<p><a href="/tags/shitifind/" rel="tag">#ShitIFind</a> <a href="/tags/mentalhealth/" rel="tag">#MentalHealth</a> <a href="/tags/mentalillness/" rel="tag">#MentalIllness</a> <a href="/tags/chronicpain/" rel="tag">#ChronicPain</a> <a href="/tags/healthcare/" rel="tag">#healthcare</a> <a href="/tags/ushealthcare/" rel="tag">#USHealthcare</a> <a href="/tags/freeluigi/" rel="tag">#FreeLuigi</a></p>
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<p>I Must Come Clean: I Have <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> Derangement Syndrome—And Here’s Why <a href="https://www.blueamp.co/p/i-must-come-clean-i-have-trump-derangement" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.blueamp.co/p/i-must-come-clean-i-have-trump-derangement"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.blueamp.co/p/i-must-come-c</span><span class="invisible">lean-i-have-trump-derangement</span></a> </p><p>"You may get TDS if you have a strong dislike for adjudicated rapists, <a href="/tags/jan6/" rel="tag">#Jan6</a> insurrectionists, <a href="/tags/putin/" rel="tag">#Putin</a> -suckling seditionists, and golden-showering onanists. TDS is inflamed just by encountering un-sweater’d, White Bill Cosby the Convicted Felon, or seeing him make the Oval Office look like it was decorated by Pizarro.</p><p>It must be TDS to despise the worst “human” shuffling his cankles in <a href="/tags/america/" rel="tag">#America</a>. A vile, venal, fragile, flabby, narcissistic, lazy-ass, selfish, sociopathic, soul-holed, gauche, gaudy, perpetually dumbf*ked man, woman, person, camera old coot, who looks like someone piled a burnt-ochre-colored watermelon on top of a jello-gelatin factory spill"</p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#usa</a> <a href="/tags/donaldtrump/" rel="tag">#donaldtrump</a> <a href="/tags/russia/" rel="tag">#russia</a> <a href="/tags/ukraine/" rel="tag">#ukraine</a> <a href="/tags/eu/" rel="tag">#eu</a> <a href="/tags/nato/" rel="tag">#nato</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#ai</a> <a href="/tags/culture/" rel="tag">#culture</a> <a href="/tags/economy/" rel="tag">#economy</a> <a href="/tags/mentalhealth/" rel="tag">#mentalhealth</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#health</a> <a href="/tags/unitedstates/" rel="tag">#unitedstates</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> <a href="/tags/press/" rel="tag">#press</a> <a href="/tags/tv/" rel="tag">#tv</a> <a href="/tags/bam/" rel="tag">#BAM</a> <a href="/tags/canada/" rel="tag">#canada</a> <a href="/tags/europe/" rel="tag">#europe</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a></p>
<p>When roles shift—kids grow up, jobs end—we often lose our bearings. But that uncertainty? It’s an opening. Real change starts with permission to imagine, explore, and break what no longer fits. If you're in that space and need a guide, I offer one-on-one coaching on a pay-as-you're-able basis. Let’s talk:</p><p><a href="https://calendly.com/mckra1g/lscc-media-consultation" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="calendly.com/mckra1g/lscc-media-consultation"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">calendly.com/mckra1g/lscc-medi</span><span class="invisible">a-consultation</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/mentalhealth/" rel="tag">#mentalHealth</a> <a href="/tags/life/" rel="tag">#life</a> <a href="/tags/growth/" rel="tag">#growth</a></p>
<p>This Little-Known Appeal Could Force Your Insurer to Pay for Lifesaving Care. Here’s How to File It.<br>---</p><p>When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider. Here are six steps experts suggest to help you through the external appeal process.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/health-insurance-denial-external-review?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/health-insurance-denial-external-review?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/hea</span><span class="invisible">lth-insurance-denial-external-review?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/healthcare/" rel="tag">#Healthcare</a> <a href="/tags/insurance/" rel="tag">#Insurance</a> <a href="/tags/mentalhealth/" rel="tag">#MentalHealth</a></p>
<p>"This is just such a low tech, simple intervention, and can make people feel significantly less lonely."</p><p><a href="https://www.404media.co/chatgpt-loneliness-study-college-students-random-strangers-texting/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.404media.co/chatgpt-loneliness-study-college-students-random-strangers-texting/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.404media.co/chatgpt-loneli</span><span class="invisible">ness-study-college-students-random-strangers-texting/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/study/" rel="tag">#study</a> <a href="/tags/mentalhealth/" rel="tag">#MentalHealth</a> <a href="/tags/loneliness/" rel="tag">#loneliness</a> <a href="/tags/chatbots/" rel="tag">#ChatBots</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/llms/" rel="tag">#LLMs</a></p>
