Mo Healy MSc Mental Health Science
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Psychologist interested in improving Mental Health Services #psychology #mentalhealth
Lifelong fan of Liverpool f.c. #LFC
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The previous few posts were informed by reporting from CBC News, by Campbell MacDiarmid, Published March 7, 2025
on rising anxiety linked to the current political climate.
#MentalHealth #Anxiety
on rising anxiety linked to the current political climate.
#MentalHealth #Anxiety
January 5, 2026 at 3:59 PM
The previous few posts were informed by reporting from CBC News, by Campbell MacDiarmid, Published March 7, 2025
on rising anxiety linked to the current political climate.
#MentalHealth #Anxiety
on rising anxiety linked to the current political climate.
#MentalHealth #Anxiety
One important point: people feel relief simply knowing they’re not alone or “overreacting.” Shared reality and human connection remain core therapeutic tools.
#MentalHealth #Anxiety
#MentalHealth #Anxiety
January 5, 2026 at 3:57 PM
One important point: people feel relief simply knowing they’re not alone or “overreacting.” Shared reality and human connection remain core therapeutic tools.
#MentalHealth #Anxiety
#MentalHealth #Anxiety
Action, whether protest, values-based choices, or setting boundaries with news, can reduce helplessness. Therapy isn’t about disengaging from the world, but engaging with it more sustainably.
#MentalHealth #Anxiety
#MentalHealth #Anxiety
January 5, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Action, whether protest, values-based choices, or setting boundaries with news, can reduce helplessness. Therapy isn’t about disengaging from the world, but engaging with it more sustainably.
#MentalHealth #Anxiety
#MentalHealth #Anxiety
Political anxiety is showing up as sleep loss, anger, financial fear, and parenting stress.
Therapy increasingly needs to work with context, not just symptoms.
#MentalHealth #Anxiety
Therapy increasingly needs to work with context, not just symptoms.
#MentalHealth #Anxiety
January 5, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Political anxiety is showing up as sleep loss, anger, financial fear, and parenting stress.
Therapy increasingly needs to work with context, not just symptoms.
#MentalHealth #Anxiety
Therapy increasingly needs to work with context, not just symptoms.
#MentalHealth #Anxiety
Therapists highlight an important shift: reassurance alone isn’t enough when external threats feel real. Validation and nervous-system support matter more than “everything will be fine.”
#MentalHealth #Anxiety
#MentalHealth #Anxiety
January 5, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Therapists highlight an important shift: reassurance alone isn’t enough when external threats feel real. Validation and nervous-system support matter more than “everything will be fine.”
#MentalHealth #Anxiety
#MentalHealth #Anxiety
With every thing going on at the moment it’s worth remembering that when the world feels unstable, anxiety can be a reasonable response, not a cognitive error. Good therapy doesn’t dismiss that reality, it helps people regulate while staying grounded in it.
#MentalHealth #Anxiety
#MentalHealth #Anxiety
January 5, 2026 at 3:53 PM
With every thing going on at the moment it’s worth remembering that when the world feels unstable, anxiety can be a reasonable response, not a cognitive error. Good therapy doesn’t dismiss that reality, it helps people regulate while staying grounded in it.
