RationizedInsanity🏳️🌈🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇱🇵🇸<p>Describing what <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cptsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cptsd</span></a> feels like in a nutshell -</p><p>Imagine how you felt during the scariest, or most anxiety-inducing moment of your entire life, whatever that may be.</p><p>Then imagine at random times for seemingly no reason that you start feeling that way again even when everything is absolutely fine, and there isn't a thing in your world to really worry about.</p><p>Memories flood in that you try to but can't stop, and make you relive those moments again, and again.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mentalhealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mentalhealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ptsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ptsd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a></p>
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RationizedInsanity🏳️🌈🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇱🇵🇸<p>Today and the next while is going to be difficult, but at least in an expected way.</p><p>I was taking the highest dose of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Buspar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Buspar</span></a> as you can safely take, which was very effective in helping me with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cptsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cptsd</span></a> related anxiety, OCD related intrusive thoughts and anxiety, and many <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/phobias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>phobias</span></a> I have.</p><p>My dose was lowered as it can make nerve pain and movement disorders worse, which it was in my case.</p><p>My body needs to adapt, and I'm in a panicky hellhole today.</p><p>But it will be better.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mentalhealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mentalhealth</span></a></p>
Anarchy How<p>Goddamned, it is freaking amazing how difficult it still is to self-direct my own day.</p><p>The difficulty is changed and more manageable by far. Looking back, holiefook, how did I function back then and since symptoms blew open 5 years ago?</p><p>Hallucinations are almost gone, flashbacks are minimal, and I'm almost able to work and do most things most days.</p><p>Giving myself permission to self-direct my day though? So many spoons. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/CPTSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CPTSD</span></a></p>
Anarchy How<p>Finding 8 - Physical and Social Context Limitations</p><p>Therapy occurs across multiple settings and disembodied <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/LLM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LLM</span></a> s cannot access, including home visits, physical object manipulation, and community integration.</p><p>> The disembodied, current large language models we investigate cannot operate across such contexts" (Moore et al., 2025, 599-627).</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ANI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ANI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Therapy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Therapy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/PTSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PTSD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/CPTSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CPTSD</span></a></p>
Anarchy How<p>Finding 7 - Therapeutic Alliance Requires Human Stakes</p><p>Effective therapy depends on genuine human relationships with real emotional investment and consequences, things Large Language Models, as predictive text algorithms, are categorically unable to do.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/LLM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LLM</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ANI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ANI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Therapy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Therapy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/CPTSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CPTSD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/PTSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PTSD</span></a></p>
Anarchy How<p>Finding 6 - Commercial Bots are Dangerous as Death</p><p>Millions of people currently use <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ANI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ANI</span></a> therapy bots that perform worse than research models and have been linked to suicides.</p><p>> Commercial therapy bots answered appropriately only around 50% of the time, with some platforms like 7cups' "Noni" achieving just 40% appropriate responses (Moore et al., 2025, 599-627).</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Therapy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Therapy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/PTSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PTSD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/CPTSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CPTSD</span></a></p>
Anarchy How<p>Finding 4 - Sycophancy vs. Therapeutic Confrontation</p><p>> Confrontation is the opposite of sycophancy. It promotes self-awareness and a desired change in the client. (Moore et al., 2025, 599-627)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ANI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ANI</span></a> systems are designed to be agreeable and compliant, but therapy requires challenging harmful thoughts and beliefs.</p><p>The guidelines require therapists to "Redirect Client" and "Don't Collude with Delusions," directly opposing AI's sycophantic tendencies.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/AGI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AGI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Therapy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Therapy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/CPTSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CPTSD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/PTSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PTSD</span></a></p>
Anarchy How<p>Finding 3: Safety Measures are NOT working.</p><p>Larger, newer AI models with supposedly better safety training still exhibit the same problematic behaviors as older, smaller models.</p><p>GPT-4o and Llama3.1 models failed to respond appropriately to mental health conditions at similar rates, despite theoretical improvements in safety filtering.</p><p>Figure 4 demonstrates that model size increases did not improve appropriate responses to mental health symptoms.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ANI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ANI</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Therapy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Therapy</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/CPTSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CPTSD</span></a></p>
Anarchy How<p>Finding 2 - Dangerous Crisis Responses</p><p>ANI systems give harmful advice during mental health emergencies.</p><p>Models responded inappropriately 20% or more of the time to crisis scenarios, compared to human therapists who responded appropriately 93% of the time (Moore et al., 2025, 599-627).</p><p>Table 13 at the end of the supplements has a few of the actual LLM responses. Not going to quote them here.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ANI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ANI</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Therapy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Therapy</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/CPTSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CPTSD</span></a></p>
