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DATE: July 17, 2026
SOURCE: AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATIONTITLE: Many older Americans unaware of 988 suicide help line
New research suggests that this resource is failing to reach those 50 and older.
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Private, vetted email list for mental health professionals: https://www.clinicians-exchange.org
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#psychology #counseling #socialwork #psychotherapy @psychotherapist @psychotherapists @psychology @socialpsych @socialwork @psychiatry #mentalhealth #psychiatry #healthcare #depression #psychotherapist #988suicideprevention #MentalHealthAwareness #OlderAdultsSupport #SuicideHotline #Lifeline #SeniorWellbeing #AskForHelp #MentalHealthMatters #PublicHealth #EndTheStigma
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DATE: July 17, 2026
SOURCE: AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATIONTITLE: Many older Americans unaware of 988 suicide help line
New research suggests that this resource is failing to reach those 50 and older.
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Private, vetted email list for mental health professionals: https://www.clinicians-exchange.org
Unofficial Psychology Today Xitter to toot feed at Psych Today Unofficial Bot @PTUnofficialBot
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#psychology #counseling #socialwork #psychotherapy @psychotherapist @psychotherapists @psychology @socialpsych @socialwork @psychiatry #mentalhealth #psychiatry #healthcare #depression #psychotherapist #988suicideprevention #MentalHealthAwareness #OlderAdultsSupport #SuicideHotline #Lifeline #SeniorWellbeing #AskForHelp #MentalHealthMatters #PublicHealth #EndTheStigma
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🚨Sobriety: I Couldn’t Do This Alone (And Neither Should You)
➡️ Staying sober since September 24, 2014, while managing clinical depression has taught me one major thing: we are not meant to do this alone.
📣 Getting help is a strength, not a weakness.
💟 To anyone fighting a silent battle right now: I’m thinking of you.
☎️ Reach out. Text or call 988. Free, confidential, 24/7 help is available.
#MentalHealth #Sobriety #gratitude #988 #recovery #EndTheStigma #hope #depression #addiction #life #coach
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🚨Sobriety: I Couldn’t Do This Alone (And Neither Should You)
➡️ Staying sober since September 24, 2014, while managing clinical depression has taught me one major thing: we are not meant to do this alone.
📣 Getting help is a strength, not a weakness.
💟 To anyone fighting a silent battle right now: I’m thinking of you.
☎️ Reach out. Text or call 988. Free, confidential, 24/7 help is available.
#MentalHealth #Sobriety #gratitude #988 #recovery #EndTheStigma #hope #depression #addiction #life #coach
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You can’t be helped if you refuse to show anyone where it hurts. I used to smile and lie to my doctor about my hallucinations just to avoid medication. Take the mask off. Transparency is the only path to stability! 🎭 #PatientAdvocacy #BipolarRecovery #EndTheStigma
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Have you ever avoided asking for help because you were worried about how people might react?
Feel free to share as much or as little as you're comfortable with.
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Have you ever avoided asking for help because you were worried about how people might react?
Feel free to share as much or as little as you're comfortable with.
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Recent Canadian mental health advocacy efforts have focused on a persistent problem: many people still avoid seeking help because they fear judgment or being labelled.
Access matters. But so does trust.
People need to feel safe enough to reach out before support can help.
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Recent Canadian mental health advocacy efforts have focused on a persistent problem: many people still avoid seeking help because they fear judgment or being labelled.
Access matters. But so does trust.
People need to feel safe enough to reach out before support can help.
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Stigma is more than a social problem.
Research shows it can discourage people from seeking healthcare, treatment, and support, while increasing isolation and delaying help-seeking.
Stigma affects outcomes because it affects behaviour.
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Stigma is more than a social problem.
Research shows it can discourage people from seeking healthcare, treatment, and support, while increasing isolation and delaying help-seeking.
Stigma affects outcomes because it affects behaviour.
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Tonight's question:
What is one thing someone said or did that helped you feel understood during a difficult time?
Feel free to share as much or as little as you're comfortable with.
#MentalHealth #PublicHealth #EndTheStigma #Recovery #LivedExperience
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Tonight's question:
What is one thing someone said or did that helped you feel understood during a difficult time?
Feel free to share as much or as little as you're comfortable with.
