@fallingontheway.bsky.social
Navigating being both professional and patient… trying to find where I can belong and make a difference…
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Whenever you read anything about workplace culture- like kindness, compassion, relationships, listening, inclusion... is there ever anything new?
We KNOW about all these things.
We don't need more & more information- what we need are conditions which support the ongoing PRACTICE of these things.
We KNOW about all these things.
We don't need more & more information- what we need are conditions which support the ongoing PRACTICE of these things.
September 28, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Whenever you read anything about workplace culture- like kindness, compassion, relationships, listening, inclusion... is there ever anything new?
We KNOW about all these things.
We don't need more & more information- what we need are conditions which support the ongoing PRACTICE of these things.
We KNOW about all these things.
We don't need more & more information- what we need are conditions which support the ongoing PRACTICE of these things.
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I don't think this concept is understood - or talked about - nearly enough. Many disabled people spend very little time in our comfort zone, where things are easy. There are so many extra challenges to doing things, interacting, etc that if we are up and about, we are probably pushing ourselves. 1/3
September 21, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I don't think this concept is understood - or talked about - nearly enough. Many disabled people spend very little time in our comfort zone, where things are easy. There are so many extra challenges to doing things, interacting, etc that if we are up and about, we are probably pushing ourselves. 1/3
Experiencing a really intense exhaustion that is making surviving work and then getting everything else done feel impossible…have too much to do & no energy/brain to do it…
June 16, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Experiencing a really intense exhaustion that is making surviving work and then getting everything else done feel impossible…have too much to do & no energy/brain to do it…
Spent some time this afternoon finishing a poem that has been rattling around in my head for a long time.
Experimenting with turning it into an audio/video to practice allowing those parts of me that have been silenced for so long, to be heard. Even if no one else ever hears them…
Experimenting with turning it into an audio/video to practice allowing those parts of me that have been silenced for so long, to be heard. Even if no one else ever hears them…
June 15, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Spent some time this afternoon finishing a poem that has been rattling around in my head for a long time.
Experimenting with turning it into an audio/video to practice allowing those parts of me that have been silenced for so long, to be heard. Even if no one else ever hears them…
Experimenting with turning it into an audio/video to practice allowing those parts of me that have been silenced for so long, to be heard. Even if no one else ever hears them…
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I can now see why I always took things "personally.” Whenever I felt a hint of embarrassment or twinge of guilt, I was flooded with shame.
Shame nosed its way into every mistake; I thought taking responsibility also meant acknowledging worthlessness. We are worthy of our own forgiveness.
#cptsd
Shame nosed its way into every mistake; I thought taking responsibility also meant acknowledging worthlessness. We are worthy of our own forgiveness.
#cptsd
June 9, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I can now see why I always took things "personally.” Whenever I felt a hint of embarrassment or twinge of guilt, I was flooded with shame.
Shame nosed its way into every mistake; I thought taking responsibility also meant acknowledging worthlessness. We are worthy of our own forgiveness.
#cptsd
Shame nosed its way into every mistake; I thought taking responsibility also meant acknowledging worthlessness. We are worthy of our own forgiveness.
#cptsd
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Nathan, on depersonalisation disorder.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
I was enjoying a midnight swim. Then my girlfriend kissed me – and the nightmare began
Seventeen years ago Nathan Dunne was locked out of his body, or at least that’s how it felt. He talks about his battle with depersonalisation disorder – and his sudden fear of water
www.theguardian.com
June 8, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Nathan, on depersonalisation disorder.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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Courage BY Anne Sexton.
It is in the small things we see it.
The child's first step,
as awesome as an earthquake.
The first time you rode a bike,
wallowing up the sidewalk.
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It is in the small things we see it.
The child's first step,
as awesome as an earthquake.
The first time you rode a bike,
wallowing up the sidewalk.
/1
June 8, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Courage BY Anne Sexton.
It is in the small things we see it.
The child's first step,
as awesome as an earthquake.
The first time you rode a bike,
wallowing up the sidewalk.
/1
It is in the small things we see it.
The child's first step,
as awesome as an earthquake.
The first time you rode a bike,
wallowing up the sidewalk.
/1
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‘Janet Frame found herself stuck in a psychiatric system that took her feeling for language as evidence of madness. When she compared herself to Pierre in “War and Peace”, her doctors thought she was describing a schizophrenic delusion.’
@lucieelven.bsky.social: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
@lucieelven.bsky.social: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Lucie Elven · Wouldn’t you like to be normal? Janet Frame’s Place
There were her nicknames: Nini with the nits at home as a child, Miss Educated in Seacliff psychiatric hospital, Waldo...
www.lrb.co.uk
May 12, 2025 at 9:24 AM
‘Janet Frame found herself stuck in a psychiatric system that took her feeling for language as evidence of madness. When she compared herself to Pierre in “War and Peace”, her doctors thought she was describing a schizophrenic delusion.’
