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160d

That's the dadgum truth, right there.

#kindness #love #bekind #compassion #peace #kindnessmatter #mentalhealth #hope #selfcare #mindfulness

There's always a bigger problem to fix. If we worry about only solving the biggest problem, the only thing that gets done is arguing about what problem is biggest. Fix what you can, when you can, because you can. Every problem that gets solved reduces the total 'problemicity' of the universe.

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140d

I've spent a lifetime making myself smaller for everyone.

Making myself the version of me that was most useful and comfortable for everyone around me.

And I *HAVE* to stop before I disappear.

I wrote about learning to TAKE UP SPACE: https://fromemily.com/space-taking-defiance/

Maybe you've made yourself smaller too? Let's TAKE UP SPACE together.

@actuallyautistic

#ActuallyAutistic #ActuallyADHD #mentalhealth #neurodivergent #neurodiversity #writing #FromEmily #SmallWeb #writersofmastodon

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136d

Me time. #grickledoodle #crossword #puzzles #hell #horror #mentalhealth #cartoon #art #drawing #funny

A cartoon illustration of a woman concentrating on a crossword puzzle while being surrounded by fire and demons. Caption reads "Even though her life had become an actual living hell she still carved out time for her crossword each day."

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153d

He found visits to the countryside, and the cows in particular, helped calm him down. #grickledoodle #godzilla #country #cows #calm #mentalhealth #cartoon #art #drawing #funny #kaiju

A cartoon illustration of a smiling Godzilla sitting on a small barn petting a cow and surrounded by other happy cows.

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132d

Utah Farmers Signed Up for Federally Funded Therapy. Then the Money Stopped.
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Farmers are dying by suicide at the third-highest rate by vocation in Utah. But after a federal program offering mental health support ran out of money, the state did not continue it.
https://www.propublica.org/article/utah-farmers-therapy-mental-health-suicide-rates?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Utah #Therapy #Farmers #Agriculture #MentalHealth #Depression

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93d

Hey everyone,

With all the craziness going on, please check out and share:

http://www.dontcallthepolice.com

It’s an online directory of local resources available as alternatives to contacting law enforcement if you need help with DV, mental health, housing, LGBTQ+ support, protecting your vote, crisis management, addiction, etc.

#politics #uspol #ice #Police #mentalhealth #housing #lgbtq #votingrights #addiction

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101d

“”Neuroplasticity“ is the fancy medical term used to describe your brain’s ability to learn and adapt.”

Hi everyone, i’m going to toot posts on helping us, rewiring our brain, and eventually leading up to how meditation (or other forms) assist in neuroplasticity. 🧠❤️🙏🏼
Firstly, just a bit of science regarding rewiring the brain in this article.
*My on-going, meditation journey is always in progress. 🥰🧘🏻‍♀️✨

https://health.clevelandclinic.org/neuroplasticity

#MentalHealth #Awareness #neuroplasticity #meditation

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103d

Listen to Your Sleeping Dreams! - Tuning In
#psychology #health #art #MentalHealth

So the lesson from my story is, listen to your dreams! What parts of you might you have left behind, things that make your heart sing and that help you connect to yourself and others? If you don’t know, but you nevertheless feel a kind of nagging emptiness in living that you can’t quite define, the clues you need may already be in your own dreams, if you can learn to listen.
http://www.ajschuler.com/blog/listen-to-you-dreams

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102d

The Limitations of Professional Psychology - Tuning In

This is just an overview, a summary, of my thoughts from over three decades of study and practice in positive psychology to describe some limitations of contemporary professional psychology. What do you think? What have I missed? I’m eager for any comments, disagreements, or other perspectives.