#MentalHealth #PublicHealth #EndTheStigma #Recovery #LivedExperience
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Stigma doesn't always look like hostility.
Sometimes it looks like assumptions, stereotypes, or judgment that discourage people from asking for help.
Public health isn't only about services. It's also about creating conditions where people feel safe enough to use them.
#MentalHealth #PublicHealth #EndTheStigma #Recovery #LivedExperience
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Stigma doesn't always look like hostility.
Sometimes it looks like assumptions, stereotypes, or judgment that discourage people from asking for help.
Public health isn't only about services. It's also about creating conditions where people feel safe enough to use them.
#MentalHealth #PublicHealth #EndTheStigma #Recovery #LivedExperience
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Stigma isn't just a social problem. It's a public health issue.
Fear of judgment can prevent people from seeking healthcare, treatment, support, or even talking openly about their struggles.
Reducing stigma helps people access help sooner and more safely.
#MentalHealth #PublicHealth #EndTheStigma #Recovery #LivedExperience
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Stigma isn't just a social problem. It's a public health issue.
Fear of judgment can prevent people from seeking healthcare, treatment, support, or even talking openly about their struggles.
Reducing stigma helps people access help sooner and more safely.
#MentalHealth #PublicHealth #EndTheStigma #Recovery #LivedExperience
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> «ACCESS TO JUSTICE»
> This is the theme of the INTERNATIONAL SEX WORKERS' DAY 2026.
> TAMPEP calls for an immediate end of the stigmatization of sex workers! Together with sex workers across Europe, we ask for equal rights.
> The working and living conditions of sex workers in Europe, mainly migrant sex workers, remain characterized by precarious circumstances. Discrimination, stigmatization and the increasing call for restrictive laws, particularly at EU level, are further exacerbating the situation.
> Sex workers’ communities, worldwide, therefore commemorate that day to call attention and make demands.
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> Every June 2nd we celebrate one of the most important days in the year: International Sex Workers' Day!
> This day marks the anniversary of the legendary occupation of the St Nizier church in Lyon, France, by a group of sex workers. They claimed the church for eight days to demand safety, dignity, and labour rights. Their bravery ignited a global movement that continues to inspire us every year.
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> International Sex Workers' Rights Day. Sex work is work.
> We demand the full recognition, protection, and fulfilment of sex workers' labour, health, and human rights in law and policy.
> Nothing about sex workers without sex workers. Sex workers are organisers, leaders, and agents of change. Their voices must be at the centre of all decisions that affect their lives.
> We reject all forms of criminalisation of sex work. We reject the ongoing conflation of sex work with trafficking and gender-based violence, narratives that fuel stigma, increase harm, and strip people of rights and safety. Sex workers' rights are human rights!
> Today, we amplify the voices of TGEU Board Members Tayri Fadil (she/her) and Alex Shah (she/her).
> “Today we honour SWers leading the struggle. We demand full decriminalisation, labour rights, and legal protection for migrant and trans SWers. End police harassment and persecution. Solidarity, resistance, and collective power until we win justice and safety for all SWers.” — Tayri Fadil
> “On this day, we amplify the political demands of sex workers for full decriminalisation, labour recognition, social protection, migration justice, and freedom from state violence, surveillance, and stigma. This day is a transnational call for bodily autonomy, intersectional justice, and the unequivocal protection of sex workers’ human rights. Sex workers are the ancient, present, and future of labour.” — Alex Shah
> Follow our friends at ESWA to stay up to date with the sex worker movement. #SexWork #SexWorkIsWork #EndTheStigma #RightsNotRescue #TransRights #TransRightsAreHumanRights
— #TGEU 🇪🇺🏳️⚧️
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> «ACCESS TO JUSTICE»
> This is the theme of the INTERNATIONAL SEX WORKERS' DAY 2026.
> TAMPEP calls for an immediate end of the stigmatization of sex workers! Together with sex workers across Europe, we ask for equal rights.
> The working and living conditions of sex workers in Europe, mainly migrant sex workers, remain characterized by precarious circumstances. Discrimination, stigmatization and the increasing call for restrictive laws, particularly at EU level, are further exacerbating the situation.
> Sex workers’ communities, worldwide, therefore commemorate that day to call attention and make demands.
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> Every June 2nd we celebrate one of the most important days in the year: International Sex Workers' Day!