<p>A teacher called over a dozen therapists to find mental health care following a miscarriage.</p><p>An EMT spent months looking for one after a suicide attempt.</p><p>They couldn’t find any in-network provider able to see them. Now they're suing their insurer. <br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/emblemhealth-ghost-network-mental-health-lawsuit-new-york?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/emblemhealth-ghost-network-mental-health-lawsuit-new-york?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/emb</span><span class="invisible">lemhealth-ghost-network-mental-health-lawsuit-new-york?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/mentalhealth/" rel="tag">#MentalHealth</a> <a href="/tags/lawsuit/" rel="tag">#Lawsuit</a> <a href="/tags/healthcare/" rel="tag">#Healthcare</a> <a href="/tags/insurance/" rel="tag">#Insurance</a> <a href="/tags/newyork/" rel="tag">#NewYork</a></p>
Ah, yay!<br><br>Miss Octopus is streamin at the moment!<br><br>(it's early Friday evenin in Berlin where I think she is):<br><br><a href="https://www.twitch.tv/miss_octopus_" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.twitch.tv/miss_octopus_</a><br><br>Just noticed: her new mixer is there, whoa! She was savin up for that for MANY months. (Apparently, it is stinky? "It smells like burnt plastic," she says. Hopefully the Allen & Heath 'new gear smell' fades quickly with time? I am not an Allen & Heath fan personally, though the same 'factory' manufactures the PlayDifferently MODEL1 and I still want one of those mixers, for "reasons". Alas, I have been wanting that for many years and have not been able to save up sufficient funds for such a thing, yet.)<br><br><a href="/tags/missoctopus/" rel="tag">#MissOctopus</a> <a href="/tags/deejay/" rel="tag">#DeeJay</a> <a href="/tags/turntablist/" rel="tag">#Turntablist</a> <a href="/tags/dnb/" rel="tag">#DnB</a> <a href="/tags/otherphonkeyjamms/" rel="tag">#OtherPhonkeyJamms</a> <a href="/tags/vinyl/" rel="tag">#Vinyl</a> <a href="/tags/vinyldj/" rel="tag">#VinylDJ</a> <a href="/tags/dj/" rel="tag">#DJ</a> <a href="/tags/germany/" rel="tag">#Germany</a> <a href="/tags/polishgirl/" rel="tag">#polishgirl</a> <a href="/tags/dance/" rel="tag">#Dance</a> <a href="/tags/electronic/" rel="tag">#Electronic</a> <a href="/tags/drumandbass/" rel="tag">#DrumAndBass</a> <a href="/tags/mentalhealth/" rel="tag">#MentalHealth</a><br>
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<p>Caring community members Tracy and Mike Brooks suffered a huge personal loss: the death of their beloved son Zachary. As they prepare for a Nov 15 Celebration of Zachary’s life, if you’re able, please help lighten their load: <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/rw4uk-honoring-zacharys-life-and-legacy" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gofundme.com/f/rw4uk-honoring-zacharys-life-and-legacy"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gofundme.com/f/rw4uk-honor</span><span class="invisible">ing-zacharys-life-and-legacy</span></a>. </p><p><a href="/tags/aromas/" rel="tag">#Aromas</a> <a href="/tags/santacruzcounty/" rel="tag">#SantaCruzCounty</a> <a href="/tags/montereycounty/" rel="tag">#MontereyCounty</a> <a href="/tags/seaside/" rel="tag">#Seaside</a> <a href="/tags/montereybay/" rel="tag">#MontereyBay</a> <a href="/tags/suicideprevention/" rel="tag">#SuicidePrevention</a> <a href="/tags/suicide/" rel="tag">#Suicide</a> <a href="/tags/mentalhealthawareness/" rel="tag">#MentalHealthAwareness</a> <a href="/tags/mentalhealth/" rel="tag">#MentalHealth</a></p>
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<p>If the upcoming holidays already have your guts in a knot over facing family, here's a few posts I wrote about how I personally prepare.</p><p><a href="https://tippitiwichet.wordpress.com/2024/11/05/how-i-am-preparing-for-the-upcoming-dysfunctional-family-holiday-season/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="tippitiwichet.wordpress.com/2024/11/05/how-i-am-preparing-for-the-upcoming-dysfunctional-family-holiday-season/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">tippitiwichet.wordpress.com/20</span><span class="invisible">24/11/05/how-i-am-preparing-for-the-upcoming-dysfunctional-family-holiday-season/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tippitiwichet.wordpress.com/2024/11/06/preparing-for-my-dysfunctional-family-holidays-pt-2-grounding-and-gratitude/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="tippitiwichet.wordpress.com/2024/11/06/preparing-for-my-dysfunctional-family-holidays-pt-2-grounding-and-gratitude/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">tippitiwichet.wordpress.com/20</span><span class="invisible">24/11/06/preparing-for-my-dysfunctional-family-holidays-pt-2-grounding-and-gratitude/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tippitiwichet.wordpress.com/2024/11/17/forgiveness-practice-compassion-is-the-cure-to-rage/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="tippitiwichet.wordpress.com/2024/11/17/forgiveness-practice-compassion-is-the-cure-to-rage/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">tippitiwichet.wordpress.com/20</span><span class="invisible">24/11/17/forgiveness-practice-compassion-is-the-cure-to-rage/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/mentalhealth/" rel="tag">#mentalHealth</a></p>
