Best 'twa dugs' pic ever! Calvin the spaniel and - well - you know the other one. Courtesy of castlehunter.scot #Wednesday #Dogs #DogsOfMastodon #dotScot
@ISIHAW The Wart Games. #AddALetterRuinAShow
"Furry from the Deep" #DoctorWho #AddALetterRuinAShow
"A Good Manc Goes to War" #DoctorWho #AddALetterRuinAShow
While it's always good to see society make *any* effort at all to provide mental healthcare, I just don't know what to do with the "if you need some help, just ask" messaging I see everywhere. For some folks, that's good advice, and if they seek help they can find it. But for a lot of us, it's not that easy.
If you're #neurodivergent, finding #therapy that actually helps can be nigh impossible. I have been looking for *years* for a therapist who can help me understand how my brain works and what to do about it. I hear this from a lot of other #autistic and #adhd folk, and I assume it's the same or worse for others with even less common divergencies.
And suicide hotlines are not a solution. You can't leave people to endure a lifetime of suffering and then fix it with a phone call. We need systems of care and support that actually reduce the causes of suffering, and don't just try to make us stoic enough not to be bothered by it.
Far too often, poor mental health is a reflection of how fucked up your life is through no fault of your own. People need help fixing their lives, not platitudes and cookie-cutter therapy.
I am home safe from #LDconf
I am covered in dogs.
My sofa is so comfy and my dogs are so warm. I love conference, I really do. But there's nothing like home.
(People pictured include @caronmlindsay @A_C_McGregor @laser @pseudomonas and me)
Senior Queer. Bi Chaos Gremlin.
Autistic. Arthritic. Boozy. Polyamorous. Mother. Pro Trans Rights. Cinephile (esp Horror). Atheist. Occultist. Foodie. Metalhead. Reluctant accepter of the label "goth".
Liberal (not in the American sense) and a member of the Liberal Democrats in the UK.
Often sweary. Tries to remember to use CWs and hashtags and image descriptions but occasionally forgets.
Lives in #Yorkshire, with 3 other humans, 2 lurchers, and a sourdough starter called Winona Ryeder.