Lucy - Colouring In The Midst Of Madness

Reviewing adult colouring books and products from a mental health perspective.

[Lucy - Colouring In The Midst Of Madness @ColouringITMOM]

@XanderCoriander You're so welcome and thanks for reading! All of my posts are listed in date order on there in the Mental Health tab, there's a lot of posts about anxiety, I have 3 anxiety disorders and it took ages to get diagnosed so it's not all agoraphobia specific but might be helpful. ❤️

[Lucy - Colouring In The Midst Of Madness @ColouringITMOM]

@XanderCoriander I'm so sorry it resonates but I'm also really glad we're not alone, even though it feels that way. I wrote that 11 years ago and whenever I go back and read old posts I think they'll be outdated and they rarely are. My anxiety changes but somehow stays the same too. Huge love! ❤️

[Lucy - Colouring In The Midst Of Madness @ColouringITMOM]

@drjenny88 @Lara_Fergie99 POTS is the opposite of that, heart rate goes up when you stand up from lying down.

[Lucy - Colouring In The Midst Of Madness @ColouringITMOM]

@SEDSConnective Please could you ask, what can we do for functional hallux limitus? Is it just insoles and managing the pain or can we reverse it in any way, especially if it began within the last year?

[Lucy - Colouring In The Midst Of Madness @ColouringITMOM]

@signalcaster @DRDisabilityReb I would agree but when 50+%, historically 75%, of refusals are overturned at appeal, it would appear they're not being "good stewards" and are deliberately denying people who are rightfully entitled to support. This lengthens the process and makes it needlessly more expensive!

[Lucy - Colouring In The Midst Of Madness @ColouringITMOM]

@scserendipity1 @Shrink_at_Large Reporting suicide methods, especially those used by high profile people leads to suicide contagion by those same methods. Samaritans media guidelines clearly state that method shouldn't be mentioned because of this, neither should phrasing about "ways out" or "pain ending" etc.

[Lucy - Colouring In The Midst Of Madness @ColouringITMOM]

@NinjaTHaii @Number10cat I'm so sorry about your brother. Everyone is different and suicide is an incredibly complex thing to prevent. It sounds like you did everything you could and your brother knew you were there and you cared, that really matters. I'm really sorry for your loss.

[Samaritans @samaritans]

If you take one thing from World Suicide Prevention Day today it should be this: if you think someone isn’t OK, ask them about it. You can interrupt someone’s suicidal thoughts. You could even save their life.

Let’s prevent suicide today. Because tomorrow’s too late.

[Lucy - Colouring In The Midst Of Madness @ColouringITMOM]

@Swiftsswallows I'm so sorry. I've experienced this way too many times and was needle phobic for over 20 years because of it. Can you possibly go to a phlebotomy clinic in a hospital? They generally use smaller needles and are experts and often so much better than nurses at GP surgeries.

[Lucy - Colouring In The Midst Of Madness @ColouringITMOM]

@rivier @Shrink_at_Large The fraud rate for PIP by the government's own admission is 0.1%

[Lucy - Colouring In The Midst Of Madness @ColouringITMOM]

@HotelChocolat Dark mint sounds amazing! I can only imagine how delicious that would be.

[Lucy - Colouring In The Midst Of Madness @ColouringITMOM]

@JohnLewisRetail This bouquet of Lego flowers would fend off the blues today and for years to come! #JLBlueMonday https://t.co/k04jtMQp7H

[Lucy - Colouring In The Midst Of Madness @ColouringITMOM]

@AlsJane_Therapy Omg you look like a princess!!! Congratulations! Xxx

[Lucy - Colouring In The Midst Of Madness @ColouringITMOM]

@AlsJane_Therapy Ooo nice, I'm so glad it was tasty, especially as you don't usually like desserts, a definite win! Well done you!

[Lucy - Colouring In The Midst Of Madness @ColouringITMOM]

@AlsJane_Therapy Congratulations! What did you have? I love a good pudding!

[Lucy - Colouring In The Midst Of Madness @ColouringITMOM]

@LittleHardman Yes and I'm 33. I absolutely loved it!

[Lucy - Colouring In The Midst Of Madness @ColouringITMOM]

@NHSAbility @NHSEngland Do autistic people need to be formally diagnosed to apply for this? Is self-identification whilst on an autism assessment waiting list allowed?

[Lucy - Colouring In The Midst Of Madness @ColouringITMOM]

@SabineG04696236 @KrisCamp23 @chydorina I'm pretty sure cetirizine is an antihistamine not a decongestant. I'm fine on antihistamines but most decongestants give me terrible Tachycardia and make my heartbeat much more noticeable too. It gets so bad that I can't sleep.