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Hamish Kidd

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Work in participation & engagement in mental health Live with psychosis proneness, autism & Type 1 Diabetes. Enjoy cycling, nature walks, rewilding, meditation & spoon carving. Likes Birds, insects, trees and reading philosophy. Live in NE Fife (VC85)

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Pink Dianthus flower.

Pink Dianthus flower.

Red Dianthus flower - Sweet William.

Red Dianthus flower - Sweet William.

Two days 'til Summer Solstice and still new flowers appearing. I think these are both Sweet William, but I'm not 100% sure about the pink one.

19.06.2025 11:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hi Louise, great photograph!

18.06.2025 21:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

No definitely not!
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16.04.2025 19:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I feel a bit gulity about this as I'm both from Fife and currently living here too.
#MadSkyChat

16.04.2025 19:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hello everyone!
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16.04.2025 19:11 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm all eyes today!
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16.04.2025 19:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm a demon with 1000 eyes and anxiety today.
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16.04.2025 19:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Suicide Prevention Scotland has a new website - well worth a look www.suicideprevention.scot

16.04.2025 14:08 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In this paper I discuss many things I care about: why treating people as agents matters, why avoiding #epistemicinjustice is not about credulity but engagement, and why engagement makes for better clinical interactions #philsky

15.04.2025 15:13 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Cherry blossom, saxifrage and alyssum.

15.04.2025 14:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nature's masterpiece, perfectly poised in its woodland realm.

©️ sriram.udhayab
#Nature #birds #Owl

10.04.2025 16:38 β€” πŸ‘ 3839    πŸ” 302    πŸ’¬ 62    πŸ“Œ 13
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Living with Psychosis without Mental Health Services: A Narrative Interview Study - PubMed Perceiving psychosis as something positive, a process of making sense of psychotic experiences and the ability to find external sources of strength all underpin-in addition to negative experiences wit...

It's not this one, is it Steph?
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34281919/

11.04.2025 13:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

FAO psychosis folks. I swear a read a qualitative study from UK looking at people diagnosed with schizphrenia etc who are not under care of CMHT - and reasons for this and what they feel needs done better, does anyone know what I am on about and could you link me please?

11.04.2025 08:51 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I think there's a real chance Ofcom could shut them down, as they will incur a lot of costs (legal fees etc.) I can't understand how they haven't faced any criminal charges.

11.04.2025 12:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you Steph. There's a new EIP service starting in Ayrshire & Arran in about a month. But there's a 3 month gap for existing funding. So I'm hoping to continue later on.

10.04.2025 10:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hope you can get the funding OK. 🀞
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09.04.2025 20:09 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm OK thank you. I feel freer now that I can speak about it as it's been going on in the background since last summer. How are you?
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09.04.2025 20:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Sorry to hear that. I find I'm getting quite irritable about the news on and off.

09.04.2025 19:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Sorry, I keep forgetting to use the #MadSkyChat

09.04.2025 19:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you, I'll be OK. How are you?
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09.04.2025 19:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you Debs. The National Insurance increases are tricksy for the voluntary sector. It's possible things might get better after end of 1st quarter (end of July.) I might even get my old job back.
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09.04.2025 19:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I got made redundant at the end of March. So been busy trying to find work, sort out house & garden and get BP & Cholesterol under control. I get paid at the end of this month, but need to sort out carer's support payment & UC after that.
#madskychat

09.04.2025 19:27 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Are you a clinician who works with people with psychosis and co-occurring obsessive-compulsive symptoms or disorder?

If you are interested please read the poster and scan the QR code or follow the link to the survey: t.co/9WKZRMB6DS

07.02.2025 18:21 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3
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Philosophy and Mental Health Philosophy and Mental Health ο»ΏPart of a new series of UoB #PhilosophyMatters webinars on the importance of Philosophy supported by The Royal Institute of Philosophy

Our last #PhilosophyMatters webinar! Tomorrow, 2-4pm UK time. What does epistemic justice look like in mental healthcare? Register for free: www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/ptr/... #PhiloFortnight2025

25.03.2025 20:04 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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UK friends! Tonight Birdsong makes its UK TV debut on BBC4 at 9pm. It will also be available on BBC Player thereafter. Please spread the word! Extract taken from The Times.

12.03.2025 09:19 β€” πŸ‘ 170    πŸ” 74    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 11

Does anyone have any recommendations for e-cards? Ideally something arty, or with nice pictures.

12.03.2025 11:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fight fascism and Elon Musk by taking down Tesla On paper, Elon Musk is the richest person in the world, but his money isn't just sitting in a bank account he can access. The bulk of it resides in his stake in Tesla, a wildly overvalued publicly tra...

I made a #TeslaTakedown flyer you can put on put on any parked Tesla you see micahflee.com/fight-fascis...

04.03.2025 00:12 β€” πŸ‘ 456    πŸ” 145    πŸ’¬ 26    πŸ“Œ 21

#epistemicinjustice #phenomenology #healthcare #qualitativemethods

12.02.2025 09:38 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Our #PhiloFortnight2025 just got busier! Four free webinars with amazing guest speakers to discover why #PhilosophyMatters: www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/ptr/... #philsky #edusky @triphilosophy.bsky.social

13.02.2025 21:50 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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