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SharePointMark @sharepointmark.bsky.social · 21h

🧠 Coprolalia: Living Beyond the Words People Hear

Not every word is a choice. For some, speech escapes without intent.
True inclusion begins when we stop judging the noise and start hearing the human story behind every voice. 💬

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#Coprolalia

SharePointMark @sharepointmark.bsky.social · 1d

💙 Trichotillomania & Skin-Picking Disorders

Not every struggle is visible. BFRBs like hair pulling or skin picking are real. Healing starts with compassion, not shame.💙

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#Trichotillomania #SkinPickingDisorder #BodyFocusedRepetitiveBehaviours #SharePointMark

SharePointMark @sharepointmark.bsky.social · 2d

🌿 Chronic Illness & Mental Health

It changes more than the body - it reshapes the mind. Real strength isn’t pretending to be fine; it’s resting without guilt and being believed without question. 💙

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#ChronicIllness #InvisibleIllness #SharePointMark

SharePointMark @sharepointmark.bsky.social · 3d

🌿 Narcissistic & Antisocial Personality Disorders

Labels like “narcissist” or “antisocial” are used too easily online. These are real mental-health conditions, not insults. Compassion + boundaries = understanding. 💬

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#PersonalityDisorders #NPD #ASPD

SharePointMark @sharepointmark.bsky.social · 4d

🌦️ Disruptive Mood Dysregulation in Youth

Not every angry child is misbehaving.
Some are fighting emotions too big to carry.
Understanding brings calm where punishment never could. 🌿

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#DisruptiveMoodDysregulation #YouthMentalHealth #SharePointMark

SharePointMark @sharepointmark.bsky.social · 5d

💭 Body Dysmorphic Disorder - When the Mirror Lies

For those with BDD, reflection becomes distortion.
It’s not vanity - it’s pain, perception, and learning to see yourself clearly again.

🔗 Read more: buff.ly/HNOUZOY

#BodyDysmorphicDisorder #BodyImage #AnxietySupport

SharePointMark @sharepointmark.bsky.social · 6d

💭 Alexithymia: Difficulty Identifying Emotions

Some feelings live beneath language. You sense them, but can’t name them.
That’s alexithymia - the challenge of recognising emotions.

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#Alexithymia #EmotionalAwareness

SharePointMark @sharepointmark.bsky.social · 7d

💭 Perfectionism, High-Functioning Anxiety & Masking

Often hide behind a calm smile. 🎭 You don’t have to prove your worth through perfection.

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#Perfectionism #HighFunctioningAnxiety #Masking

SharePointMark @sharepointmark.bsky.social · 8d

🧠 Schizoid, Paranoid & Schizotypal Personality Disorders

Often labelled “odd” or “eccentric.” Behind the stigma are people facing loneliness, mistrust & disconnection. Let’s replace labels with compassion. 💙

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#PersonalityDisorders #SharePointMark

SharePointMark @sharepointmark.bsky.social · 9d

They call it “World Mental Health Day” but remember mental health lives in every silent night.
19 lives lost daily in the UK. 740,000+ globally each year.
You are not invisible. You deserve to be heard.
Speak. Listen. Act.

#EveryDayMentalHealth #BreakStigma

“Beyond World Mental Health Day: a raw message about stigma, silence, and survival. Mental health is not a day — it’s every day. You are not invisible.”

SharePointMark @sharepointmark.bsky.social · 9d

🧠 Dissociative Amnesia & Fugue States: When Memory Disappears

Rare conditions where memory, identity & reality disconnect. Trauma can erase days or weeks. Compassion, not judgement, is the bridge to hope.

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#Dissociation #Amnesia #SharePointMark

SharePointMark @sharepointmark.bsky.social · 10d

🌱 Somatic Symptom Disorder (SSD) is when real physical pain & fatigue meet overwhelming worry. It’s not “all in your head.” The suffering is real.

Life beyond the symptoms is possible

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#SomaticSymptomDisorder #InvisibleIllness #SharePointMark

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SharePointMark @sharepointmark.bsky.social · 11d

🧩 Substance Use Disorders & Dual Diagnosis

🧩 Addiction isn’t a choice. It’s a health condition. When combined with depression, anxiety, or PTSD, it becomes dual diagnosis.

