychologist Niamh Delmar @NiamhDelmar1. Specialising in #mentalhealth and #psychological distress, Niamh is involved with assessment, treatment and relapse prevention.
https://thecomfortablespotpodcast.com/2023/10/02/niamh-delmar/

Listened to the first episode of the Room to Talk podcast, by Time to Change Wales, during my morning walk. The discussion on suicide prevention was handled very well. All episodes available via https://roomtotalkpodcast.buzzsprout.com/2238650 with links to all major podcast sources. #timetochangewales #roomtotalk #endstigma #mentalhealth

"Gaslighters hate to see you unbothered by what they thought would bother you.
Remain unbothered."

💚 #PeacefulMind #PeacefulLife #MentalHealth #EmotionalHealth #Mindfulness #Motivation #SelfAwareness #SelfCare #InnerWork #PersonalGrowth

A manga-stocked a relaxation room and counselors are helping Japanese athletes reach their full potential at the ongoing Asian Games. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/10/01/more-sports/asian-games-relaxation-room-joc/?utm_content=bufferec592&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #moresports #asiangames #japaneseolympiccommittee #mentalhealth

previously, episodes would have also gone up on Bandcamp but given the change of ownership that will no longer be the case. I'll endeavor to get thee Embryonic Church on Gemini and the Web by the end of the week for people Gopher-averse.

thanks for listening! <3

gopher://embryonic.church
#podcast #gopher #embryonicChurch #B4UDW3RK5 #pacificnorthwest #washington #toyota #mentalhealth

Feral Kingdom is a podcast covering my life in the Pacific Northwest, raising a family in a time of tremendous upheaval, the state of my sketchy mental health as well as whatever nerdy stuff is on my mind - episode 4 is up now on gopher://embryonic.church

small content warning for this one; I'm pretty cranky in it so lots of swears and sour notes.

gopher://embryonic.church
#podcast #gopher #embryonicChurch #B4UDW3RK5 #pacificnorthwest #washington #toyota #mentalhealth

Here's your reminder that my new book is available on Amazon, and if you buy it and give it a good review, I will love you forever.

#books #reading #OCD #mentalhealth #mentalillness #selfhelp #meditation #spirituality #affirmations #manifestation #miracles #miraclecure

https://www.amazon.com/OCD-Free-Eric-Gordon/dp/B0CHLFPB47/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1R9K1D48D7EB4&keywords=ocd-free+gordon&qid=1696199767&sprefix=ocd-free%2Caps%2C108&sr=8-1

I have a letter in yesterday's Boston Globe, stressing the importance of focusing on mental health issues as well as academic learning loss.

This was in response to a recent story talking about strategies for addressing pandemic learning loss. #education #mentalhealth #learningloss #youthmentalhealth #Boston

Link to my letter and others on the topic:

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/09/30/opinion/letters-to-the-editor-education-ideas-postpandemic-learning-loss/

It’s OK to choose preserving your own mental health over preserving relationships - even with family. #mentalhealth #ReligiousTrauma #estrangement #choices #boundaries #selfcare #selflove

Really nice tribute to the #locksport #lockpicking community from a #veteran , former LEO and past (possibly current) #locksmith #mentalhealth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_tBI7-dx8I (includes occasional sporadic NSFW language)

When compassionate insight guides us, all our goals become meaningful, www.compassmethods.com. https://youtube.com/@CompassionsCompass-sb7jo?si=KMnN7ywvzZGAq16W
#mentalhealth #kindness #goals #compassion #insight

Min 24-åriga rumskompis (ensamkommande 2015 från Iran) mår dåligt pga #PsykiskOhälsa Lider av #ptsd från övergrepp och flykt. Han behöver besöka vården. Men han isolerar sig och bryr sig inte om framtiden. Eller sig själv.

När jag försöker få honom att ta kontakt med vården säger han att han inte orkar prata om det. Han orkar inte ta flasharna nu säger han. Under tiden blir gropen han står i djupare och djupare. #vård #Trauma
#Flykt #flashback #mentalhealth #refugee #Hbtq #lgbtq

I'm trying out "Would you say that to a student?" as my new thought-stopping phrase when I fall into a pit of #cptsd self-loathing.

