Jen🦋

#NHS # #mentalhealth #network #chronicillness #EDI Leader of Guy’s and St Thomas’ Staff Disability Forum. 13 yrs in the NHS,Mind and Body champion, INFJ

[Jen🦋 @JenLouiseH]

It is time for a serious conversation about the experiences of disabled workers in the NHS. Unisons ‘Disable Inequality’ campaign is equipping branches to get active and challenge disability discrimination.

https://t.co/LDh2IVYqxW

[Stickman Communications ltd @stickmancrips]

Always measure your achievements against reality. If something is hard for you personally, don't measure against someone for whom it is easy - or an imaginary social expectation. Instead recognise your own achievements. #HiddenDisability #Fatigue #Hypermobility #Autism (1/2)

[Benny James @Beno_ldn]

I really wanna put a book together for Men’s Mental health, I want it to be if any lad is feeling down and depressed, suicidal or lonely that they have something to read to motivate and re ensure them that they ain’t alone, so any people in that industry please message me, I don’t have a clue where to start.

[ME Association @MEAssociation]

It's #SevereME Awareness Day

Severe ME Day aims to raise public awareness of this illness and show solidarity with those who have severe #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis and remember those who have sadly passed away.

#pwME #MECFS #MyalgicE #SevereME #SevereMEDay #SevereMEWeek #SevereMEWeek2023

[Jen🦋 @JenLouiseH]

@ahmedhankir Congratulations! Thank you for sharing your journey with us. How wonderful for a consultant Psychiatrist to share their lived experience. What a wonderful achievement.!

[Stickman Communications ltd @stickmancrips]

It is very hard to pace when I start feeling a bit better after a long period of being much worse than usual. I REALLY want to do all the things - but know that if I do I'll push myself back to horrible. The struggle is real.
#PoTS #Fatigue #Pacing #ChronicIllness #NEISvoid

[Jen🦋 @JenLouiseH]

@stickmancrips This is so relatable!

[JACK BLY @TheJackBly]

If you sleep less than 8 hours a night, you’re more likely to:

1. Lose memory
2. Gain weight
3. Get diabetes
4. Have a stroke
5. Have a heart attack
6. Experience depression
7. Have high blood pressure

Want to avoid these?

Start doing these 9 habits tonight:

[Alex Brogan @alexbrogan]

Decomplication

We’ve been led to believe that our everyday problems—weight loss, productivity, saving money—require complex solutions.

This is called ‘artificial complexity.’

Decomplication is the process of boiling problems down to their simplest form.

h/t @nateliason

[Stickman Communications ltd @stickmancrips]

Many people who have lived through trauma experience #flashbacks - and people trying to be helpful can inadvertently make it worse - asking questions, touching etc. A written way of explaining what is happening and what you need can really help. Card from https://t.co/HmoPAuLvjq

[Jen🦋 @JenLouiseH]

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[Chris Pearson @Chris_G_Pearson]

This summer is going to be tough for a lot of families, please #RT it may help someone

[Stickman Communications ltd @stickmancrips]

Looking fine often means being asked to do physically challenging things - and you can feel a lot of pressure to say yes - otherwise people think you are lazy or unkind and not realise it will cause symptoms. Having a pre-prepared answer or card can help. https://t.co/jlo8GHxqfi

[Stickman Communications ltd @stickmancrips]

Sometimes the default position with fatigue-causing conditions is 'I must do everything I have energy for' - which can often worsen symptoms as we aren't designed to constantly operate at our limits. So today I'm doing less than I am able, and recharging.
https://t.co/teQUUdzIp7

[Stickman Communications ltd @stickmancrips]

Today is #PDAday - Pathological Demand Avoidance day. You can see more info here: https://t.co/XOWaPnMWwY
It's a condition that is seriously misunderstood by most people - even medical professionals, so please help spread awareness!
Card from https://t.co/rsLD4qvf2K @pdadaduk

[Stickman Communications ltd @stickmancrips]

Not all disabilities are obvious. Looking fine doesn't mean someone is faking. Give people the space they need to do things in whatever way works for them.
Keyring from https://t.co/ZPX9Cqupgj
#Crohns #IBS #Stoma #Neurodivergence #Deaf #Blind #ME #CysticFibrosis #Fibro #Cancer

[Stickman Communications ltd @stickmancrips]

Never underestimate the effect of short breaks. I often fall into the trap of 'I'll just finish this first' - but the reality is that when I take short breaks, life is so much better! I get more done for less symptoms. #SelfCareSunday
Card from https://t.co/gD5ny2j1SK

[Stickman Communications ltd @stickmancrips]

If only people could telepathically 'see' behind the 'I'm coping' mask so many people with #HiddenDisabilities wear in public. So they could understand the struggles, limitations, and challenges we face.
Card from: https://t.co/T1UKnWMAFI
#fibro #fatigue #EDS #InvisibleIllness

[Stickman Communications ltd @stickmancrips]

Note to self: If #fatigue / #BrainFog levels have me reaching for sugar as artificial energy - it's time for a break! Lie down or move about, rest the brain, recharge - then return to the task when the actual energy levels can cope with it.
#DisabilityHack #Pacing

[Nina Tame 👩🏻‍🦽 @Nina__Tame]

1/8 The school system is built on ableism. Testing, ranking and rewarding how “well” a persons brain and or body works smells a bit like eugenics principals to me.

[Jen🦋 @JenLouiseH]

@stickmancrips I often struggle with this one. Thanks for the info.