@lucieelven.bsky.social: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
@lucieelven.bsky.social: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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What can be done to improve women's mental health?
For @cambridgefestival.bsky.social & @cambridgeup.bsky.social, I spoke with @suzypuss.bsky.social & @rebecca99.bsky.social about their careers, being patients, & new books Out of Her Mind & An Improbable Psychiatrist www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzDE...
For @cambridgefestival.bsky.social & @cambridgeup.bsky.social, I spoke with @suzypuss.bsky.social & @rebecca99.bsky.social about their careers, being patients, & new books Out of Her Mind & An Improbable Psychiatrist www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzDE...
All In Her Mind - Cambridge Festival 2024
YouTube video by Cambridge University Press
www.youtube.com
May 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
What can be done to improve women's mental health?
For @cambridgefestival.bsky.social & @cambridgeup.bsky.social, I spoke with @suzypuss.bsky.social & @rebecca99.bsky.social about their careers, being patients, & new books Out of Her Mind & An Improbable Psychiatrist www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzDE...
For @cambridgefestival.bsky.social & @cambridgeup.bsky.social, I spoke with @suzypuss.bsky.social & @rebecca99.bsky.social about their careers, being patients, & new books Out of Her Mind & An Improbable Psychiatrist www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzDE...
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"This was an experiment by a kindergarten class. They dropped seeds in the cracks of the sidewalk to see what would happen.
This would help our bees "
via I Love Bees
This would help our bees "
via I Love Bees
June 7, 2025 at 8:42 AM
"This was an experiment by a kindergarten class. They dropped seeds in the cracks of the sidewalk to see what would happen.
This would help our bees "
via I Love Bees
This would help our bees "
via I Love Bees
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When I began to explore the missing 7.5 yrs of my life while writing my #memoir #LandBeneaththeWaves, I couldn't believe how quickly I unravelled. My journal read: Can open. Worms everywhere.
I've written in Therapy Today about how counselling helped me work thro childhood trauma & finish my book.
I've written in Therapy Today about how counselling helped me work thro childhood trauma & finish my book.
It changed my life
Open article: ‘Counselling helped me process my trauma and write my memoir’. Therapy Today, June 2025.
www.bacp.co.uk
June 4, 2025 at 5:59 PM
When I began to explore the missing 7.5 yrs of my life while writing my #memoir #LandBeneaththeWaves, I couldn't believe how quickly I unravelled. My journal read: Can open. Worms everywhere.
I've written in Therapy Today about how counselling helped me work thro childhood trauma & finish my book.
I've written in Therapy Today about how counselling helped me work thro childhood trauma & finish my book.
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Questioning the idea that short-term counselling for people trying to recover from/live with child abuse helps rather than harms.
Charities raise money for what ends?
How many of us are left feeling worse than ever + like we're the one with the problem?
#CPTSD #CSA
Charities raise money for what ends?
How many of us are left feeling worse than ever + like we're the one with the problem?
#CPTSD #CSA
Dangers of short-term therapy for CPTSD
Many charities as well as the UK’s NHS seem to have a model whereby a limited number of therapeutic hours (usually no more than 20) are provided for clients to address post-traumatic issues including ...
open.substack.com
May 28, 2025 at 5:35 PM
On training today, I asked how we might approach this if the persons response is “I wouldn’t have woken up.”?
Diverting to risk assessment, as expected
I hope one day I can help the local system see that there is another way to have conversations about suicide that might actually be more helpful?
Diverting to risk assessment, as expected
I hope one day I can help the local system see that there is another way to have conversations about suicide that might actually be more helpful?
May 28, 2025 at 7:06 PM
On training today, I asked how we might approach this if the persons response is “I wouldn’t have woken up.”?
Diverting to risk assessment, as expected
I hope one day I can help the local system see that there is another way to have conversations about suicide that might actually be more helpful?
Diverting to risk assessment, as expected
I hope one day I can help the local system see that there is another way to have conversations about suicide that might actually be more helpful?
I am really fighting the wanting to “life tidy” and get rid of everything but I know that would be a major warning sign… I’m so tired of being my own crisis team risk assessment 🤦🏻♀️
May 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I am really fighting the wanting to “life tidy” and get rid of everything but I know that would be a major warning sign… I’m so tired of being my own crisis team risk assessment 🤦🏻♀️
Been going through old clothes & paperwork, despite collecting a bin bag full of hoodies & two full of shredding, there doesn’t appear to be any more space in the cupboards than when I started.