So far, it's been enlightening. It's like a shortcut to thinking like a non-traumatized person, with all the normal self-defense and healthy rationalization instincts.

#recoveryposse #MentalHealth #trauma #ptsd

In Ron DeSantis' Florida: "State’s mental health task force deployed to help people affected by Hurricane Idalia"

https://www.wusf.org/weather/2023-10-01/states-mental-health-task-force-deployed-to-help-people-affected-by-hurricane-idalia

#GOP #DeSantis #Florida #Idalia #mentalhealth

Source: CBC #news #newfoundlandandlabrador

This single dad with PTSD is desperate for respite care to help his autistic son — and himself
A single father in Pasadena is struggling to care for his autistic son while his own #mentalhealth is deteriorating — and with no relief on the horizon.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/this-single-dad-with-ptsd-is-desperate-for-respite-care-to-help-his-autistic-son-and-himself-1.6978702?cmp=rss

Autumn awesomeness

#yyc #biking #cycling #mtb #photography #BikeTooter #nature #landscapes #JoinIn #naturephotography #landscapephotography #mentalhealth #mountains #canada #SilentSunday

“But am I invisible because I am broken, I wonder?” And here Alice began to get rather sleepy, and went on saying to herself, in a dreamy sort of way, “Am I invisible because I am broken? Am I invisible because I am broken?” and sometimes, “Am I broken because I am invisible ?” for, you see, as she couldn't answer either question, it didn't much matter which way she put it…

But then she remembered she was also very poor as well.

#auspol #MentalHealth #ChronicPain #AliceInWonderland

Noticing Nature Day 6

The leaves are starting to turn, and this maple is showing off. It's by the side of the road in a business park, and provides some much-needed variegated beauty.

#NoticingNature #Nature
#Trees #Autumn
#MentalHealth #ScienceOfHappiness

More:  https://ggia.berkeley.edu/practice/noticing_nature

If you are okay with what you said or did, (really ok) DON’T defend.

Just be (demonstrate) your okayness and welcome your (not okay) partner to become OK, when they’re ready. ☮️

I often state, “let’s understand this as a misunderstanding (partner sees mal-intent in my words that I did NOT intend) and move on!”

If we don’t bite (bite back), our okayness wins. Peace wins.

Live the peace you desire in the world. Life’s short. 💙

#MentalHealth

This gave me one. (also, let's start the #glimmer to tell mastodon something nice you noticed today)

#MentalHealth #chill #SundayThoughts

Sometimes you just gotta snuggle down and wait for the world to move on.

#Gladys #cat #MentalHealth #DuvetDay #photography

Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/tommy-kende-unfiltered/
#GreatAusPods #AusPods #Podcast #Podcasts #Podcasting #Australia #Education #MentalHealth #WellBeing #SelfImprovement #Advice

"The older I get, the more I accept that some people will stay the same and I do not have to be the fixer."
— #AlexElle.

💚 #PeacefulMind #PeacefulLife #MentalHealth #EmotionalHealth #Mindfulness #Motivation #SelfAwareness #SelfCare #InnerWork #PersonalGrowth

An experiential journey through The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, its major themes and their practical implications.

https://registration.rigpa.org.au/civicrm/event/info?id=1104&reset=1
 
Sydney 6.30pm Wednesdays
Central European Time 9.30am

 
#meditation #mindfulness #mindful #meditationpractice #mind
#manifest #flourish #purpose #inspiration #inspo
#mentalhealth #spirituality #wellness
#wellbeing #peace #karma #bestlife
#compassion #kindness #love
#InnerWest #newtown2042

Difficult night at work tonight, for a variety of reasons. I sometimes feel like I’m banging my head against a brick wall, and I often feel, as I do tonight, completely and utterly unsupported by the #NHS Trust that employs me.

