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Now that, for me, #MentalIllness is turning back into #MentalHealth, I am getting my energy back, returning to my normal. Except, a diffuse sense of otherness remains. My functional normal appears as a bunch of rigidities, rules, habits. Maybe I can loosen some of them?

As in, upon returning to my #Fitness habits, I see how I turned everything physical into a challenge. A walk outside? Increase my step count. Ice skating? Better balance. Can I relax and let that stuff be whimsical fun?

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Also, I had an epiphany. Therapy has inherent value even in shitty situations. At the very least, counselling can* grant you an example template of a (one-sided) healthy relationship.
It's unfair to have to wait or pay for it.
Regardless of what factors facilitate that experience, still, knowing what that COULD look like is constructive.

* [ I say "can" because some individuals should not be in mental health professions, others could be if they have better working conditions, and yet more can always have an off day -- or you two just might not mesh as people. It happens. ]

e.g. my therapist can't make my doctor stop being a shit, but knowing they believe me when I say it stresses me out is indispensable.
You need a handler for the spy-craft of existing while mistreated.
Someone must remind you that imagination for restructuring society is boundless.

We CAN meet everyone's needs if and only if we first consider it possible.

The FAA makes big talk about its robust safety culture, but its extreme and outdated views of mental health are helping no one.

This video hurts to watch. I'm in a similar situation, grounded for an issue that no other medical or psychological professional I've seen thinks is a concern. I can't *imagine* the pressure commercial pilots face to hide issues and not seek help.

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Part of caring for myself when #MentalHealth turns to #mentalillness is knowing the patterns. I have to ride through things getting worse before they slowly turn back around. This morning is finally dawning on some relief: it feels a little lighter.

Mornings are the most difficult time for me. Today I was able to have a banana instead of nothing at all. That's a good sign. I'm getting some appetite back.

I mean, this is funny.. but also I spent my therapy session last week talking about how I think WW3 has already started.. so...

Also finding a psychologist who deals with me as an Aboriginal person living under settler colonialism has been ground breaking for my mental health. Definitely recommend.

#audhd#autism#adhd