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Wangle-BOO-ry @wangleberry.bsky.social · 8h

And you're not going to pursue a diagnosis, and jump through all those fucking hoops, unless you've got a pretty good idea what's going on in the first place. I'd be more worried if private (still NHS-route!) clinics were _not_ diagnosing most of the people who come to them

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Georgia Harper @mindtheflap.bsky.social · 9h

It isn't helpful to just finger-wag at people who had no other choice but to go private (or use Right To Choose) for many reasons, but *especially* not when the alternative would have got them exactly the same standard of assessment!

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Georgia Harper @mindtheflap.bsky.social · 9h

I wish more reporting on private ADHD/autism assessment providers mentioned that many NHS pathways - as in, the default local not-Right-To-Choose ones - are outsourced to those same providers. If there are quality concerns, the Government should be investing in high-quality NHS pathways.

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Wangle-BOO-ry @wangleberry.bsky.social · 9h

Honestly this is keeping me going today as I wrestle with yet another bit of ableist nonsense from HR. Join your Union, people.

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Wangle-BOO-ry @wangleberry.bsky.social · 10h

Thinking today of 'Klaus'. What a lovely film. 'A true act of goodwill always sparks another'. If we try our best to do what we can in our own circles, it spreads out like a ripple. I think that's all we can ever do, but it's an exponentially powerful act, isn't it? Anyway. Back to work.

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Wangle-BOO-ry @wangleberry.bsky.social · 10h

I can see that. Bobby Davro was inherently frightening anyway

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Dave Bulmer @demontomatodave.bsky.social · 19h

You don't get proper telly any more

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Wangle-BOO-ry @wangleberry.bsky.social · 11h

And in terms of intentional, as opposed to ambient media, this fuckin' guy

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USAGI 🐇 @usagiboots.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

🫵🫵🫵

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Nat Guest @unfortunatalie.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

and God said, why the long face

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Rachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Bat, Frederick II, De arte venandi cum avibus, c.1310. 🦇 #Gothtober #Baturday #31daysofhalloween

Marginalia of black bat with giant fan like wing.

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Draculosity Jones: Ghost Skeleton @brainmage.bsky.social · 10/03/2024

So... is there a croque... madame? Oh. Oh there is. Oh my god I'm so sorry. I completely misread the vi- Oh. You guys swing? I'm listening...

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Wangle-BOO-ry @wangleberry.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Didn't take my Elvanse this morning as I wanted to run without stressing about heart rate; took 10mg methylphenidate when I got back so I could concentrate on some PhD writing, and now I am so sleepy I can barely keep my eyes open 🫠 Can't possibly have ADHD though, it's apparently a myth

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Wangle-BOO-ry @wangleberry.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

God, I haven't thought about Jumbo records in years

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Wangle-BOO-ry @wangleberry.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I just realised that it's 24 years since I went to university and I'm not quite sure what to do with that

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Curious British Telly @curiousbritishtelly.co.uk · 04/10/2026

New Curious British Telly video is Network 21: The Illegal TV Station You Could Tune Into in 1986

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Network 21: The Illegal TV Station You Could Tune Into in 1986

YouTube video by Telly Viewer

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Wangle-BOO-ry @wangleberry.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

My hair is in the dandelion fluff stage of growing it out

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Alasdair Beckett-King @misterabk.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

An iPlayer glitch watching an old episode of Dr Who gave me this oddly encouraging message:

An entirely black frame with the words "Things must stabilise soon" in small white letters.

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Wangle-BOO-ry @wangleberry.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Ooh, fun cooking: I'm a good cook whistle: yes? draw: yeah paint: decent swim: breaststroke only, I panic english: Very Yes dance: many years of lessons so yes, but still too self-conscious sing: ish drive: yes gifting: love it write: it's my Thing guitar: yes, badly speaking: never shut up

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Wangle-BOO-ry @wangleberry.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

My dad was a bus driver; he once got in trouble for bunking off 'sick' and showing up on the telly on the same day, in the depot canteen, in the crowd at the Headingley test match

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Wangle-BOO-ry @wangleberry.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Exactly, and we have to make sure our own oxygen masks are properly fitted and working before we help others. We're neither use nor ornament if we don't have our own boundaries and know when to step back if we are causing more harm than good. But, again. Requires knowledge and experience.

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Wangle-BOO-ry @wangleberry.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Oh, for sure. And ultimately we don't actually owe anyone an explanation, or to educate them, especially when we are hurting.

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Wangle-BOO-ry @wangleberry.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Again, I do think a lot of those responses are rooted in lack of genuine insight and understanding... I don't think most people would say something if they knew how actively harmful it was. I always try to see the best in people. I think it's simultaneously one of my worst and best traits.

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Wangle-BOO-ry @wangleberry.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Oh, christ. Yeah. I've seen that bullshit, too. It's awful.

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Wangle-BOO-ry @wangleberry.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I see it with management all the time.

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Wangle-BOO-ry @wangleberry.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I don't think it's even mockery for the vast majority of people, I think it's just... they don't get it. Really don't get it. A blackness that's so outside of their reality it's never anything more than skeptical theory. They might mean well, and think they're helping, but they just don't *get* it.

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Wangle-BOO-ry @wangleberry.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Fortunately I've had a lot of experience and training in this area which it makes it easier on the professional / Union side, but it's so, so hard not to get personal when it's people you know and care about.

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Wangle-BOO-ry @wangleberry.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Yeah, it's hard sometimes to take a step back, keep yourself regulated, not just tell someone what they 'should' do, and just be there for them while they ride it out / get some spoons back to do the stuff that will help, even if you've been in that place. It's really hard.

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Wangle-BOO-ry @wangleberry.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Guy found this absolute peach of 1970s nonsense in a charity shop for me

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Wangle-BOO-ry @wangleberry.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

It is almost impossible to convey the overwhelming awfulness of severe depression and anxiety to someone who hasn't experienced those things. Conversely, I think we can also underplay our own issues and not take them as seriously as we should, because of that 'someone else is worse off' feeling

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Wangle-BOO-ry @wangleberry.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Hello! Please may I use one of these for oil painting practice? No commercial use whatsoever - I would only share the result on here and on insta, crediting you in full for the original shot. No worries if not :)

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Wangle-BOO-ry @wangleberry.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Nnnngghhh Things that don't scan properly make my brain very unhappy

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Wangle-BOO-ry @wangleberry.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

*Kramers in to the thread, singing the 'Vitalite' version of Desmond Decker's 'Israelites'*

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Wangle-BOO-ry @wangleberry.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

You can do everything "right" and the brain can *still* fall over, and that is not our fault.

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Wangle-BOO-ry @wangleberry.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Exactly. There's this sort of weird media view that poor mental health is, you know, secretly a bit glamourous, a bit artistic. It's fucking not. It's being a fucking nightmare to be around, and pushing everyone away, and bringing everyone else down with you, and feeling terrible about it

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Wangle-BOO-ry @wangleberry.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Drives me round the fucking bend. The deeply unwell brain doesn't always have the insight it needs to take care of itself, even when you've been able to put good habits in place while well! You cannot 'coffee and a single therapy session' your way out of the pit!

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Wangle-BOO-ry @wangleberry.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

And on that note, I shall put my money where my mouth is, now my government-issued slow release amphetamines have kicked in, get out of bed, and do something nice with my day

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