<p>I’ve been in dark places recently. I didn’t know if I was gonna make it through the holidays. Lots of depression, anxiety, and drinking.</p><p>Man, did I need a lift. And I got it.</p><p>My lovely friend <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mas.to/@resl" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>resl</span></a></span> visited us in Portland. We met for vegan food and uplifting conversation. She also brought her rad friend <span class="h-card"><a href="https://friend.camp/@darius" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>darius</span></a></span> who I met for the first time at lunch. We have tons in common and I’m grateful she introduced us.</p><p>What a gift. This was a good day. ❤️</p><p><a href="/tags/friends/" rel="tag">#Friends</a> <a href="/tags/community/" rel="tag">#Community</a> <a href="/tags/portland/" rel="tag">#Portland</a> <a href="/tags/mentalhealth/" rel="tag">#MentalHealth</a> <a href="/tags/happy/" rel="tag">#Happy</a></p>
<p>Next time you catch yourself saying: 'Fuck. That was stupid. Why did I do that?'</p><p>--- rewrite it: ---</p><p>'Fuck. That was thoughtless. Why did I do that?'</p><p>Then it becomes a problem you can work on vs. a reprimand from a shitty boss. </p><p>Be kind to yourself.</p><p><a href="/tags/kindness/" rel="tag">#kindness</a> <a href="/tags/selfcare/" rel="tag">#selfcare</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#health</a> <a href="/tags/mentalhealth/" rel="tag">#mentalhealth</a> <a href="/tags/psychology/" rel="tag">#psychology</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/alttext/" rel="tag">#alttext</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#photography</a></p>
<p>I'm so tired. People, I am not interested in reading *blogs* generated with claude, gemini or chatgpt. No, not even ones proofread by AI. Do it yourself. I do not wish to even accidentally click on "one-shotted" dummy projects. Don't show me your AI-generated analysis of anything. Above all, I do not wish to see images/artwork someone prompt created.</p><p>I value real content, with all its good and bad quirks, from actual human beings. </p><p>Somebody please normalize auto-tagging of AI generated content across all formats - text, images and code so I can blanket ban them from my personal computer.</p><p>This is a plead for help I never thought I'll have to make.</p><p><a href="/tags/noai/" rel="tag">#noai</a> <a href="/tags/enshittification/" rel="tag">#enshittification</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/quotes/" rel="tag">#quotes</a> <a href="/tags/quote/" rel="tag">#quote</a> <a href="/tags/cybersec/" rel="tag">#cybersec</a> <a href="/tags/mentalhealth/" rel="tag">#mentalhealth</a> <a href="/tags/adhd/" rel="tag">#adhd</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/cooking/" rel="tag">#cooking</a> <a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#blog</a> <a href="/tags/indieweb/" rel="tag">#indieweb</a></p>
<p>NEW: EmblemHealth has agreed to a $2.5 million settlement with the New York attorney general’s office after failing to correct provider directory errors that made it more difficult for customers to get mental health care.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/emblem-health-ghost-network-settlement-mental-health?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=propublica-mastodon-post&utm_content=2-19" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/emblem-health-ghost-network-settlement-mental-health?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=propublica-mastodon-post&utm_content=2-19"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/emb</span><span class="invisible">lem-health-ghost-network-settlement-mental-health?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=propublica-mastodon-post&utm_content=2-19</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/newyork/" rel="tag">#NewYork</a> <a href="/tags/insurance/" rel="tag">#Insurance</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#health</a> <a href="/tags/mentalhealth/" rel="tag">#mentalhealth</a></p>
<p>We are all trying to get an ounce of attention back on Gaza. This is an urgent project for kids who survived occupation torture camps (prison). I'm partnered with a psychologist who will bring these kids mental health workshops & more!</p><p>Make it happen: <a href="https://chuffed.org/project/hmg" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>chuffed.org/project/hmg</a></p><p>@palestine<br><a href="/tags/mutualaid/" rel="tag">#MutualAid</a> <a href="/tags/mutualaidrequest/" rel="tag">#MutualAidRequest</a> <a href="/tags/gaza/" rel="tag">#Gaza</a> <a href="/tags/palestine/" rel="tag">#Palestine</a> <a href="/tags/therapy/" rel="tag">#Therapy</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#Art</a> <a href="/tags/mentalhealth/" rel="tag">#MentalHealth</a></p>