#Psychology #MentalHealth #Healthcare #Politics #culture

http://www.ajschuler.com/blog/the-limitations-of-professional-psychology

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94d

Chances are we all have suffered or know someone who is suffering from depression. It’s natural to want to help those we care about, but choosing the right approach is important. Claudia Giolitti-Wright, a psychotherapist in New York, cringes when clients with depression report back on what their friends or family members inevitably say to them: “But you have so much to be grateful for!” It is, she believes, the No. 1 worst way to respond when someone opens up about their mental-health struggles. Read more from @time:

https://flip.it/wb3.K6

#Culture #Psychology #MentalHealth #Friendship #Communication

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106d

Don't forget it
#meme #memes #queer #lgbtq #lgbtqia #mentalhealth #trans #transgender #mtf #transwoman #lesbian #sapphic #wlw

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91d

#chronicillness #chronicallyill #mentalhealth #mentalillness #depression #bpd #bipolardepression #anxiety #notokay #imnotokay

a journal with the prompt "Describe time you pretended when when you weren't"

Sometimes when I say "I'm okay", I want someone to look me in the eyes, hug me tight, and say, "I know you're not."

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86d

If only

#adhd #adhdmeme #adhs #mentalhealth

The image is a six-panel comic strip featuring a character wearing a brown sweater and black pants. The panels depict a sequence of events involving the character's head

In the first panel, the character is holding their head with both hands, looking distressed. A small spiral above their head indicates a headache or frustration. The background is a muted green.

The second panel shows the character with their head tilted back, hands still on their head, and a "pop!" sound effect. The background is a muted yellow.

The third panel shows the character's head detached from their body, with the head being held by the character's hands. The background is a muted orange, and the word "GNIC" is repeated vertically, indicating the head is being turned around.

In the fourth panel, the character is holding their head with one hand while the other hand is holding a bowl, with the word "Pat!" indicating the action of patting. The background is a muted orange. The content of the head is poured In a trash can.

The fifth panel shows the character washing their head under a faucet, with soap suds visible. The background is a muted blue, and the sound effect "SSSSHHHHHH" indicates the running water.

The final panel shows the character with their head back on their body, holding their head with both hands, looking relieved. The background is a muted yellow, and small flowers are drawn around the character's head, indicating a sense of relief or satisfaction.

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103d

So much for giving a shit about #overdose #deaths

They've tracked Americans' #DrugUse for decades. #Trump & #RFKJr fired them

A federal #study on #MentalHealth problems & #SubstanceAbuse across the country that has been running for decades & is used by a wide range of researchers faces an uncertain future after Trump cuts.

#AddictionIsADisease #PublicHealth #SelfMedicating #eugenics #FDT
https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/05/29/nx-s1-5407849/samhsa-nsduh-trump-rfk-jr-hhs-cuts

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86d

Join the Fedizens! Isn't it time to leave legacy social media and start afresh? 👉 @fedizen https://Fedizen.EU

#NoAds, #NoManipulation 🚫 Big Tech shapes opinions through targeted ads and polarizing content: #Opensource #socialmedia empowers #communities with transparent #moderation.

#Better #MentalHealth 🧠 Research shows that algorithm-driven feeds fuel anxiety and addiction: #ActivityPub platforms, like #Mastodon, avoid manipulative engagement tactics. (1/2)

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63d

SMHAF 2025: Writing Competition – open for entries

Enter the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival’s 2025 writing competition with new writing inspired by mental health & the theme of “Comfort & Disturb”

Free to enter & open to all
Deadline 4 August

@writers

https://www.mhfestival.com/2025/05/smhaf-2025-writing-competition-now-open/

#Scottish #literature #writing #writingcommunity #mentalhealth

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81d

#politics #LGBT #LGBTQ #equality #cruelty #discrimination #trump #fascism #alt #canada #mentalhealth

CORRECTION POST ON CANADIAN LGBTQ HOTLINE FAKE

However, the number listed, 1-877-330-6366, does not connect to a Canadian government service. It connects to Trans Lifeline, a nonprofit, peer-led support line that has served both American and Canadian transgender people since 2014. No new Canadian hotline has been created for LGBTQ+ Americans.
advocate.com
SEE BELOW FOR ALTERNATIVE SERVICES

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84d

#GiftArticle

Bizarre

They Asked an #AI #Chatbot Questions.
The Answers Sent Them Spiraling.