> This day marks the anniversary of the legendary occupation of the St Nizier church in Lyon, France, by a group of sex workers. They claimed the church for eight days to demand safety, dignity, and labour rights. Their bravery ignited a global movement that continues to inspire us every year.
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> International Sex Workers' Rights Day. Sex work is work.
> We demand the full recognition, protection, and fulfilment of sex workers' labour, health, and human rights in law and policy.
> Nothing about sex workers without sex workers. Sex workers are organisers, leaders, and agents of change. Their voices must be at the centre of all decisions that affect their lives.
> We reject all forms of criminalisation of sex work. We reject the ongoing conflation of sex work with trafficking and gender-based violence, narratives that fuel stigma, increase harm, and strip people of rights and safety. Sex workers' rights are human rights!
> Today, we amplify the voices of TGEU Board Members Tayri Fadil (she/her) and Alex Shah (she/her).
> “Today we honour SWers leading the struggle. We demand full decriminalisation, labour rights, and legal protection for migrant and trans SWers. End police harassment and persecution. Solidarity, resistance, and collective power until we win justice and safety for all SWers.” — Tayri Fadil
> “On this day, we amplify the political demands of sex workers for full decriminalisation, labour recognition, social protection, migration justice, and freedom from state violence, surveillance, and stigma. This day is a transnational call for bodily autonomy, intersectional justice, and the unequivocal protection of sex workers’ human rights. Sex workers are the ancient, present, and future of labour.” — Alex Shah
> Follow our friends at ESWA to stay up to date with the sex worker movement. #SexWork #SexWorkIsWork #EndTheStigma #RightsNotRescue #TransRights #TransRightsAreHumanRights
— #TGEU 🇪🇺🏳️⚧️
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> Today, KNESWO Feminist Initiative stands in solidarity with refugee, migrant, and internally displaced sex workers in all their diversity.
> Sex workers' rights are human rights. Dignity, safety, justice, and equality for all.
> #InternationalSexWorkersRightsDay #SexWorkersRightsAreHumanRights #KNESWO
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> Today, on International Sex Workers’ Day, we honor the resilience, courage, and contributions of sex workers worldwide.
> Every person deserves dignity, safety, access to healthcare, and protection from violence, discrimination, and stigma. Sex workers’ rights are human rights.
> Together, let us amplify their voices, challenge harmful stereotypes, and advocate for policies that promote justice, inclusion, and equality for all.
> #InternationalSexWorkersDay2026 #EndTheStigma
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> On this International Sex Workers Day Sisonke_ZA expresses deep concern at the continued delays in advancing the decriminalisation of sex work into law.
> The criminalisation of sex work creates conditions that enable abuse, exploitation and discrimination. #HumanRights
— #Sisonke 🇿🇦 #SouthAfrica
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> #June2 we commemorate #InternationalSexWorkersDay to honour the courage, resilience and ongoing struggle of sex workers for dignity, human rights, health, safety and #Justice.
> When #SWs are safe, healthy and empowered, communities are stronger and inclusive for everyone.
> June 2 marks #InternationalSexWorkersDay, honoring lives lost to violence and stigma since 1975.Chisungo Trust remembers, resists, and continues the work.We fight for: ✔️ Decriminalization ✔️ Access to health ✔️ An end to violence against Male Sex Workers #SexWorkIsWork.
— #ChisungoTrust 🇿🇼
> 🚨 Today on International Sex Workers’ Day, Springs of Life Zimbabwe demands an end to the systemic violence and criminalization of sex workers. Why is their safety treated as optional? No one should live in fear of assault.We call on the government to urgently decriminalize sex work the ZRP to end arbitrary arrests, and healthcare systems to provide stigma-free care.
> "Sex work is work, and sex workers' rights are human rights." — Ms. Precious Msindo, Programmes Coordinator.
> #ISWD2026 #DecriminalizeSexWork #EndGBV #Zimbabwe
— #SoLZ 🇿🇼
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> Today, KNESWO Feminist Initiative stands in solidarity with refugee, migrant, and internally displaced sex workers in all their diversity.
> Sex workers' rights are human rights. Dignity, safety, justice, and equality for all.
> #InternationalSexWorkersRightsDay #SexWorkersRightsAreHumanRights #KNESWO
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> Today, on International Sex Workers’ Day, we honor the resilience, courage, and contributions of sex workers worldwide.