Anarchy How<p>Finding 1 - LLMs Show Mental Health Stigma</p><p>AI models consistently discriminate against people with mental illness, showing unwillingness to work with, socialize with, or live near people with conditions like schizophrenia and alcohol dependence.</p><p>Models showed stigma 38-75% of the time across conditions (Moore et al., 2025, 599-627).</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ANI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ANI</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Therapy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Therapy</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/CPTSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CPTSD</span></a></p>
Anarchy How<p>Findings are unsurprising. HOWEVER, the real gems are the following two discussions in the conclusions section:</p><p>1. Practical Barriers to LLMs-as-Therapists<br>2. Foundational Barriers to LLMs-as-Therapists</p><p>---<br>CITATION<br>---<br>"Expressing stigma and inappropriate responses prevents LLMs from safely replacing mental health providers." In Proceedings of the 2025 ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1145/3715275.3732039" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.1145/3715275.373203</span><span class="invisible">9</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ANI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ANI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Therapy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Therapy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/CPTSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CPTSD</span></a></p>
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Toadlyturtle<p>Help <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Indigenous</span></a> family survive <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poverty</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SabiLewSounds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SabiLewSounds</span></a> is <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Disabled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Disabled</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Latina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Latina</span></a> 24/7 caretaker for elderly mom & ESA bun; multidisciplinary <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Artist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Artist</span></a> & <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Musician" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Musician</span></a>; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/advocate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>advocate</span></a> for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disability</span></a> & <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mentalhealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mentalhealth</span></a></p><p>$1336 covers weekly hotel, food & bills<br>$448 covers weekly hotel due tomorrow</p><p>KOFI/PP SabiLewSounds<br>CA/VM toadlyturtle (Note: Sabi)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lightwithin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lightwithin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fempreneur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fempreneur</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mentalhealthadvocate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mentalhealthadvocate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MutualAid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/traumasurvivor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>traumasurvivor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cptsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cptsd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/boost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boost</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/supportdisabledartists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>supportdisabledartists</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/homeless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>homeless</span></a></p>
Toadlyturtle<p>Help <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Indigenous</span></a> family survive <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poverty</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SabiLewSounds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SabiLewSounds</span></a> is <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Disabled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Disabled</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Latina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Latina</span></a> 24/7 caretaker for elderly mom & ESA bun; multidisciplinary <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Artist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Artist</span></a> & <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Musician" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Musician</span></a>; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/advocate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>advocate</span></a> for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disability</span></a> & <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mentalhealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mentalhealth</span></a></p><p>$1583 covers hotel, food & bills<br>$448 covers hotel past due<br>$85 covers hotel for tomorrow</p><p>KOFI/PP SabiLewSounds<br>CA/VM toadlyturtle (Note: Sabi)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lightwithin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lightwithin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fempreneur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fempreneur</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mentalhealthadvocate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mentalhealthadvocate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MutualAid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/traumasurvivor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>traumasurvivor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cptsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cptsd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/boost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boost</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/supportdisabledartists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>supportdisabledartists</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/homeless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>homeless</span></a></p>
Toadlyturtle<p>Help <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Indigenous</span></a> family survive <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poverty</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SabiLewSounds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SabiLewSounds</span></a> is <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Disabled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Disabled</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Latina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Latina</span></a> 24/7 caretaker for elderly mom & ESA bun; multidisciplinary <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Artist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Artist</span></a> & <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Musician" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Musician</span></a>; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/advocate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>advocate</span></a> for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disability</span></a> & <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mentalhealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mentalhealth</span></a></p><p>Past today not covered for hotel</p><p><a href="https://Linktr.ee/SabiLewSounds" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">Linktr.ee/SabiLewSounds</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>KOFI/PP SabiLewSounds</p><p><a