#Trauma

Let me explain why "just stay home if you are high risk" isn't enough, because I think people genuinely don't understand. My daughter has a rare and complex congenital heart
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Today is the day. It's the culmination of a process that began months ago w/ early voting, but it is also the day we take a collective breath to focus
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I was taking a nap, when I heard loud banging on a door. Hopped up, grabbed my glasses, went to the door, slowly opened it and was looking at 4
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“Feminism that doesn’t include transwomen isn’t feminism” - is a statement I’ve seen from several people, including Aimee Challenor. It’s one of the opinions from extreme Trans Rights Activists (TRA)
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PhD interview invitations and acceptances are in full swing. A few thoughts from me, as someone who was once in this place, who spent years as a professor making these
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a lot of the advocacy surrounding adhd recently still frames many of its common attributes as intrinsic shortcomings rather than what they really are, which is simply personality traits that
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I see that Ben Shapiro has decided he is an expert on genocide and Indigenous peoples in the U.S. A few thoughts on why he doesn't know what he's talking
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So "TERFs" is trending.Well, then, let me share some of the ways that word is used against women who speak up about their sex-based rights - to send them tens
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Abortion is a medical procedure that anyone who can get pregnant may need at some point. There are some basic things about abortion that make that procedure above all absolutely
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BYSTANDER INTERVENTION THREAD: Some basics. When we see someone being harassed or intruded upon in public, it’s common to worry if you intervene either a) it’s not for you to
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I’m going to stick my neck out here. @ResFamilyLaw Are the family lawyers group with the greatest clout. We are the lobby group. We have the prestige and cash and
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REAL TALK ALERT: I’ve recently finished my 1st round of CBT (therapy) & waiting for my 2nd more in-depth CBT (god bless the NHS). My diagnosis & cause, which I
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Hi. My name is Isabelle. I’m 21. I have PTSD and borderline personality disorder (BPD). BPD is a mental illness people get from childhood trauma. BPD is highly stigmatized as
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*taps mic* you can write compelling, complex, and even toxic relationships because the ability to reflect real world issues into fiction is one of media creation's finest tools, but this
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Hey! Your stomach probably feels like shit right now. I wanna help. A thread!Under prolonged stress, your sympathetic nervous system inhibits normal appetite signals & digestion, often making you either
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Today is International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers, and we collectively remember the sex workers killed. We recognise violence such as robbery, rape, assault, and exploitation amongst us.
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