> Every person deserves dignity, safety, access to healthcare, and protection from violence, discrimination, and stigma. Sex workers’ rights are human rights.
> Together, let us amplify their voices, challenge harmful stereotypes, and advocate for policies that promote justice, inclusion, and equality for all.
> #InternationalSexWorkersDay2026 #EndTheStigma
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> On this International Sex Workers Day Sisonke_ZA expresses deep concern at the continued delays in advancing the decriminalisation of sex work into law.
> The criminalisation of sex work creates conditions that enable abuse, exploitation and discrimination. #HumanRights
— #Sisonke 🇿🇦 #SouthAfrica
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> #June2 we commemorate #InternationalSexWorkersDay to honour the courage, resilience and ongoing struggle of sex workers for dignity, human rights, health, safety and #Justice.
> When #SWs are safe, healthy and empowered, communities are stronger and inclusive for everyone.
> June 2 marks #InternationalSexWorkersDay, honoring lives lost to violence and stigma since 1975.Chisungo Trust remembers, resists, and continues the work.We fight for: ✔️ Decriminalization ✔️ Access to health ✔️ An end to violence against Male Sex Workers #SexWorkIsWork.
— #ChisungoTrust 🇿🇼
> 🚨 Today on International Sex Workers’ Day, Springs of Life Zimbabwe demands an end to the systemic violence and criminalization of sex workers. Why is their safety treated as optional? No one should live in fear of assault.We call on the government to urgently decriminalize sex work the ZRP to end arbitrary arrests, and healthcare systems to provide stigma-free care.
> "Sex work is work, and sex workers' rights are human rights." — Ms. Precious Msindo, Programmes Coordinator.
> #ISWD2026 #DecriminalizeSexWork #EndGBV #Zimbabwe
— #SoLZ 🇿🇼
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This Is What Building Looks Like
Building doesn't feel like progress from the inside. There's no finish line. No moment where everything clicks. Just a quiet morning where you read something from six weeks ago and realise the effort level has dropped while the quality of the thing has held. That's what it looks like.https://journalingwrite.wordpress.com/2026/05/15/this-is-what-building-looks-like/
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This Is What Building Looks Like
Building doesn't feel like progress from the inside. There's no finish line. No moment where everything clicks. Just a quiet morning where you read something from six weeks ago and realise the effort level has dropped while the quality of the thing has held. That's what it looks like.https://journalingwrite.wordpress.com/2026/05/15/this-is-what-building-looks-like/
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Be kind to your mind badges - great badges for Mental Health Awareness Week in May 💚 💛 https://www.koolbadges.co.uk/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_description=1&keyword=mental+health+awareness
#mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #badges #bekindtoyourmind #buttonbadge #bekind #koolbadges #MentalHealthMatters #EndTheStigma #MentalHealthSupport -
Be kind to your mind badges - great badges for Mental Health Awareness Week in May 💚 💛 https://www.koolbadges.co.uk/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_description=1&keyword=mental+health+awareness
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New episodes drop every single week on One Moment Podcast.
Raw, unfiltered stories about mental health struggles, trauma, substance use, and the real path from isolation to breakthrough and recovery.
These conversations prove you’re not alone — one honest moment can spark the shift you’ve been waiting for.
#MentalHealthRecovery #RawResilience #YouAreNotAlone #EndTheStigma #OneMomentPodcast
Listen now: https://onemomentpodcast.eth.limo/
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Stigma grows in silence. Healing begins in community. 🤝
For too long, talking about mental health has been seen as a sign of weakness — especially in rural communities.
But the truth is, speaking up takes incredible courage.
Today, challenge yourself: have one honest conversation about mental health.