For a #MentalHealth Trust, they are absolutely abysmal in supporting the mental wellbeing of their employees. They do not listen to valid concerns and consistently make decisions that directly negatively impact on our welfare.

Tonight I just feel like giving up.

#RMN

Where there is a will there is a way.
#ADHD including #AdultADHD & #Spaish speaking?
¿ #TDAH includyendo #TDAHenAdultos e #Hispano parlante ?

Recursos en español - CHADD https://chadd.org/understanding-adhd/recursos-en-espanol/

#Salud #SaludMental #Health #MentalHealth | #Spanish #Español

damn, the lithium is starting to help me control my anger - like, I am so much less inclined to get pissed off about shit, and much more inclined to de-escalate when others start to get pissed

not like I'm goin all soft or anything, but it's like I'm becoming more reasonable

#MentalHealth #Bipolar

#News: The biggest #health impact of #climatechange and #extinction is actually to #mentalhealth. A new study reveals Climate Cafes can help people to connect, organise and talk. This can alleviate mental health problems #Vegan #Boycott4Wildlife https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/climate-change-is-hurting-our-mental-health-how-climate-cafes-can-help

Places I wont practice:
1. Florida
2. Texas
3. Idaho
4. Missouri
5. Oklahoma

Keep adding to the list, right-wing legislatures. You're doing great.

#fascism #BrainDrain #MentalHealth

Its not only an Ableist paradigm, its also theocratic paradigm: an implicit Christian Calvinistic sense that:

any medication regardless of therapeutic benefit that may also cause someone to feel better is shameful or inappropriate.

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/07439156221110482

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharmacological_Calvinism

#ADHD #MentalHealth

This doesn't look healthy. #garmin #GarminVenu #stress #mentalhealth

To have #ADHD treated by meds is to live in an inherently Ableist paradigm, where your capacity for "efficient" detail-intensive executive functioning is stigmatized by those without such a developmental trajectory -- a trajectory that is out of adaptive sync to the demands of Capitalism in 2023 (but may have foraging, scavenging, and inclusive fitness benefits).

#MentalHealth

For a good synopsis on the wildly asymmetric benefit:risk ratio for stimulants in #ADHD, I recommend the following book:

https://www.appi.org/Products/Child-and-Adolescent-Psychiatry/Clinical-Manual-of-Child-and-Adolescent-Psycho-(1)

Nothing else in any "mental disorder" paradigm in the DSM5 comes close to the responsiveness of ADHD symptom clusters to a stimulant.

Nothing even close.
#MentalHealth

Yes, I too have to ration my #ADHD medication because of out of date laws from 1971 that dont reflect the tremendous benefit & effect size of the meds, and low risk of increasing abuse/diversion.

Much research exists that conflates use of a stimulant in a way other than prescribed (Taking at a different time, taking an extra dose on cognitively intense days, etc) as "misuse."

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/article-abstract/2806881

This is the same author who questioned a psbl abuse link 5 & 20 yrs earlier.

#MentalHealth

🙂 Artist: #LacedAndFound - in City: #Austin Texas USA 🇺🇸 -
Title: "You are not alone! "
- #988Helpline 🇺🇸
Don't listen to the monsters in your head. We all have our struggles and it's okay to talk about it. 🍂
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#Streetart #Mastoart #Art #Help
#Hilfe #Mentalhealth #Helplines #Telefonseelsorge
#YouAreNotAlone 🙂

New blog post: Emotional Bleed.

Where I talk about how often, feeling bad about one thing will bleed into other aspects of my life.

https://ashtardeza.com/blog/emotional-bleed/

#mentalhealth #polyamory #rsd

"Don't worry about what people say behind your back, they are the people who are finding faults in your life instead of fixing their own."
— @TheGoodQuote.

