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Neurodivergence, suicide, & bereavement by suicide, by Jane McNeice

Posted by on 30 Jan, 2024 in Mental Health |

Neurodivergence, suicide, & bereavement by suicide, by Jane McNeice

Firstly, I would like to put a question to readers… If you have lost someone close to you to suicide – a close friend or family member – have you explored the possibility that you and they could be (or were) neurodivergent? In particular, ADHD, Autistic, or both – AuDHD?  Maybe you have, and maybe you or they, or both, identify(ied) as being neurodivergent or have a diagnosis of a neurodivergent condition. Or maybe you haven’t. I am referring to an extensive list of neurodivergent...

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“You’ll need to grow a thicker skin!” by Jane McNeice

Posted by on 16 Jan, 2024 in Mental Health |

“You’ll need to grow a thicker skin!” by Jane McNeice

“You’ll need to grow a thicker skin!” I half wondered what the senior colleague was saying at the time, my highly visual brain dragging me to a literal vision of thickening skin tissue. Eventually, I understood it to be that I needed to toughen up, not cry to the point of inconsolability, and to have some control. It was 1995, I was 19. I had a 20-week-old baby at home, an extremely low mood, and I had started a new job 12 weeks earlier due to a lack of understanding of my maternity rights and...

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Rail industry worker saves 29 lives from suicide and is awarded an MBE!

Posted by on 14 Jan, 2024 in Mental Health |

Rail industry worker saves 29 lives from suicide and is awarded an MBE!

Today I read a wonderful post about a rail industry worker, Rizwan Javed, honoured in the NY honours list for his saving of 29 lives from suicide. It is fabulous to see Rizwan has been recognised for what he has done! This serves as a valuable reminder that suicide intervention training saves lives! We hear so much about the lives lost to suicide, but if we are to generate more HOPE, and take up of life saving intervention training – people don’t take it up if they don’t have hope and a...

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New Year’s Resolutions spending: Brits prioritising wellness and personal finance for 2024

Posted by on 1 Jan, 2024 in Mental Health |

New Year’s Resolutions spending:  Brits prioritising wellness and personal finance for 2024

1 January 2024 – American Express today released its latest Amex Trendex report, focusing on New Year’s resolutions for 2024. According to UK data, 65% of Brits are likely to set New Year’s resolutions for 2024. 17% of Brits say they typically stick to their resolution for the whole year, lower than the global figure of 26%. 7% of UK respondents tend to only keep up their resolutions for the first week of January, while a further 18% will abandon them before the end of January. Physical...

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The positive side of an autistic diagnosis, by Julie Day

Posted by on 24 Oct, 2023 in Mental Health |

The positive side of an autistic diagnosis, by Julie Day

What are the positive things about my autism diagnosis? I am going to answer a few questions that people asked me about having Asperger’s. I was asked: What are the positive things about my diagnosis? Here they are: 1. As others I know who have been diagnosed late in life, it’s a sense of relief. A relief that, as someone else said, after a life of feeling somehow different, you now know why and have a real reason for being that way. When I was diagnosed in 2011, it felt that all...

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How to Tell if Social Media Is Harming Your Mental Health By Joanna Mastrocola | January 27, 2023 Medically reviewed by Dr. Nassim Assefi

Posted by on 20 Sep, 2023 in Mental Health |

How to Tell if Social Media Is Harming Your Mental Health By Joanna Mastrocola | January 27, 2023 Medically reviewed by Dr. Nassim Assefi

While social media is an excellent tool for staying in touch with friends and family, finding communities based on interests and communicating quickly, it can also negatively impact mental health. Seventy-two percent of Americans use some form of social media, and many check their social media at least once daily. Studies show that 90 percent of teens ages 13 to 18 have used some form of social media. One report found that 95 percent of teens are engaging with YouTube and 67 percent are on...

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