It could be with a friend, a family member, or even yourself. Let's normalize the conversation.#BreakTheStigma #NortheastRadioSD #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #RuralMentalHealth #EndTheStigma
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💚 May is mental health awareness month & we have lots of badges to help raise awareness and show support 🧠 https://www.koolbadges.co.uk/mental-health-embrace-neurodiversity-badge-p-10855.html #mentalhealthawareness #bekindoyourmind #badges #youareenough #buttonbadge #shopsmall #endthestigma
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Major Account Changes
-We are a DID System and we no longer want to hide that
- we want to be more inclusive towards all of us so we will use we but sometimes if someone doesn't feel comfortable or only refers to themselves they will use I
#DID #plural #endthestigma -
Major Account Changes
-We are a DID System and we no longer want to hide that
- we want to be more inclusive towards all of us so we will use we but sometimes if someone doesn't feel comfortable or only refers to themselves they will use I
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💚 May is mental health awareness month & we have lots of badges to help raise awareness and show support 🧠 https://www.koolbadges.co.uk/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_description=1&keyword=mental+health+ #mentalhealthawareness #bekindoyourmind #badges #youareenough #buttonbadge #shopsmall #endthestigma
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Too often teens with mental illness are dismissed as 'teenagers', women as 'emotional', and men told to 'man up'. We deny problems.
By Matt Haig
#mentalhealthawareness #stigma #studentmentalhealth #youthmentalhealth #mentalhealthmatters #mentalhealthsupport #ymhc #endthestigma
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Too often teens with mental illness are dismissed as 'teenagers', women as 'emotional', and men told to 'man up'. We deny problems.
By Matt Haig
#mentalhealthawareness #stigma #studentmentalhealth #youthmentalhealth #mentalhealthmatters #mentalhealthsupport #ymhc #endthestigma
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Sharissa Bradley: fear is something we carry and walk with. Confidence is earned when we reach the other side. If you’re experiencing fear, it’s okay—you’ll get stronger, you’ll get braver. Keep walking because the only way out is through. A gentle 2026 reminder for healing and resilience. #EndTheStigma #AnxietyAwareness #ItsOkayToNotBeOkay #HealingEra #GrowthThroughFear
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When the Routine Works but You Still Feel Lost
He kept the rhythm. The tea. The notebook. The quiet five minutes. Everything worked, yet something hollow lingered—an ache without drama, a stillness without peace. The routine held him steady, but meaning had slipped somewhere beneath it, waiting for him to notice.https://journalingwrite.wordpress.com/2026/04/21/when-the-routine-works-but-you-still-feel-lost/
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When the Routine Works but You Still Feel Lost
He kept the rhythm. The tea. The notebook. The quiet five minutes. Everything worked, yet something hollow lingered—an ache without drama, a stillness without peace. The routine held him steady, but meaning had slipped somewhere beneath it, waiting for him to notice.https://journalingwrite.wordpress.com/2026/04/21/when-the-routine-works-but-you-still-feel-lost/
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🍏 But here's the truth: Your worth is NOT your productivity. 🍀 Don't wait until you break to take care of yourself. You are human, not a machine. ❤️🩹
#Burnout #MentalHealth #SelfWorth #Depression #EndTheStigma
🔗 Follow us @ComebackGrid for more of these. Your daily comeback from burnout, from exhaustion, from exhaustion depression starts here.👑
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Be kind to your mind badges - great badges for Mental Health Awareness Week in May 💚 💛 https://www.koolbadges.co.uk/positive-mental-health-badge-p-11369.html
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💚 May is mental health awareness month & we have lots of badges to help raise awareness and show support 🧠 https://www.koolbadges.co.uk/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_description=1&keyword=mental+health+ #mentalhealthawareness #bekindoyourmind #badges #youareenough #buttonbadge #shopsmall #endthestigma
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Routine for ADHD
A practical 5 minute journaling routine for men with ADHD: three focused prompts, a sample entry, and tips to make it stick.https://journalingwrite.wordpress.com/2026/04/10/routine-for-adhd/
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Routine for ADHD
A practical 5 minute journaling routine for men with ADHD: three focused prompts, a sample entry, and tips to make it stick.https://journalingwrite.wordpress.com/2026/04/10/routine-for-adhd/
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Be kind to your mind badges - great badges for Mental Health Awareness Week in May 💚 💛 https://www.koolbadges.co.uk/positive-mental-health-badge-p-11369.html
#mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #badges #bekindtoyourmind #buttonbadge #bekind #koolbadges #MentalHealthMatters #EndTheStigma #MentalHealthSupport -
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Anxiety has increased dramatically—kids avoid anything new or challenging. Teachers now discuss suicide with students who have full plans and farewell notes. "I never thought that would have been a reality of being a teacher... I'm trying to be like a little bit of a psychologist." The prevalence shift demands more support for both students and staff. #EndTheStigma #Resilience #MentalHealthInEducation #YouthWellbeing #TeacherSupport
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💚 May is mental health awareness month & we have lots of badges to help raise awareness and show support 🧠 #mentalhealthawareness #bekindoyourmind #badges #youareenough #buttonbadge #shopsmall #endthestigma
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💚 May is mental health awareness month & we have lots of badges to help raise awareness and show support 🧠 https://www.koolbadges.co.uk/green-and-white-mental-health-awareness-badge-p-10361.html #mentalhealthawareness #bekindoyourmind #badges #youareenough #buttonbadge #shopsmall #endthestigma
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CW: My Bipolar Journey | World Bipolar Day
Today is World Bipolar Day, so I thought I would share my journey to a diagnosis and beyond.
