chuck
just trying my best. death transition companion. chronically ill. future therapist (LPC). TX she/her
- unregulated capitalism? more like unregulated nervous system
- i saw a very likely chatgpt generated post in a therapist group prattling on about why therapy is not political. therapy is a profession that has many laws about it. laws are politics. it’s sickening therapists can lie to themselves about the field.
- Reposted by chuckSadly many patients are catching COVID infections in hospital and this goes unmentioned. Patients chances are hampered by hospital acquired covid which is airborne and there are no preventions in place for airborne transmission. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
- Reposted by chuckWe gotta come up with a better system than “everything rests on whether these twelve billionnaires are nice”
- call me a doll but he don’t know that it’s voodoo
- got a spam text asking about a restaurant we went to last time. jokes on them, i haven’t eaten inside a restaurant since march 2020
- someone get me back on a music video set before i fucking explode (i miss making art with people)
- i’ve been feeling the itch for like 2 years now but i watched a podcast where there was a weird reflection on the guest and i’m like champing at the bit to be the one to fix little details like that
- i highly recommend eating a dessert and watching a favorite music video
- i used to hate having emotions and then when i told myself feeling emotions, no matter how uncomfortable is a sign that i’m alive, i no longer fear big emotions. sometimes, i even like them. even if they’re uncomfortable or scary.
- Reposted by chuckIf you are feeling overwhelmed and ungrounded in this era of terror and cruelty- this might offer a few tools and space for self-compassion
- a question i think we should all ask ourselves is: if a wizard came up to you when you were 12 years old and told you magic was real but you had to keep it a secret, do you think you’d be able to keep it a secret?
- in 5 years, i think sodium will have the moment that protein currently has (bc everyone will have dysautonomia)
- and as someone who’s had POTS for as long as i can remember, i am Very Excited for high sodium options replacing low sodium options
- i didn’t buy enough jalapeños :/
- too good not to have alt-text
- exactly. this is not difficult. as.ft.com/r/58ed1b23-d...
- there is a weak spot in your defense against imperialist propaganda if while traveling, running errands, or going to the doctor, you are not wearing a medical respirator to provide and normalize the access needs of the most vulnerable
- what might strengthening that defense look like? processing the trauma of 2020. grieving. making meaning that is deeper than “that sucked, i deserve to do whatever i want now.” building your window of tolerance for reading covid research.
- Reposted by chuckThe surveillance vendors try this re-brand every couple years. A few years ago it was "facial recognition for lost puppies" then it was "facial recognition to protect endangered bears" then covid hit and it was "facial recognition as a sanitary way to open the office door." zero scruples
- Reposted by chuckIt's wrong that they won't let me live in a 55+ community simply due to my age. They should let you in if you match the "general vibe"
- “are you guys paying attention? or are you just ignoring realty?” important questions to ask ourselves genuinely. i know there’s more to it, but also ignoring the fact that the WHO doesn’t declare the covid pandemic over and all that ended was the emergency response is heavily related to fascism
- if we can, across the board, ignore the pleas of the most vulnerable on one topic, what skills have we practiced and what communities have we built in order to deal with this current moment of state sanctioned violence?
- our dog farted so bad we checked the attic to see if our AC was leaking and creating mildew
- Reposted by chuckI fully believe Trump will smash the authoritarianism button harder and harder as he feels the midterms wipe out approaching, I'm less sure that doing so will prevent or mitigate said wipe out
- the dog is doing blood work at the vet all day :/ it’s so lonely not going outside like 4-5 times to supervisor her while she does her business
- jstor link in the instagram bio is by far the toughest thing i’ve ever seen
- i don’t want to “ask phone not to track” my activity on other apps, i want to “TELL phone to mind its fucking business”
- talkin about going to a twilight themed party, my husband was like “let’s get fangs” and i was like “no one will see them in our masks” and my mom was like “when are you gonna stop masking?” like we just said we were Going To a Party… and she hardly ever says shit like this!? i need to process.