💚 #PeacefulMind #PeacefulLife #MentalHealth #EmotionalHealth #Mindfulness #Motivation #SelfAwareness #SelfCare #InnerWork #PersonalGrowth

John Campbell: Poulton, poverty and the real way to get tough on crime

#JohnCampbell #poverty #NewZealand #DunedinStudy #crime #MentalHealth #children #childhood #NZ #nzpol #economy #CostOfLiving

https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/09/30/john-campbell-poulton-poverty-and-the-real-way-to-get-tough-on-crime/

#counselor #psychology #trauma #recovery If you are recovering from #ReligiousTrauma or if you are a #mentalhealth professional working with this demographic, don’t miss CORT - the #conference on Religious Trauma, taking place online October 20-22nd. I’m the founder & host of this annual event, and it is my labour of love for this community. Student Discounts & Partial Scholarships available. Www.religioustraumaconference.org

A timeless reminder for those of us who are carers.

#Alzheimers #dementia #mentalhealth #kindness @dindin

My #agoraphobia was acting up today but I feel good now that I actually got out. #mentalhealth struggles are such a pain.

#narcissism #narcissist #mentalhealth #PersonalityDisorder #psychology #counseling I have often wondered about this, as it is true of the narcissists I know personally. https://thoughtcatalog.com/shahida-arabi/2023/09/narcissism-may-not-be-caused-by-childhood-trauma-research-finds/

#Capitalism is hurting everyone's #MentalHealth

I have some great updates to share about the AMA I announced earlier this week about coding, #opensource and #mentalhealth

1️⃣ I will make a video (in 🇬🇧 ofc) and post it on the 10th replying to the Qs

2️⃣ I won't be doing it alone 🎉 Roberto "empijei" Clapis (ex-Google) will be joining me!

The financial costs of #highereducation increasingly exact a #mentalhealth cost on #students...

It is a sobering comparison that rather than having three years of intellectual development & mental growth, #university students seem more likely to sink into #depression... no-one would expect university not to be challenging, but this should be empowering not debilitating....

There is something very wrong with how we treat university & we urgently need to fix it!

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2023/sep/29/university-students-more-at-risk-of-depression-than-non-students-study

fun fact: people with bipolar disorder have an average lifespan of 67 years

this means I've probably got about 18 years left to live my best life

#Bipolar #MentalHealth #PolySubstanceAbuseDisorder

"People in therapy are often in therapy to deal with the people in their lives who won't go to therapy."

💚 #PeacefulMind #PeacefulLife #MentalHealth #EmotionalHealth #Mindfulness #Motivation #SelfAwareness #SelfCare #InnerWork #PersonalGrowth

There are times it’s hard to remember to take care of yourself. This happens a lot for empaths, and folks dealing with depression, anxiety, ADHD, etc. I come to you with a message of love. Take care of yourselves. No matter what your brain tries to tell you, you are loved. Let some of that love come from within.
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#selfcare #mentalhealth #selflove #musicismytherapy #loveyourself

So I'm carrying on me a few hundred dollars in Canadian money.

Why?

Because my father think it is such a treat to give me money in cash every time I see him.

If this happens again, I'm going to refuse the money and tell him to use Venmo or whatever. I'm getting tired of this shit. If he balks because of fees, I'm going to tell him that he can deduct the fees from what he gives me.

I never carry that much money, except when I hit the dispensary, and that's because they don't take cards.

Carrying this money around uselessly does no good for my mental health. No, I'm not worried about getting mugged, but the fact that it is there means I have to manage it. If it was instead added to my savings, then it wouldn't be something separate and special.

One time he was arguing that the money would be useful to pay for the B&B where I stayed.

:catthinking:

Yes... sure... because B&Bs all take *cash* on the day of your arrival there. Right... 🙄

#Canada #CanadianMoney #Venmo #MentalHealth #ActuallyAutistic

A gentle reminder -- along with enormous #gratitude -- to all who give care to the point of exhaustion.

