Thomas Banta | Trauma Therapist | LMHC, LCAC

It’s devastating.

Last night an executive order was signed that will ban gender affirming care for people under 19. We know what happens following these bans because some states have already done it.

What they found was that suicide attempts increased by 72%.

Indiana has proposed a bill to at would end no fault divorce. Let’s look at some data following no fault divorce:

Female suicide rates decreased 20%, intimate partner violence was reduced 30%, and murder rates were reduced 10%.

Whack

The Seig Heil was him giving his heart…

Changing his avatar to alt right symbol Pepe the frog was a joke…

Supporting the far right German AfD is a coincidence…

Letting actual Nazis turn Twitter into a hellscape is free speech…

Almost like there’s a theme here. Can’t quite put my finger on it.

Did some last minute grocery shopping before the winter storms… I am now a nihilist.

Congrats!

At grandparents tonight- I tried to turn down the thermostat (75 degrees) and grandma yells “you are hitting buttons you know nothing about and couldn’t possibly understand”.

She’s made touching the thermostat a lovecraftian nightmare… but also she’s not wrong.

Being a therapist is wild. You’ll hear your client tell you the most gut wrenchingly horrific story you’ve ever heard and follow it up with a shrug and “it is what it is”

I knew it

Hell yeah

Anyone who has had experience or exposure to addiction and recovery knows that, “I’ll only stop if…” is another way of saying, “I’m not ready to stop.”

Recovery is a gift. Not a punishment.

I’m curious how much federal funding he thinks the ACLU receives (it’s none).

The prefer post doesn’t exist….

Just say no to obligatory toxic relationships… they are whack.

100%

Far from the first time this has happened:

A bipolar client of mine in recovery, amid a manic episode, was told by his sponsor that if he took medication he would have to reset his sobriety date. For all my peeps in recovery, never be this person.

#recovery #mentalhealth #12step #AA #bipolar

Oh man, so many people need to hear this.

3 main predictors of whether or not you will develop PTSD following a traumatic event:

1. Previous traumas.
2. Genetics.
3. Environment.

One of the most magical things about being in a relationship is learning to grow and challenge yourself to really open up your heart and hate one of your partner's coworkers you've never met

“Other people have been through worse” is not a phrase that will help you process your trauma.

Same!

❤️❤️❤️

Why Having a Dog Is So Good for Your Mental Health (Scientifically Speaking) Dogs are a powerful ally in supporting our psychological well-being, whether they realize it or not.

I always knew I’d be a GQ contributor at some point but I thought it’d be the “hottest therapist of the year” award and instead it’s just a piece about how great dogs are… well George will be proud I guess.

www.gq.com/story/why-ha...

#gq #therapist #mentalhealth #dogs #ptsd #mindfulness

Weapon Added To Each Thanksgiving Place Setting In Preparation For Blowout Family Argument

Please don’t

Those were the good ol days

I hate when they take away things you were just starting to really enjoy, like your favorite TV show or democracy.

Been thinking a lot lately about that episode of Parks and Rec where Leslie and Tom have to rebrand fluoride in the water as TDazzle in order to get the public to support it.

I don’t think Kevin McAllister is a bad person because he sets up saw traps in his downtime, I think Kevin McAllister is a bad person because he’s a privileged kid who tips service workers incredibly poorly