#MentalHealth #Anxiety
#MentalHealth #Anxiety
When your luck is out… Reed hasn’t scored in nearlyTHREE years. He hits that shot 100 more times and it never goes in. Unbelievable. We deserved to win on that second-half performance, but you can’t plan for that. Just unreal. #LFC
January 4, 2026 at 5:13 PM
When your luck is out… Reed hasn’t scored in nearlyTHREE years. He hits that shot 100 more times and it never goes in. Unbelievable. We deserved to win on that second-half performance, but you can’t plan for that. Just unreal. #LFC
It might be my age or my eyesight, but if #SkySports are going to show goals from another match, maybe put them on the big screen. I genuinely can’t see what’s happening on the tiny one. #LFC
January 4, 2026 at 4:44 PM
It might be my age or my eyesight, but if #SkySports are going to show goals from another match, maybe put them on the big screen. I genuinely can’t see what’s happening on the tiny one. #LFC
Deserved goal. Much better second half, working hard and more aggression. Another one for Wirtz. He’s been far more involved today. #LFC
January 4, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Deserved goal. Much better second half, working hard and more aggression. Another one for Wirtz. He’s been far more involved today. #LFC
When your luck isn’t in. #MacAllister #LFC
January 4, 2026 at 4:28 PM
When your luck isn’t in. #MacAllister #LFC
Feel like a broken record but same issue as against Leeds. No pace, ball moving far too slowly. Only way to hurt a five-at-the-back is speed and circulation. Thought Arne Slot would’ve prepped better for this. Painful watch. #LFC
January 4, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Feel like a broken record but same issue as against Leeds. No pace, ball moving far too slowly. Only way to hurt a five-at-the-back is speed and circulation. Thought Arne Slot would’ve prepped better for this. Painful watch. #LFC
Encouraging science. Early days.
But another reminder that anxiety is not a weakness, it’s a complex, multi-system process that works best when balance is restored. #MentalHealth #Anxiety
But another reminder that anxiety is not a weakness, it’s a complex, multi-system process that works best when balance is restored. #MentalHealth #Anxiety
January 4, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Encouraging science. Early days.
But another reminder that anxiety is not a weakness, it’s a complex, multi-system process that works best when balance is restored. #MentalHealth #Anxiety
But another reminder that anxiety is not a weakness, it’s a complex, multi-system process that works best when balance is restored. #MentalHealth #Anxiety
From an anxiety-science perspective, this aligns with a key principle: mental health isn’t about eliminating fear, it’s about strengthening the systems that regulate it. #MentalHealth #Anxiety
January 4, 2026 at 1:51 PM
From an anxiety-science perspective, this aligns with a key principle: mental health isn’t about eliminating fear, it’s about strengthening the systems that regulate it. #MentalHealth #Anxiety
Crucially, when both microglial systems were present, anxiety stayed in check.
It wasn’t about removing anxiety entirely, but about restoring balance. #MentalHealth #Anxiety
It wasn’t about removing anxiety entirely, but about restoring balance. #MentalHealth #Anxiety
January 4, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Crucially, when both microglial systems were present, anxiety stayed in check.
It wasn’t about removing anxiety entirely, but about restoring balance. #MentalHealth #Anxiety
It wasn’t about removing anxiety entirely, but about restoring balance. #MentalHealth #Anxiety
The study suggests anxiety two competing populations of microglia (brain immune cells) act like an internal accelerator & brake on anxiety levels (in mice). Might explain why anxiety spirals when regulatory systems fail to counterbalance threat responses. #MentalHealth #Anxiety
January 4, 2026 at 1:47 PM
The study suggests anxiety two competing populations of microglia (brain immune cells) act like an internal accelerator & brake on anxiety levels (in mice). Might explain why anxiety spirals when regulatory systems fail to counterbalance threat responses. #MentalHealth #Anxiety
Just finished reading a fascinating piece from University of Utah Health (27 Dec 2025) on new research into how brain immune cells may regulate anxiety published in Molecular Psychiatry. Posts to follow based on this.
#MentalHealth #Anxiety
#MentalHealth #Anxiety
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January 4, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Just finished reading a fascinating piece from University of Utah Health (27 Dec 2025) on new research into how brain immune cells may regulate anxiety published in Molecular Psychiatry. Posts to follow based on this.
#MentalHealth #Anxiety
#MentalHealth #Anxiety
The future isn’t magic mushrooms vs therapy. It’s understanding who, when, and under what conditions deeper interventions are safe. Hope matters. So does caution.