I grew up with the shadow of an absent, manic father. His condition was only ever brought up when I acted out of line, used as a way to explain what was "wrong" with me. By the time I was about ten, I was seeing psychiatric professionals and being told I had a "chemical imbalance."
Into my teen years, I knew something wasn't right. I had a lot of rage for no apparent reason. But my step-father decided there was nothing wrong with me and took me off my medication. That led to a dark spiral. I was thrown out of the house, experienced homelessness, and dropped out of school before eventually getting my GED and going to college. For a long time, I was just lost, drifting through a brief marriage and divorce by the time I was 20.
Everything shifted when I met my partner in my late 20s. Even when I was deeply upset and far from kind, she met me with patience and acceptance. She helped me advocate for myself, which led to a real diagnosis: Bipolar 1, characterized by extreme highs of mania and extreme lows. This period in my life I associate with learning empathy and kindness.
Having a name for what I was experiencing changed my life. For a long time, I carried a heavy shame about my diagnosis. It has taken me a decade to finally let that go. The diagnosis explained why I would obsess about some things and then drop them to move on to another subject. Because of my condition, I know a lot about a lot of things because at some point my attention latched on and would not let go of the subject for a while. For instance, I went to college for North American Indian History, but I can tell you a lot about Linux, computers, phones, and numerous other little things.
Since before Covid, I have been on numerous medications. Sometimes I would have to change because a medication was working ok, but I wasn't allowed to go past a limit. Other times, medications would give me terrible side effects, like psychosis.
I have been on my current medication, Seroquel, for about a year now, and it seems to be working well. I know that could change at any time, though, and this dance with different medications will probably go on for the rest of my life.
Typically, the thing that interrupts my mental health is a change to my insurance. It is hard enough for bipolar people to take medication regularly, but when you add interruptions to pharmacy and mental health benefits, it can make it extremely hard to get back into a habit after being knocked out of it. Some of my lowest moments have been when I have lost my healthcare because of an inability to keep a job (due to the illness) and not being able to afford refills or doctor visits.
I tell you all of this hoping that you understand that people aren't just "crazy" and bipolar is not an adjective. Good people are born with and develop these conditions in our brains. No one really completely understands it. The best thing you can ever do for another person is to show them kindness and love. And to anyone out there who is still lost in the dark or struggling with a new diagnosis: your life isn't over. It takes work, and it can be exhausting, but it is absolutely possible to build a beautiful, meaningful life.
#WorldBipolarDay #BipolarDisorder #MentalHealthAwareness #EndTheStigma #Bipolar1 #MentalHealth #ActuallyBipolar #MentalIllness #MentalHealthMatters
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CW: My Bipolar Journey | World Bipolar Day
Today is World Bipolar Day, so I thought I would share my journey to a diagnosis and beyond.
I grew up with the shadow of an absent, manic father. His condition was only ever brought up when I acted out of line, used as a way to explain what was "wrong" with me. By the time I was about ten, I was seeing psychiatric professionals and being told I had a "chemical imbalance."
Into my teen years, I knew something wasn't right. I had a lot of rage for no apparent reason. But my step-father decided there was nothing wrong with me and took me off my medication. That led to a dark spiral. I was thrown out of the house, experienced homelessness, and dropped out of school before eventually getting my GED and going to college. For a long time, I was just lost, drifting through a brief marriage and divorce by the time I was 20.