May 26, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Been going through old clothes & paperwork, despite collecting a bin bag full of hoodies & two full of shredding, there doesn’t appear to be any more space in the cupboards than when I started.
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Asking questions like ‘Are you feeling suicidal?’ are the start of a conversation that can save a life.
People don’t take their own lives because they’ve been asked these questions– they take them because no-one asked, and had the chance to hear the pain in their response 💔
#DaddyBlackbird #Hope
People don’t take their own lives because they’ve been asked these questions– they take them because no-one asked, and had the chance to hear the pain in their response 💔
#DaddyBlackbird #Hope
May 26, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Asking questions like ‘Are you feeling suicidal?’ are the start of a conversation that can save a life.
People don’t take their own lives because they’ve been asked these questions– they take them because no-one asked, and had the chance to hear the pain in their response 💔
#DaddyBlackbird #Hope
People don’t take their own lives because they’ve been asked these questions– they take them because no-one asked, and had the chance to hear the pain in their response 💔
#DaddyBlackbird #Hope
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I don’t think we should tell survivors of abuse that their personalities are disordered, but what if they genuinely feel that they are?
To what extent should we validate someone’s perception of their disordered personality?
www.beamconsultancy.co.uk/the-blog/202...
To what extent should we validate someone’s perception of their disordered personality?
www.beamconsultancy.co.uk/the-blog/202...
When “Personality Disorder” literally means a Disordered Personality — Beam Consultancy
The other week I was sat with a a range of people with different clinical and lived experiences of ‘personality disorder’. As is usual, the conversation weaved around the insult inherent in the ...
www.beamconsultancy.co.uk
May 26, 2025 at 12:48 PM
I don’t think we should tell survivors of abuse that their personalities are disordered, but what if they genuinely feel that they are?
To what extent should we validate someone’s perception of their disordered personality?
www.beamconsultancy.co.uk/the-blog/202...
To what extent should we validate someone’s perception of their disordered personality?
www.beamconsultancy.co.uk/the-blog/202...
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Got something to say about the Government's proposals to slash welfare support for Disabled people? Me too! Contribute to @nsunnews.bsky.social's consultation response here: forms.gle/wYMtnpWtrhbZ...
NSUN's Pathways to Work Green Paper consultation response
The purpose of this form is to gather views from those with lived experience of mental ill-health, distress, or trauma on recently announced changes Disability benefits.
Responses to these questions ...
docs.google.com
May 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Got something to say about the Government's proposals to slash welfare support for Disabled people? Me too! Contribute to @nsunnews.bsky.social's consultation response here: forms.gle/wYMtnpWtrhbZ...
In absolute disbelief still after finding out on Friday that I’ve been successful in getting the new job.
Won’t start for a couple of months at least but still, really didn’t expect to get it & so pleased that I have!
Won’t start for a couple of months at least but still, really didn’t expect to get it & so pleased that I have!
May 18, 2025 at 5:24 PM
In absolute disbelief still after finding out on Friday that I’ve been successful in getting the new job.
Won’t start for a couple of months at least but still, really didn’t expect to get it & so pleased that I have!
Won’t start for a couple of months at least but still, really didn’t expect to get it & so pleased that I have!
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Thanks for sharing this - a couple of things…I’m none the wiser regarding what ‘grit’ is, and, aren’t ‘complex’ emotional reactions a reasonable response to the shitshow we find ourselves in that shouldn’t be located in individuals as ‘poor mental health’?
May 17, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Thanks for sharing this - a couple of things…I’m none the wiser regarding what ‘grit’ is, and, aren’t ‘complex’ emotional reactions a reasonable response to the shitshow we find ourselves in that shouldn’t be located in individuals as ‘poor mental health’?
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If we wanted to shift towards a more psychologically-informed healthcare system, at its heart would be access to regular reflective practice for everyone.
Over time, this would be the catalyst to more thoughtfulness, & more embracing of the feelings & vulnerabilities that are intrinsic to our work.
Over time, this would be the catalyst to more thoughtfulness, & more embracing of the feelings & vulnerabilities that are intrinsic to our work.
May 15, 2025 at 7:45 PM
If we wanted to shift towards a more psychologically-informed healthcare system, at its heart would be access to regular reflective practice for everyone.
Over time, this would be the catalyst to more thoughtfulness, & more embracing of the feelings & vulnerabilities that are intrinsic to our work.
Over time, this would be the catalyst to more thoughtfulness, & more embracing of the feelings & vulnerabilities that are intrinsic to our work.
Feeling so anxious about the upcoming job interview tomorrow that I didn’t manage much sleep at all last night and feeling very “off” this morning.
May 13, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Feeling so anxious about the upcoming job interview tomorrow that I didn’t manage much sleep at all last night and feeling very “off” this morning.