Mental health care works best when evidence, ethics, and human variability are held together, not rushed apart. #MentalHealth #Anxiety
Mental health care works best when evidence, ethics, and human variability are held together, not rushed apart. #MentalHealth #Anxiety
January 4, 2026 at 1:33 PM
The future isn’t magic mushrooms vs therapy. It’s understanding who, when, and under what conditions deeper interventions are safe. Hope matters. So does caution.
Mental health care works best when evidence, ethics, and human variability are held together, not rushed apart. #MentalHealth #Anxiety
Mental health care works best when evidence, ethics, and human variability are held together, not rushed apart. #MentalHealth #Anxiety
Even if approved for NHS use, psychedelics could never be a stand-alone solution.
They could only work as an adjunct to structured psychological care. Innovation in mental health is welcome. But progress means precision, not hype, especially when anxiety is involved. #MentalHealth #Anxiety
They could only work as an adjunct to structured psychological care. Innovation in mental health is welcome. But progress means precision, not hype, especially when anxiety is involved. #MentalHealth #Anxiety
January 4, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Even if approved for NHS use, psychedelics could never be a stand-alone solution.
They could only work as an adjunct to structured psychological care. Innovation in mental health is welcome. But progress means precision, not hype, especially when anxiety is involved. #MentalHealth #Anxiety
They could only work as an adjunct to structured psychological care. Innovation in mental health is welcome. But progress means precision, not hype, especially when anxiety is involved. #MentalHealth #Anxiety
Fast emotional change without regulation can overwhelm anxious brains, increasing avoidance rather than reducing it. This is why preparation, context, and integration matter more than the molecule itself.
The experience is not the treatment.
What happens after is. #MentalHealth #Anxiety
The experience is not the treatment.
What happens after is. #MentalHealth #Anxiety
January 4, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Fast emotional change without regulation can overwhelm anxious brains, increasing avoidance rather than reducing it. This is why preparation, context, and integration matter more than the molecule itself.
The experience is not the treatment.
What happens after is. #MentalHealth #Anxiety
The experience is not the treatment.
What happens after is. #MentalHealth #Anxiety
From a clinical perspective, this isn’t surprising. Psychedelics intensify perception, memory, and threat processing, systems already sensitive in anxiety disorders. #MentalHealth #Anxiety
January 4, 2026 at 1:26 PM
From a clinical perspective, this isn’t surprising. Psychedelics intensify perception, memory, and threat processing, systems already sensitive in anxiety disorders. #MentalHealth #Anxiety
The debate on psilocybin & depression often misses something vital: anxiety is at the core of both the benefits and the risks.
Psychedelics don’t just lift mood, they amplify emotional learning. #MentalHealth #Anxiety
Psychedelics don’t just lift mood, they amplify emotional learning. #MentalHealth #Anxiety
January 4, 2026 at 1:24 PM
The debate on psilocybin & depression often misses something vital: anxiety is at the core of both the benefits and the risks.
Psychedelics don’t just lift mood, they amplify emotional learning. #MentalHealth #Anxiety
Psychedelics don’t just lift mood, they amplify emotional learning. #MentalHealth #Anxiety
This thread is inspired by a thoughtful article by Pallab Ghosh on the BBC website (2 Jan 2026) on the debate over psilocybin, depression, and the NHS. #MentalHealth #Anxiety
January 4, 2026 at 1:23 PM
This thread is inspired by a thoughtful article by Pallab Ghosh on the BBC website (2 Jan 2026) on the debate over psilocybin, depression, and the NHS. #MentalHealth #Anxiety
It was a difficult and emotional Summer. And some key players left. By October the transition looked doomed & back then if u offered me 4th place at halfway, I’d have snapped your hand off. Given everything the club has been through, this feels nothing short of miraculous. Perspective matters. #LFC
January 1, 2026 at 10:29 PM
It was a difficult and emotional Summer. And some key players left. By October the transition looked doomed & back then if u offered me 4th place at halfway, I’d have snapped your hand off. Given everything the club has been through, this feels nothing short of miraculous. Perspective matters. #LFC