Everything shifted when I met my partner in my late 20s. Even when I was deeply upset and far from kind, she met me with patience and acceptance. She helped me advocate for myself, which led to a real diagnosis: Bipolar 1, characterized by extreme highs of mania and extreme lows. This period in my life I associate with learning empathy and kindness.
Having a name for what I was experiencing changed my life. For a long time, I carried a heavy shame about my diagnosis. It has taken me a decade to finally let that go. The diagnosis explained why I would obsess about some things and then drop them to move on to another subject. Because of my condition, I know a lot about a lot of things because at some point my attention latched on and would not let go of the subject for a while. For instance, I went to college for North American Indian History, but I can tell you a lot about Linux, computers, phones, and numerous other little things.
Since before Covid, I have been on numerous medications. Sometimes I would have to change because a medication was working ok, but I wasn't allowed to go past a limit. Other times, medications would give me terrible side effects, like psychosis.
I have been on my current medication, Seroquel, for about a year now, and it seems to be working well. I know that could change at any time, though, and this dance with different medications will probably go on for the rest of my life.
Typically, the thing that interrupts my mental health is a change to my insurance. It is hard enough for bipolar people to take medication regularly, but when you add interruptions to pharmacy and mental health benefits, it can make it extremely hard to get back into a habit after being knocked out of it. Some of my lowest moments have been when I have lost my healthcare because of an inability to keep a job (due to the illness) and not being able to afford refills or doctor visits.
I tell you all of this hoping that you understand that people aren't just "crazy" and bipolar is not an adjective. Good people are born with and develop these conditions in our brains. No one really completely understands it. The best thing you can ever do for another person is to show them kindness and love. And to anyone out there who is still lost in the dark or struggling with a new diagnosis: your life isn't over. It takes work, and it can be exhausting, but it is absolutely possible to build a beautiful, meaningful life.
#WorldBipolarDay #BipolarDisorder #MentalHealthAwareness #EndTheStigma #Bipolar1 #MentalHealth #ActuallyBipolar #MentalIllness #MentalHealthMatters
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Taking your meds is a healthy self-care strategy.
It’s the Miracle-Gro that gives your brain the nutrients it needs to bloom.
Don't forget to fill your pillbox this weekend! 🌻💊
#BipolarMedication #MentalHealthHacks #EndTheStigmaRead more: https://speakingbipolar.com/bipolar-disorder-and-what-it-means-to-eat-the-frog/
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Mental health is health. Full stop.
Anxiety, depression, PTSD, burnout, and ADHD are not “bad vibes” or a personality flaw. They affect sleep, focus, appetite, immune function, blood pressure, pain levels, and decision-making. They can wreck your relationships and your job performance the same way a chronic physical condition can. And sometimes they can kill you.
We’ve got to stop treating mental health like it’s optional, dramatic, or only “real” when it’s visible. You wouldn’t tell someone with asthma to “just breathe harder.” You wouldn’t tell someone with diabetes to “try being more positive.” So maybe we stop telling people with depression to “just get outside” like sunlight is a prescription.
If you’re struggling: you’re not weak, you’re not broken, and you don’t have to earn support by hitting rock bottom first. Talk to someone you trust, talk to a professional if you can, and take it seriously, the same way you would any other health problem.
Be kind. Be real. Check on your people.
#MentalHealth #MentalHealthMatters #HealthIsHealth #EndTheStigma #SelfCare
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Showcasing some of my work done on Procreate
The Silent Agony of 24/7 Chronic Pain: PainSyndrome
A glimpse into the BasBaz darkness.
This time-lapse captures 'PainSyndrome'. A girl's face emerges from behind a wall, eyes down in fear. Chronic pain grips her 24/7, a ceaseless agony until the body screams and bleeds. Yet, unseen by all, her pain is hers alone.
2025
basbaz
anon_4601
iPad Pro M4 | Procreate
LinuxPC | Krita | Inkscape | Gimphttps://peertube.uno/w/bzoML9PphigF5m7GXLJES5
Thanks for watching!
❓️Question for the geeks:
I use my #iPadPro M4 only for Procreate. I'd like to use it for more but can't stand #iPadOS. Any tips to run #Linux via VM/UTM on M4 while keeping iOS for my❤️ Procreate?#AppleiPad #iPadPro #iPadProM4 #Applepencil #PROCREATE #BasBazArt #MastodonArt #PeerTube #art #InnerDemons #TimeLapse #ComicStyle #MentalHealth #GraphicMedicine #MentalHealthAwarenes #TherapeuticArt
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Monochrome Decay & The Broken Frame: Obsessive_Compulsive_Disorder_2
A glimpse into the BasBaz darkness.