#GenerativeAI #chatbots are going down conspiratorial rabbit holes & endorsing wild, mystical belief systems. For some people, conversations with the #technology can deeply distort reality.

Mr. Torres, 42, an accountant in Manhattan, started using #ChatGPT last year to make financial spreadsheets & to get legal advice.

#MediaLiteracy #tech #health #PublicHealth #MentalHealth
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/technology/chatgpt-ai-chatbots-conspiracies.html?unlocked_article_code=1.P08.q54v.5I9Hb7nYzpyW&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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79d

Providing children (and ourselves) with tools to manage anxiety is important. Our executive director Jennifer Fischer shares the books and tools that work for her family at Multicultural Kid Blogs.

https://multiculturalkidblogs.com/2024/11/04/managing-anxiety-tools-and-books-that-work-for-my-family/

#Anxiety #MentalHealth #MentalWellness #MentalHealthMatters #SelfCare #Education #Homeschooling #Parenting #Families @education @edutooters @bookstodon

White text over a clear and sunny blue sky says: "Managing Anxiety: Books & Tools to Support Mental Wellness. Journeys in Film."

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60d

"It's interesting to me how clearly this isn't a choice for her. She doesn't waver."

As a bonus on my Patreon, I shared excerpts from my recent interview with an #Austin mother of a #trans teen girl:
(this one is totally free, no login needed)
https://www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-interview-133908707

#LGBTQIA+ #politics #USpol #news #healthcare #health #MentalHealth #transgender #SCOTUS #Republicans #fascism #news #Texas

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No one deserves this fate, even if they are the author of their own degradation

More, it's a cautionary tale for us all about the future of #society and #AI and its caustic effects on #mentalHealth

Even if this particular canary in the coal mine chose to place themselves into their predicament with enthusiasm, and is funding it

"A Prominent #OpenAI Investor Appears to Be Suffering a #ChatGPT-Related Mental Health Crisis, His Peers Say"

https://futurism.com/openai-investor-chatgpt-mental-health

#ventureCapital #vultureCapital

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via @stuffifound who wrote: "Admit it, allistic people are pretty weird when you think about it"

cc: @actuallyautistic

#autism #autistmspectrum #thunberg #gretathunberg #climate #climatechange #climatechangeisreal #climateactivism #activism #xr #extinctionrebellion #fridaysforfuture #mentalhealth

A photograph of a young woman smiling, wearing a blue hat and a pro-Palestine scarf.

Text: "I think in many ways that we autistic people are the normal ones and that the rest of the people are pretty strange. They keep saying that climate change is an existential threat and the most important issue of all. And yet they just carry on like before."

Greta Thunberg, Autistic Climate Activist

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44d

I had discrimination committed against me AGAIN.

I am now exposing this place and here is an audio recording of the supervisor for the day not knowing how #tourettes works and making me basically BEG to get in the door.

I am pressing charges.

I am filing a #lawsuit.

I am exposing them for patient abuse and discrimination. These people almost put me in a HOSPITAL.

Made me APOLOGIZE

Go to hell.

6305 Woodman Ave, Van Nuys, CA.

https://scoopzapp.com/n/13CRBEQA?ctype=native_video&nid=4138888521988&s=a7&pd=0LRF5CpA&hl=en_US&send_time=1753650031&actBtn=videoShare

#truecrime #scoopz #mentalhealth #video

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Every time a queer person embraces their authentic self, they pave the way for others to do the same. Here are ten regrets I choose to no longer carry. Each is an invitation to move forward, uplift others, and live unapologetically as my true self.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/10-queer-regrets-im-not-burdened-with-anymore-fd2832b47ceb

#LGBTQ #Queer #Regrets #MentalHealth