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Forever grateful to the psychiatrist who explicitly and frequently underlined in my notes that I don’t have a personality disorder.

But still.. being able to articulate self control and discernment is important to avoid a new professional overriding this.

Last time I saw my CPN I was blonde and no tattoos. When we meet for a joint psychologist assessment, I’ll have pink hair and fresh tattoos.

You wouldn’t think this would be an issue but now Im having to consider how to explain neither were impulsive choices and neither were signs of MH decline 😑

Dream database aims to answer burning questions | BPS New paper describes an organisational effort to reduce the variability of methods used in dream research — an approach which could supercharge investigations.

Are we about to answer some of the biggest questions about dreaming?

A new paper describes an organisational effort to point us in the right direction, potentially supercharging dream research: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

YouTube video by BACP BACP Board of Governors announcement - President Lynne Gabriel's response

BACP make announcement regarding the removal of their Chair and Deputy Chair following a forensic audit. Both were found to be exceeding the expenses allowance.

#ethics #bacp

youtu.be/5mq2zvCxe_g?si

I mean that was giving irony beforehand.. but nice to see it gets regularly refreshed 😑

Unnecessarily vague really.

Oh the irony of sitting down to write in my BACP accreditation application about how I follow the ethical code of conduct just as news breaks that the Chair and Deputy Chair have been caught fiddling expense.

#TherapistsConnect #TherapistSky

Adhd is remembering you need to send a birthday card 1 month before the date and waiting.

Then remembering you didnt flipping send one when you see the birthday messages on social media 🫠

#ADHD is also having their birthday on all the calendars you own; digital and paper 👍🏻

Can behavioural programmes reduce partner abuse by people with mental illness or substance use problems? https://buff.ly/4eEHYg6

Today is the beginning of #16DaysOfActivism2024. To mark the occasion we have Vishal Bhavsar exploring the effectiveness of interventions for perpetrators of IPV.

Extraordinary to hear this from the GMC who have done nothing but accelerate this waste

What to do if a client is dissatisfied | BPS Casper Koene on 'when things go wrong', in a chapter from the 2nd edition of 'Ethics for European Psychologists' (Hogrefe Publishing).

What to do if a client is dissatisfied…
Casper Koene on 'when things go wrong', in a chapter from the 2nd edition of 'Ethics for European Psychologists' (Hogrefe Publishing).
Repost for your chance to win a copy.
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It may be hitting against the no dual therapies stance but there may not be a blanket policy on this.

In my service, we work alongside substance misuse orgs not instead of them. There is not the provision to safely support the client- but there are specialists.

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A quiz told me I was Hades 🤷‍♀️ Ive been playing hades and watching lucifer… the signs were all there 🤣

Thanks :) Yeah, my interest is in the overuse of lucid dreaming. Particularly as there’s been a push to create apps that support the development and sustainment of lucid dreaming.

For now, there is only anecdotal data. I should think about writing it up 😅

Anything on the problems of lucid dreaming?

I couldn’t research the subject at undergraduate level but would be good to see if theres been developments :)

Would highly recommend that book. Very few texts manage to capture what it feels like to be in that situation. It is unsanitised and that is the important part for professionals to see.

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I’ve had 8 yrs of trauma therapy with a clinical psychologist plus other interventions. Been on an antidepressant about 15 years. This, with the new addition of ADHD med, is why i am finally able to expand my emotional expression without dissociation.

This is being holistic..not everything but meds

Slightly different but our brains will dull or numb us, if it feels threatened. You can white knuckle psychotherapy but there’s no guarantee you’re experiencing the full emotional spectrum or thats its not just a rollercoaster of emotional defences - to which meds can stabilise.

Therapy definitely has side effects just like medication. In many ways, therapy can be more destabilising, by necessity.

Why, in a world where there is potential to access both, is there the incessant drive for the One True Cure 🙄🙄🙄

Why People With Borderline Personality Disorder Tend to Lie BPD and lying are often connected, but it is not an official symptom of borderline personality disorder. Learn how BPD and lying can affect relationships.

Normally it's @psychtoday.bsky.social with the most stigmatising articles on BPD but here's
@verywellmindset.bsky.social with an expose on "Why people with BPD tend to lie"

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When its been particularly tough, I will watch videos of babies laughing or cats being cats. They get through all the barriers that might make socialising or talking about it difficult.

Then theres creative exploits, hugs, therapy. Whatever you need 🙂 (2/2)

As someone working with recent history horrors, I would say that it is necessary to reconnect yourself to your community or your self. Vicarious trauma is a risk but it is mitigated by having support structures that keep you connected. (1/2)

New report advises mental health support for 'incels' | BPS Emily Reynolds reports.

New report advises mental health support for 'incels'.

@joewhittaker.bsky.social

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No problem :) I was just thinking of people who may fit your networking need for ideas. I’ll be interested to hear about any initiatives you guys come up with

Not sure if your area but I know Notts healthcare run a community forensics service that sounds like what you’re looking to build. Ill see if i can get a contact for you, if you’d like

This sounds like a lovely exchange, no embarrassment required.

Part of my role as a counsellor in a physical health clinic is talking through what counselling is and what i do with student nurses.

Courses have a shocking lack of attention to MH.

What is their argument against?

Hey :) one thing missing from my threads was my mh bird peeps.