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#DualDiagnosis #AddictionAwareness #SharePointMark

SharePointMark @sharepointmark.bsky.social · 12d

🌙 Sleep Disorders and Mental Health 🌙

Sleep disorders are not “just being tired.” Insomnia, apnoea & restless nights reshape our mental health. Poor sleep fuels anxiety & low mood 💤

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#SleepAwareness #RestMatters #SharePointMark

SharePointMark @sharepointmark.bsky.social · 13d

🧠 Neurocognitive Disorders & Dementia 💙

Dementia is not just forgetting; it’s losing the memory of identity, love & time. Know that even as memory fades, dignity & love remain. 💙

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#DementiaAwareness #CognitiveHealth #SharePointMark

SharePointMark @sharepointmark.bsky.social · 14d

🎮 Gaming Disorder & Digital Addiction 🎮

Gaming can be joy & connection 🎮 but when it takes priority over health, work & relationships, it may become addiction. Play should elevate life, not replace it. 💡

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#GamingDisorder #DigitalAddiction #HealthyGaming

SharePointMark @sharepointmark.bsky.social · 15d

💙 Postpartum Depression & Perinatal Mental Health 💙

It affects 1 in 5 birthing parents & 1 in 10 partners. 💙 It’s more than “baby blues” - it’s real. No parent should struggle in silence.

🔗 Read more: buff.ly/heyzEPS

#PostpartumDepression #PerinatalMentalHealth #ParentWellbeing #SharePointMark

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SharePointMark @sharepointmark.bsky.social · 16d

💙 Adjustment Disorder 💙

Isn’t “just stress.” It’s when life changes feel overwhelming & linger longer than expected. With support, the storm passes & balance returns. Let’s break the stigma. 💙

🔗 Read more: buff.ly/1Ie7b7l

#AdjustmentDisorder #SharePointMark

SharePointMark @sharepointmark.bsky.social · 17d

✨ Panic Disorder ✨

It is more than nerves. Panic attacks strike with racing heart, chest pain & fear of losing control. They feel terrifying but are not dangerous. Break the stigma. 💙

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#PanicDisorder #AnxietyAwareness #SharePointMark

SharePointMark @sharepointmark.bsky.social · 18d

🕷️ Phobias: Living with Intense Fear (Specific & Social Phobia)

Phobias aren’t quirks; they’re overwhelming fears that shape choices, careers, and connections. Awareness can change lives. 💙

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#Phobias #SocialAnxiety #SpecificPhobia #SharePointMark

SharePointMark @sharepointmark.bsky.social · 19d

🌈 Lifelong Autism Spectrum & Mental Health 🌈

Autism is lifelong - from childhood to later life. Mental health challenges often come not from autism but from the barriers society creates.

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#AutismAwareness #Neurodiversity #SharePointMark

SharePointMark @sharepointmark.bsky.social · 20d

📦 Hoarding Disorder: Beyond the Clutter

It’s not laziness or eccentricity. It’s a recognised mental health condition where letting go of possessions feels impossible.

🔗 Read more: buff.ly/ODt3rjO

#HoardingDisorder #SharePointMark

SharePointMark @sharepointmark.bsky.social · 21d

💙 Almost there! Something new is coming from 1 Dec 2025

🧠 The Mental Health 90-Day Challenge wraps on 22 Oct. Thank you.

Next: Start the Microsoft Modern Workplace Mastery series from beginner to admin.

🔗 Get ready: buff.ly/8NtXIBl

#ModernWorkplace #Microsoft365 #Office365 #SharePointMark

SharePointMark @sharepointmark.bsky.social · 21d

🌗 Cyclothymia: Understanding the Shifts Beneath the Surface

A quieter cousin of bipolar disorder, cyclothymia brings subtle highs & lows that disrupt daily life. Not “just moodiness,” it’s a condition that deserves compassion. 💬

🔗 Read more: buff.ly/Hghg9gU

#Cyclothymia #SharePointMark

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SharePointMark @sharepointmark.bsky.social · 22d

🌿 Avoidant & Dependent Personality Disorders

AvPD is marked by fear of rejection, while DPD is driven by fear of being alone. Both are exhausting and misunderstood.

🔗 Read more: buff.ly/5fPwjaI

#AvoidantPersonalityDisorder #DependentPersonalityDisorder #AvPD #DPD

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