#Illness

autistictic

autistictic

I don’t educate people that autism is not a mental illness because I want to distance myself from mentally ill people.I do it because wrongly seeing autism as mental illness

Psych Central

PsychCentral

A lot of brands will be making statements today about what happened at our nation's capital yesterday. Most will run the range from "insincere" to "oblivious." We debated if we

Tessa Hastjarjanto ✒️ in drafting mode ✒️

Endalia

With the increase of infections, the debate surrounding measures taken to prevent the spread of COVID-19 is flaring up again. And there is one thing that people seem to forget.

Ellie Bates

TalesfromEllie

I've been living with impacts of a rare, currently incurable, illness for around 20 years; here are some of things I've learned:Your experience of a long term illness is unique

coffeespoonie

coffeespoonie

As a person with a chronic illness I am constantly worried about people using my good days against me. My Good Days™ are not my standard; they’re the exception. They

Karen Harradine

KarenH777

1/4 I know what it is like to be badly ill, both chronically and acutely. I also know what it it like to lose loved ones, my sister and my

Facing Fear 🍁🍂

anxietyaloner

Stress: a threadFor a long time, when doctors or other people asked if I’ve been stressed, I would say no. My life experiences didn’t fit the ‘usual’ definition of a

Jorah

jorah

If you ever wonder why people say that American misconceptions about mental illness cause worse outcomes, look at DJT. His family likely could never admit that any of them would

hattie gladwell

hatttiegladwell

Mental illness is not a choice. A thread: Mental illness can be caused by lots of things. Genetics. Environmental factors. Trauma. A chemical imbalance. Early life environment. Medical and hormonal

Tade Thompson

tadethompson

Okay, a thread on Mental Health Problems. Sort of.Stigma.The word originates from both Greek and Latin and basically means 'mark' 'brand' .An identifying mark. When you judge people (and make

Dr Homeslice

8Homeslice8

Reasons why, when doctors suggest my #mecfs is anxiety or depression, I firmly disagree. It's not because I deny that anxiety and depression are valid and debilitating conditions. It's not

Amir Attaran

profamirattaran

Three comments:1. If the AZ vaccine can’t stop mild and moderate illness in the South African variant, that’s likely true for the other vaccines too.2. What matters most is stopping

G Kang

GKangInd

Received 4th forward of a show, where host states vaccines that prevent disease are *medicine* not vaccines because they do not prevent infection. Let us get this straight, vaccines primarily

nylah burton

yumcoconutmilk

You have NO interest in destigmatizing mental illness for those of us who have literally been PUT IN CHAINS and locked into some of the most horrific “hospitals.” You have

Dr Benjamin 'Ward Viking' Janaway 💙

drjanaway

Going to be contentious. I find it ironic and a little transparent that the same people who mocked those with mental illness in the past, who didn't care to even

Jessalyn Elliott Small

JessalynSmall

I'm sorry but all of this is wrong.Neurodivergent ≠ neuroatypicalNeurodivergent ≠ mentally illAutistic ≠ mentally illAutistic, adhd, schizophrenic, tourettes, dyslexia, etc = neurodivergenthttps://twitter.com/shut_up_bailey_/statu

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