Looking for Bears

The science of feeling safe, why it really matters, and how it helps us be kinder, gentler, and more gracious with ourselves and others. 💗 by @SteveAndrews

[a n n a @hi_its_annaleah]

me, disabled: *can absolutely do something*

ppl in my life: "You really can't do this!"

. . . . .

also me, disabled: *literally cannot do something else*

also ppl in my life: "You totally can do that!"

[Dr Annie Hickox, Pop Psychologist👸 @DrAnnieHickox]

The irony here is that it is in fact the anti-psychs who blithely use the term ‘distress’ to describe the entire gamut of emotions ranging from ordinary mild stresses to severe mental illness.
Diagnosis is key in differentiating a normal reaction from a disorder that disrupts.