"[As a #philosopher of #psychiatry.. ] not only am I steeped in the common #MentalHealth slogans, but also in Western #philosophy, an intellectual tradition that tends to equate speech with flourishing & #silence with misery.": buff.ly/BjpYKYS
via @psyche.co
#MentalHealthAwareness #MentalIllness
29 Best Tips on How to Cope with Isolation at Home (from People Who Have Done and Will Do This All Their Lives)
"There will be days that u get a lot done &..also..days that there yr esp fatigued, sad..& #anxious to the point of #BrainFog that y can’t work through. Know that whatever you do – & don’t do – is good enough. - ill_to_well.": buff.ly/IqgNKfR
#ChronicPain #MondayBlogs #isolation #MentalHealth
"They're called "restitution #narratives" because the reward in #reading such #stories is the return to some degree of normal life. Think, for instance, of the monthly " #Diagnosis " column in the New York Times Magazine.": buff.ly/A6yw7bg
via @npr.org
#NEisVoid #ChronicIllness #disability #spoonie
“A #headache is not just a ‘headache’ — there are, in fact, more than 200 types of #headaches, as defined by the International Classification of #HeadacheDisorders (ICHD).”: buff.ly/MRAICPd
for nourishdentalcare
#Tmj #tmd #OrofacialPain #HemicraniaContinua #ChronicPain
An Experience from Hell: Pulmonary Embolism, DVTs and Antiphospholipid Syndrome
"All I could do for the first few weeks was to focus on fighting the #pain, 24 hours a day. Distractions such as conversations or books only exhausted me further.": buff.ly/uvgdHdQ
#ChronicPain #spoonie #AntiphospholipidSyndrome #MondayBlogs #ChronicIllness #DVTs #PulmonaryEmbolism #MedSky
"It really is this simple. And before people jump in, yes some can work with the right support etc... but that's not who this is about." Credit: Adam Fare @adamfare1996 Dr Jay Watts @Shrink_at_Large "Some people cannot work." #DisabilityAwareness #MySeveralWorlds
"It really is this simple.
And before people jump in, yes some can work with the right support etc... but that's not who this is about."
Credit: Adam Fare @adamfare1996
Dr Jay Watts @Shrink_at_Large
"Some people cannot work."
#DisabilityAwareness #MySeveralWorlds
How our noisy world is seriously damaging our health
"In Barcelona there are an estimated 300 #HeartAttacks and 30 deaths a year just from traffic noise, according to researcher Dr Maria Foraster, who has reviewed evidence on noise for the WHO."
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www.bbc.com/news/article...
People without #Chronicillness cannot know what it's like to live with it every day "Even when pain or other symptoms aren't present, they linger like ghosts, ready to come out of the woodwork when we least expect it."
Our senior years is getting a whole bunch of discounts. Whether it's #ChronicIllness or aging, so much gets taken away. The segue into aging WITH chronic illness leaves you punched in the gut, breathless, wanting & yearning for what used to be."
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www.pajamadaze.com/blog/aging-a...
“The whole thought process of a #chronicallyill person is vastly different from a “healthy” person… they have no idea what it’s like—there may be 20 or more decisions you need to process before you can walk out your door.”
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buff.ly/46vXYyv
@KimberlyJPenix
#Spoonie
Benefit Fraud costs about £2bn a year.
Tax Avoidance is at least £200bn a year.
One is unaffordable and needs to be cracked down on.
The other is completely ignored.
I bet you already know which is which.
Back to the simple natural order of things…….. not human arrogance based on destruction of our water,air, environment for profit…… for the 1%
OMFG I had to go and check that this ACTUALLY happened.
Since when does the BBC ever do chyrons with a political party's branding, rather than their own? Not to mention this is during a pre-election campaign purdah.
(h/t @iainsol.bsky.social)
my rat OC Puff carries a transgender flag in their mouth as they run forward, smiling. text reads, "if you're transgender you have to live"
if you're transgender you have to live. if you accomplish something else then good. if you accomplish nothing else then good. but you have to live
#rats #art #trans
One of the world's rarest whales lives in only one place: the Gulf of Mexico, where the Trump administration wants to expand oil and gas drilling that scientists fear could push the giant mammal to extinction.
https://to.pbs.org/4sUKB5a
Thank you for your courage to publicly address abusive language.
Page 1 of a legal Judgment document from the United States District Court, District of Oregon for Case No. 6:25-cv-02409-MTK, filed on 04/18/26. The plaintiffs are listed as "STATE OF OREGON, et al.," and the defendants are "ROBERT F. KENNEDY, JR., in his official capacity as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, et al." The document is from United States District Judge Kasubhai. It outlines that final judgment is entered in favor of the Plaintiffs on Counts I, II, III, and IV. Item 3 states the Court holds unlawful, sets aside, and vacates the "Declaration of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services RE: Safety, Effectiveness and Professional Standards of Care for Sex-Rejecting Procedures on Children and Adolescents".
Page 2 of a legal judgment document for Case 6:25-cv-02409-MTK, filed on April 18, 2026. The text outlines a court order declaring that defendants lack the authority to unilaterally establish standards of care that supersede professionally recognized standards for gender-affirming care in the Plaintiff States. It permanently enjoins defendants and their agents, including the HHS-OIG, from enforcing the "Kennedy Declaration" against providers in those states. The document is dated April 18, 2026, and is signed by United States District Judge Mustafa T. Kasubhai.
Huge news: the court has entered final judgement in Oregon v Kennedy (HHS trans youth care ban) and has vacated the Kennedy declaration and permanently enjoined its enforcement to target gender clinics.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
I hear you, Carrie. Sometimes it feels like I’m made of tears…
Worrye not about 'being productive,' for thou art not a product. Thou art a star daunsinge yn a hopeful skye. A signal blinking across centuryes and worldes. Thou art a song performid just once and perfectlye.
Barack Obama and Zohran Mamdani sing ‘Wheels on the Bus’ to kids in NYC
Women in the John - graffiti from women’s bathrooms 💄💪 #feminism #seventies #graffiti #charityshopbooks
True Bypass by Manual. If there's been a better album released tis year than this, I've missed it.
Very strong Boards of Canada vibes. Jonas Munk is a genius 🙏
manual.bandcamp.com/album/true-b...
"I was terrified of doing something wrong..It felt like my #body had become a science project for others to monitor. Each appointment felt like an exam I was failing. I felt betrayed by my own body, & worse, as if I was betraying my #baby.": buff.ly/J0kt4sS
via tinybuddha
#ChronicIllness #pregnant
" #ChronicIllness trains people to override themselves, stay functional under pressure, and measure worth by output. That conditioning doesn’t switch off just because life slows down or the calendar turns.": buff.ly/5GpU3wV
by @thethrivingspoonie.com
#NEisVoid #disability #SelfWorth #SelfCompassion
“What we found was surprising. Our #research showed that as few as 10 minutes of #outdoor exposure improved #MentalHealth symptoms in thousands of adult participants regardless of age or gender.”: buff.ly/ReSybAW
from @UofUHealth.bsky.social
#nature #wellbeing #ChronicIllness
“The #funniest reads right now..[are] sharp, a little #unhinged & painfully relatable in the best way. From chaotic #memoirs to offbeat #novels & absurdly funny deep dives, these picks prove #humor can be both escapist & oddly therapeutic.”: www.brit.co/humor-books/
via @britandco.bsky.social
