There’s nothing more ironic than the fact that I can’t get in to get evaluated because the scheduler at the evaluation center doesn’t answer his phone or return voicemails. 

@copperbadge​ i can’t tell if this has aged badly or aged well

Plus ca change, my friends. Also super helpful to get diagnosed right as a bunch of pharmacies stopped accepting Adderall prescriptions due to telehealth prescription abuses. Though admittedly it didn’t seem a problem to get it from Walgreens, and also despite the self-booking website not working right now, the Adderall does appear to have allowed me to phone the psych’s office and book an appointment without dithering about it for hours first. 

The limits of access are of course not just on ADHD, either. The processes we have in place for accessing mental health services in general is torturous for people who have mental health struggles. Social safety nets are difficult to enlist in when you’re poor enough to need them (hey how about you spend seven hours at a remote location waiting to speak to someone about your food stamps instead of working or looking for work?) and the scaremongering around opioids, however legitimate the addiction crisis, means people in chronic pain now need to travel more often, generally in environments hostile to the mobility-limited, in order to get their pain medication. It’s a rotten go all round. 

[ID: A tweet from AriDrennen on Twitter, reading “I don’t think I could design a crueler punishment for someone with ADHD than the actual process in place for accessing ADHD treatment.”]

I have been an invalid locked indoors too long; the prospect of leaving the house alone gave me a huge panic attack.  My subconscious has fully onboarded the “Watch out!  Fragile!  Danger!” message too fully and I need to get the fuck over it.

Favorite Tumblr stories

Gonna pin this one and start adding links and updates.

Superhero insurance part 2

Are fedoras really that bad? (3M notes babey)

Ah here we go: my personal credo.

"We're the Doctors without Borders and we're here to help"

"Hello, adventurer..."

Todd the demon grandson LINK!

Life hack list 101, and moving out

Basic stretches for body function (and the website with more)

Be careful with your humans (space orcs)

USA National suicide hotline is 988 now (June 15 2022)

Thyme and the witch that raised her

My humble contribution to Thyme and the witch that raised her: the Golem Prince

Bees choose to live in the box where they know damn well that a large fraction of the honey will periodically be removed, instead of simply leaving that place like they are perfectly able to do, because the human box comes with an invulnerable titan to guard them against all threats. The bees consider the payment offered to this colossal mercenary to be a pretty good deal.

Bees know about supply and demand

Protection money

Protection honey

Something no one tells you when you’re going through a tough time, is that even the smallest people will remember you. They’ll wonder why you haven’t bought food for your dog, where the pictures of your boyfriend went, or why their favourite cashier hasn’t been there for awhile. People notice you. People love you. Even if it’s for your jokes, even if it’s for your patience, even if it’s just seeing you around. People miss you. People love you. People care. 

I’m grateful for everyone who is still here today, no matter how hard it is. 

I still remember when I quit my old job at a McDonald’s, I was talking about how it was my last day, and had accidentally left the drive thru window open. The lady in the window overheard me and said “oh no, you’re quitting? I’ll miss you, you were always so nice!” And I almost sobbed. This random lady came through my drive thru enough to recognize me, enough to care that I was leaving, despite having barely had a single conversation other than what I had to say to do my job. People really do remember you, especially if you’re nice.

don’t let capitalism convince you that people are selfish loners. We are social creatures who have survived only because we are capable of great love.

I’ve gone into full hermit mode, and the world is falling down around my ears.  Thank you.

I wish i could find this one article written in I believe the 90’s that went under the radar on abortion. The author said that the “life” arguments are basically useless on either side and what actually matters is that humans shouldn’t have a right to use other human bodies as a resource without consent no matter how alive or sentient they are, even if they’re on the brink of death you have the right to deny them access to you. It probably was too radical for pro-choice activists back in those days but like…that’s the most robust arguement lol so we need 2 being that back and dead the pontifications and splitting hairs about “life” in my honest onion

I found it. Actually, it was written in the 70’s. She was way ahead of the curve.

The article is ‘A Defense of Abortion’ by Judith Jarvis Thomson. Essential reading!

http://spot.colorado.edu/~heathwoo/Phil160,Fall02/thomson.htm

If you cannot demand that a person donate their organs to keep you alive, you have no right to legislate that an embryo gets to use a woman’s body to keep itself alive without the woman’s consent.

anon please what does this mean

i am fucking cackling like a dumbass thank you this is so funny i love you. slutty little candy man is on my resume now

This deserves 1000s of notes