href="https://Linktr.ee/toadlyturtle" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">Linktr.ee/toadlyturtle</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>CA/VM toadlyturtle (Note: Sabi)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lightwithin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lightwithin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fempreneur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fempreneur</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mentalhealthadvocate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mentalhealthadvocate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MutualAid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/traumasurvivor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>traumasurvivor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cptsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cptsd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/boost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boost</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/supportdisabledartists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>supportdisabledartists</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/homeless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>homeless</span></a></p><p>Details below...</p>
Moritz Bartl<p>"To the best of the authors' knowledge, this study is the first to explore the distinction between autism, attachment disorders, <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/CPTSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CPTSD</span></a>, and EUPD. Consensus statements demonstrate that experts view individuals diagnosed with these conditions as sharing many similar features, which can make accurate differential diagnosis difficult."</p><p>Sarr, R., Spain, D., Quinton, A. M. G., Happé, F., Brewin, C. R., Radcliffe, J., Jowett, S., Miles, S., González, R. A., Albert, I., Scholwin, A., Stirling, M., Markham, S., Strange, S., & Rumball, F. </p><p>(2025). Differential diagnosis of <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>autism</span></a>, attachment disorders, complex post-traumatic stress disorder and emotionally unstable personality disorder: A Delphi study. British Journal of Psychology, 116, 1–33. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/bjop.12731" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">doi.org/10.1111/bjop.12731</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Random Weirdo<p>A recent toot around here made me think about <a href="https://hessen.social/tags/giftedness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>giftedness</span></a> and <a href="https://hessen.social/tags/autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>autism</span></a>. There's a lot of overlap. As there is between autism and <a href="https://hessen.social/tags/cPTSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cPTSD</span></a>. </p><p>So it got me wondering how you know that you're autistic and not, say, gifted and traumatized. Or autistic and traumatized, rather than gifted. Or if it matters at all (we're struggling anyways, aren't we?). Could accomodations and support even be that specific? </p><p>What's your take on this?</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/actuallyautistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>actuallyautistic</span></a></span></p>
Toadlyturtle<p>Help <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Indigenous</span></a> family survive <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poverty</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SabiLewSounds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SabiLewSounds</span></a> is <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Disabled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Disabled</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Latina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Latina</span></a> 24/7 caretaker for elderly mom & ESA bun; multidisciplinary <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Artist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Artist</span></a> & <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Musician" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Musician</span></a>; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/advocate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>advocate</span></a> for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disability</span></a> & <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mentalhealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mentalhealth</span></a></p><p>Late fees accrued for Fri & Sat</p><p>Weekly Goal $1353</p><p><a href="https://Linktr.ee/SabiLewSounds" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">Linktr.ee/SabiLewSounds</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>KOFI/PP SabiLewSounds</p><p><a href="https://Linktr.ee/toadlyturtle" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">Linktr.ee/toadlyturtle</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>CA/VM toadlyturtle (Note: Sabi)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lightwithin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lightwithin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fempreneur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fempreneur</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mentalhealthadvocate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mentalhealthadvocate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MutualAid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/traumasurvivor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>traumasurvivor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cptsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cptsd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/boost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boost</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/supportdisabledartists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>supportdisabledartists</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/homeless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>homeless</span></a></p>
lee - no pronouns :v_greyace:<p>A group has been set up in Newcastle that puts on events aimed at neurodiverse people. They said they include cPTSD under the broader ND umbrella, so I've gone along to their first event</p><p>They've got a sensory room which I'm so grateful for - this has turned out to be quite challenging so I'm hiding out here.</p><p><a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/cPTSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cPTSD</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/mentalhealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mentalhealth</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/malementalhealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>malementalhealth</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/neurodiverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neurodiverse</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/neurodivergent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neurodivergent</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/neurodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neurodiversity</span></a></p>
Alexis Bushnell (she/her)<p>I've popped a blog post up about communicating when you're in a <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/trauma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trauma</span></a> response (because that stuff is really hard!): <a href="https://blog.alexisbushnell.com/communication-for-when-you-cant-communicate/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.alexisbushnell.com/commun</span><span class="invisible">ication-for-when-you-cant-communicate/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://toot.wales/tags/CPTSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CPTSD</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Communication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Communication</span></a></p>
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