This time-lapse captures'Obsessive_Compulsive_Disorder_2'. A sequel sharing the same core concept: a man breaking free from the frame and his own skull. Unlike the previous colorful version, this one uses a stark palette of black, brown, and gray. The obsession is depicted in muted, desolate tones.
2025
basbaz
anon_4601
iPad Pro M4 | Procreate
LinuxPC | Kritahttps://peertube.uno/w/6FKGMiXKjaV6YHrvN2djNL
Thanks for watching!
❓️️ Question 4 the geeks: I use my iPadPro exclusively for Procreate. I'd like to use it for more but can't stand iPadOS. I'm trying to install Linux via a VM (UTM), but it only work on older models. Any tips on running Linux on my M4 while keeping iOS for my ❤️ Procreate?
#AppleiPad #iPadPro #Applepencil #PROCREATE #BasBazArt #OCD #Monochrome #Sketch #ComicStyle #MentalHealth #GraphicMedicine #MentalHealthAwareness #TherapeuticArt #EndTheStigma #MentalHealthMatters
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CW: MH, OCD
I have been really struggling recently with thoughts of a Neurodivergent family past. I have OCD and so does my mother. She never told me until I was about 30. She was terrified and ashamed when I started counting the same number she always had. She was always trapped by. She couldn't bring it up to me until I was 30. I was mad for a long time but also in her own Boomer way has made it up to me in kind.
She was raised in different times. My grandmother was almost lobotomized. When my mothers was young this is something you hid. But still in 1st grade I had my first symptoms. I made a perfect 'o' and became so obsessed with replicating another that I missed recess. Then later she put me in for an IQ test because something was off. She didn't communicate the test so I just played with toys. There was no instruction given so I gave my own.
In 3rd grade I was registered as "Odd". This one doesn't think or act like the rest so they shoved me into special education. In middleschool they started to recognize this as a "Useful" flaw and I was sent to gifted and talented and later to algebra club. Then in highschool I was in Knowledge Bowl and Science Olympiad, my IQ was tested again and it was an outlier in the opposite direction. "Genius" was the title I was given.
It turns out my curse of being unable to escape patterns, incapable of not seeing them, not trying to force even small nonsensical ones to order is very good for scores on tests of pattern recognition. A curse that means my IQ reads at 160.
In highschool also struck puberty and with it an advancement of symptoms that generally happens for people with severe mental disorders. My mother said nothing to the psychiatrist that gave me a diagnosis of "Severe Obsessive Compulsive Disorder". No camraderie. No nothing. Just lots of tears.
She told me when I was divorced a few months before I came out for the first time ever that she had OCD and she was so terrified and ashamed that she had never told me. It hurts me a lot that mental disorders are so hated that they are hidden from your own children. I noticed my mother in law in Germany has OCD as well and I don't anyone has ever even recommended "Zwangstörung" to her because it's underdiagnosed in Germany.
You tell us we have our woke communities. That we have our acceptance and recognition and what I remember most was silence, loneliness, and my mother holding a paper bag to my mouth. My mother telling me the things that were likely her coping strategies but due to shame said she had learned it at a support group for me.
It wounds me that my father has a blank spot where his mother should be because she was so often in Mental Hospital in his childhood or that my grandfather was a hero for not allowing the Nobel Prize winning lobotomy on her. This isn't even bringing in my sister with severe bipolar or my brother with severe ADHD.
Acceptance? Almost every portrayal of OCD is a very bad portrayal of Schizophrenia or almost every portrayal of Autism is down's syndrome. When a mother can't talk to her suffering daughter for 30 goddamn years due to social stigma and shame. We have a long ways to go.
No hating on my mother. She did what was right for her to do. What she was raised to do. We have made leaps and bounds since and Boomers did not have access to the same therapy and acceptance we do. But we have a long long way to go with social stigma.
I have OCD and it has impacted me from the first moments I can remember and it will continue to do so until the day of my death.
#endthestigma #ocd #mentalhealth