#Alzheimers #dementia #mentalhealth #quote

#introduction
Since I've just moved (thanks to the Sunny Garden admins/mods for this place, and Cup of Tea people for my old home)🔃
🌍 I'm Enne (ɛn), punny full name: Aily Enne Bee, they/them, e/em/eir/emself, a trans/non-binary/polygender, neurodivergent, bilingual, omni-demisexual human who happens to be visually impaired.
I have 12 years of experience in:
✔ Music production and sound design (mixing, editing, sample creating, synth programming, synthesis…).
✔ Audio game/software/web development (AngelScript, PHP, JavaScript, HTML, PureBasic, some (C and Python)).
I like nature, pets (especially cats), wind chimes, light rain, music (especially EDM), poetry, Critical Roll, Doctor Who, Formula1, audio dramas, technology, books (especially fantasy and romance), mental health, etc.
I believe in peace, treating everyone equally (with respect), and using one's privileges to benefit people who aren't as fortunate.
The rights of marginalized minorities are basic human rights.
I'm accepting of BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, ND and DID people, as well as everyone else.
#sunnyGarden #cupOfTeaSocial #trans #nonBinary #polygender #neurodivergent #bilingual #omnisexual #demisexual #visuallyImpaired #musicProduction #soundDesign #reaper #gamedev #angelScript #php #javaScript #html #pureBasic #python #nature #pets #cats #windchimes #rain #music #EDM #poetry #criticalRoll #doctorWho #f1 #audioDrama #tech #books #fantasy #romance #mentalHealth #peace #lgbtqia #bipoc #did #woke

All you programmers and I, we are a lot alike.
We both just want to come to a point where there is a stable version that we can expose to the public and then improve things even more from there.

#MentalHealth #NotJustSad

It turned out to be a good day for meditation ️🧘🏽‍♂️ 🌎 ✨️

#meditation #wellness #SelfCare #MentalHealth #mindfulness #photography #outdoors #nature #GalaxyS22

I'm working on myself.
It's hard work.
Pay me for it!

My therapist gets 150€ an hour, why don't I get at least the same amount?

Also pay me reparations for having caused all this!

#PsychologicalDisability #MentalHealth #depression #NotJustSad #FuckTheSystem

We are now exactly two weeks away from #WorldMentalHealthDay!
Since I still think we don't talk enough about #mentalhealth in our tech sphere and #opensource, I want to try something to raise awareness: a sort of "AMA" 🧵👇

Secret...here's a great mash up to listen to at work to find a solution to any problem. Close your office door. Crank the volume on your Air pods. Close your eyes. Listen to the song three times. Think about Jimi and Jay. Eyes open. Drink a cold glass of water-gulp it down.Wait three minutes,then the solution will appear.
https://youtu.be/1Z5LHzlPaiE?si=8h4C597EbtM4HBlV
#music #mentalhealth #brainstorming #procrastination #theoffice

Some people might be wondering: do I have any regrets about the lost time?

Actually not really, besides not being able to play with my brother. It is my path and I'm glad I overcame my personal issues to get there and enjoy life. to each their own :ablobcatheart: #mentalhealthmatters #mentalhealth #selfdiscovery #selfimprouvment

I declined because I was ashamed of asking my mom. She would have been thrilled, and supportive. But that just how much I hated myself. That, plus anxietyn plus burn out: I did a really bad deprresion in 2019 which I'm just recovering from, because I didn't take my mental health seriously and concealed my issues from everyone. I got hospitalised three times in 2021 alone #mentalhealth #mentalillness #depression #anxiety #selfhate

Re #Introduction for another new instance. I am an introverted gay Puerto Rican/German-American cis male (he/his). I work as a psychotherapist, and a writer. I live in Chicago with my husband and cat. #Writer #Novelist #Screenwriter #TVWriter #Comedy #Humor #Mystery #MurderMystery #Theater #Psychotherapy #Psychology #Gay #LGBTQ #MentalHealth #HighlySensitive #HSP #INFJ #ProUnion #LaborUnions #PuertoRico #BLM #Atheist #GayNerd #GayGeek #Gaymer #StarTrek #Superman #TeenTitans #Chicago

I got an HD on the paper I handed in last week. It was a critical analysis of the policy report from People with Disabilities Australia and Domestic Violence NSW.