- not just covid, but other viruses have physiological impacts on mental health and i seriously wish more therapists knew about this!! for instance PANS/PANDAS (basically OCD and behavior concerns after strep in children)
- Also COVID can cause anxiety & depression and these folks might be more at risk because they have suffered a higher number of previous infections? #MentalHealth problems and neurological conditions are a post infection risk 🧵
- see also: “Lyme rage” (i should just pull up my research paper on this instead of quoting from memory lol)
- Reposted by chuckAlso COVID can cause anxiety & depression and these folks might be more at risk because they have suffered a higher number of previous infections? #MentalHealth problems and neurological conditions are a post infection risk 🧵
- Reposted by chuckWe should normalise masking but instead the government has prioritised facial recognition.
- Reposted by chuckAlt text.
- “barri rice” - my boomer dad complaining about the state of the world; not trying to be funny
- Reposted by chuck“There’s no single answer that will solve all our future problems. There’s no magic bullet. Instead there are thousands of answers—at least. You can be one of them if you choose to be.” ― Octavia E. Butler, A Few Rules for Predicting the Future: An Essay
- i have a kindle that’s quite old. it seems like maybe i have to purchase e-books from amazon if i want to read them? (libby doesn’t have the book i want. e-books.com isn’t compatible with old kindles. and barnes and noble has their own e-readers now i guess?)
- woweee ty for all the replies! if there’s not a better option than calibre, then please don’t add another comment. i can’t use my phone or ipad for disability reasons so tysm
- replies turned off. how tf did this get bluesky’d? how is reading comprehension so poor on a post about READING BOOKS
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View full threadbooks should be free and billionaires shouldn’t exist. and my eyes and wrists should never hurt again.
- Reposted by chuckAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH
- Reposted by chuckfuck all the haters when this crowd shouted "ICE OUT NOW" i started cryin
- Reposted by chuckWe’ve got another knitting circle tomorrow but you can join us from anywhere! In fact, we just got this new shipment of knit goods for our mutual aid program from a lovely supporter in Iowa! I guarantee these will be out the door with someone who needs them by noon tomorrow.
- screaming and crying. everyone knows they need to take action to stop fascism. too few know that wearing a medical respirator is one of those actions. and it’s easy and immediately impactful.
- i saw someone make a pretty solid point that if you can’t strike for one day, then what is a sick day going to do? not here to debate the strike or anything, really. it was just something to think about 😷 the system shouldn’t be this way
- Reposted by chuckWHO created 8 evidence‑based myth‑busters using real patient stories to correct false beliefs about long COVID and explain that it’s a real condition with persistent symptoms lasting 2+ months after COVID‑19, affecting millions and often misunderstood. www.who.int/europe/event...
- Reposted by chuckI think we should have a national voting day.Everyone gets off work.It's a national holiday.Everyone gets to vote. Voting booths are open for 14 hours.Or you can have two days off and have the voting booths open for eight hours a day.Regardless,we need a lot of time for voting.This curb is cheating.
- the first 20 years of my life, i tried so hard to be a type A person, but i’m B all the way and i’m so thankful i’ve accepted that
- so many posts online now using the black background with white times new roman font that i’m like “when did i post that??” lmao i will always be a little annoying about this. esp bc i shifted to this for disability/accessibility
- Reposted by chuckSo if you survive Measles, like many other airborne viruses, you're at risk of long-term sequelae and immune dysfunction (or amnesia for Measles). Tell me again how this anti-vax admin is making America healthy again?
- Reposted by chuckThere’s a reason they threaten legal observers They don’t want atrocities documented The “woman in pink” single handedly destroyed the DHS narrative. She made sure they couldn’t blame Alex Pretti. She made sure we all saw agents assault a woman and kill Alex. That’s courage.
- my favorite comment to leave on very specific posts that are talking about community care and no action of resistance being too small is just: “exactly! 😷🫶🏻”
- Reposted by chuckthe cat will discover things in my house that I have never seen in my life
- something missing from the 2016 conversation is that it’s the last year rihanna and frank ocean released albums