<p>I'm really hoping we can return momentum to this mental health project for Palestinian kids who were in occupation prisons!!!!</p><p>Because this is a project of hope, and one that we can all blessedly join in with and help make happen. Read more and chip in: <a href="https://chuffed.org/project/hmg" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>chuffed.org/project/hmg</a></p><p>@palestine<br><a href="/tags/mutualaid/" rel="tag">#MutualAid</a> <a href="/tags/mutualaidrequest/" rel="tag">#MutualAidRequest</a> <a href="/tags/gaza/" rel="tag">#Gaza</a> <a href="/tags/palestine/" rel="tag">#Palestine</a> <a href="/tags/therapy/" rel="tag">#Therapy</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#Art</a> <a href="/tags/mentalhealth/" rel="tag">#MentalHealth</a></p>
<p>Hi, friends.</p><p>I wrote an article on being a Mastodon moderator. I talk about the process, our mental health, the challenges of mutual aid, and more.</p><p>It leaves me a little vulnerable, but I think it’s an important story to tell.</p><p>If you like it, boosts are welcomed. If you have questions, feel free to reach out.</p><p>Okay, here goes…</p><p><a href="https://markwrites.io/being-a-mastodon-moderator" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="markwrites.io/being-a-mastodon-moderator"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">markwrites.io/being-a-mastodon</span><span class="invisible">-moderator</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/moderation/" rel="tag">#Moderation</a> <a href="/tags/moderators/" rel="tag">#Moderators</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/mentalhealth/" rel="tag">#MentalHealth</a> <a href="/tags/iamanxiouswritingaboutthis/" rel="tag">#IAmAnxiousWritingAboutThis</a></p>
<p>Veterans Who Depend on Mental Health Care Keep Losing Their Therapists Under Trump<br>---</p><p>Hundreds of mental health professionals have left the Department of Veterans Affairs since President Donald Trump took office, leaving staff “at a breaking point” and some veterans waiting as long as six months for help.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/veterans-affairs-mental-health-therapists-quit-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/veterans-affairs-mental-health-therapists-quit-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/vet</span><span class="invisible">erans-affairs-mental-health-therapists-quit-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/military/" rel="tag">#Military</a> <a href="/tags/army/" rel="tag">#Army</a> <a href="/tags/veterans/" rel="tag">#Veterans</a> <a href="/tags/mentalhealth/" rel="tag">#MentalHealth</a> <a href="/tags/ptsd/" rel="tag">#PTSD</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/psychology/" rel="tag">#Psychology</a> <a href="/tags/psychiatry/" rel="tag">#Psychiatry</a> <a href="/tags/socialwork/" rel="tag">#SocialWork</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a></p>
<p>Utah Bans Polygraph Tests for Those Reporting Sexual Assault<br>---</p><p>A state legislator was moved to sponsor the bill — now signed into law — following a Salt Lake Tribune-ProPublica investigation that showed how polygraphs can retraumatize sexual abuse victims.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/utah-polygraphs-sexual-assault-law?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/utah-polygraphs-sexual-assault-law?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/uta</span><span class="invisible">h-polygraphs-sexual-assault-law?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/utah/" rel="tag">#Utah</a> <a href="/tags/police/" rel="tag">#Police</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/sexualassault/" rel="tag">#SexualAssault</a> <a href="/tags/abuse/" rel="tag">#Abuse</a> <a href="/tags/mentalhealth/" rel="tag">#MentalHealth</a></p>
<p>Hello people of <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> would like to sincerely apologize for having to ask 4 help again. I understand that keep seeing my requests is annoying & I truly wish I was in a position where I did not need 2 ask. Aside from my cousin, I honestly don't have anyone else I can turn 2 right now.💔<br>After going through a very difficult time in my life, including a suicide attempt,I'm grateful that I was given another chance 2 recover & slowly rebuild and create a better life.</p><p><a href="/tags/mentalhealth/" rel="tag">#mentalhealth</a> <a href="/tags/support/" rel="tag">#support</a></p>
<p>Slice of Life Wallpaper: Part Ten</p><p>Find peace and see the deeper benefits and beauty of solitude through this human curated collection of digital artwork wallpapers.</p><p><a href="https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/slice-of-life-wallpaper-part-10/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.adamsdesk.com/posts/slice-of-life-wallpaper-part-10/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.adamsdesk.com/posts/slice-</span><span class="invisible">of-life-wallpaper-part-10/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#blog</a> <a href="/tags/wallpaper/" rel="tag">#wallpaper</a> <a href="/tags/sliceoflife/" rel="tag">#SliceOfLife</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/mastoart/" rel="tag">#MastoArt</a> <a href="/tags/mentalhealth/" rel="tag">#MentalHealth</a></p>