I'm pretty chuffed with the comment I got from my lecturer 😊

#audhd #autism #adhd #disability #neurodiverse #MentalHealth #Anxiety #MentalIllness #Uni #Academia #Aboriginal #Indigenous #Decolonise #DecoloniseAcademia

Private, vetted email list for mental health professionals: https://www.clinicians-exchange.org
Open LEMMY instance for all mental health workers: https://lem.clinicians-exchange.org
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If you ever wonder why psychotherapists sometimes stop taking insurance
in the United States, there are lots of reasons.  Low pay is the typical
one.

Hassle is another.

I'm trying to catch-up on billing this fine Sunday afternoon. The last
thing I need is a billing rabbit hole to get stuck in...

Today's rabbit hole -- trying to figure out why one of my insurance
panels keeps paying significantly different rates on the same CPT 90837
billing code (the code for a roughly one hour session).  A LARGE
difference in fact.

Took a long time...  drum roll...

I'm paid LESS for POS 02 (place of service telehealth AWAY from home)
versus POS 10 (place of service telehealth AT home).

Cause, yeah -- that makes sense.

So, yes, I'm required to code whether or not a client is at home for
telehealth.  Why?  No idea.  (I suppose *I* do need to know the address
in case I need to send an ambulance or something.)

This all was made especially fun by:

a) The insurance company does not publish a rate schedule.  No way to
know if I'd get a check or a claw-back if I inquire about the discrepancy.

b) The client has co-insurance.  So the co-insurance rate varies by
place of service (POS) too.  Client pays a percentage (%) of the total
amount I'm due.

It's crazy-making.  And "crazy" is a term I usually avoid.  Except when
discussing the American health system.

-- Michael

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#psychology #counseling #socialwork #psychotherapy
@psychotherapist @psychotherapists
@psychology @socialpsych @socialwork
@psychiatry #mentalhealth #psychiatry #healthcare #insurance
#healthinsurance #americanway
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NYU Information for Practice puts out 400-500 good quality health-related research posts per week but its too much for many people, so that bot is limited to just subscribers. You can subscribe at @PsychResearchBot

"Love is not all you need.
- You need mutual respect.
- You need support.
- You need trust.
- You need boundaries.
- You need people to be there when it matters.
- You need space to grow and acceptance when you do.
- You need people to show their love in a way you can understand."
— #NedraTawwab.

💚 #PeacefulMind #PeacefulLife #MentalHealth #EmotionalHealth #Mindfulness #Motivation #SelfAwareness #SelfCare #InnerWork #PersonalGrowth

🙂 Artist: #JasonNaylor - in City: #NewYork USA 🇺🇸 -
Title: "You are not alone! "
- #988Helpline 🇺🇸
Don't listen to the monsters in your head. We all have our struggles and it's okay to talk about it. 🍂
🇩🇪 Germany: https://ogy.de/0ct6
🌎 International: https://ogy.de/i9up
#Streetart #Mastoart #Art #Help
#Hilfe #Mentalhealth #Helplines #Telefonseelsorge
#YouAreNotAlone 🙂

It's amusing* that Mastodon can do so well** with regards to ableism and accessibility when it comes to alt-text on images, yet is so grossly ableist with regards to mental illnesses.

* by "amusing", I mean "fucking awful"
** by "so well", I mean "the bare fucking minimum

#ableism #disability #MentalHealth #MentalIllness

✏️ Just for fun...
Artist: #BerkeleyMews ( Ben Zaehringer) 🇺🇸 - Title: "Tired" - #Streetart #Art #Mastoart #Alien #Cartoon #Comic #Therapy #Müde #Mentalhealth #Selfcare #Tired 💤
Website: https://www.berkeleymews.com/

"Feel. Living in my head most of the time divorced me from my emotions, which came back to bite me later. Hard."

- @kentbeck, Helping Geeks Feel Safe in the World, 9/22/23, https://tidyfirst.substack.com/p/helping-geeks-feel-safe-in-the-world

#quotes #emotions #psychology #mentalhealth #work #coding #safety