Natasha Tracy

Award-winning mental health writer, speaker, and author of "Lost Marbles: Insights into My Life with Depression and Bipolar" and upcoming book "Bipolar Rules!"

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Don’t Let Fear Make Your Health Decisions | May Newsletter https://t.co/YHv8AHbbHV

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When Hope Hurts | April Newsletter https://t.co/0PeYXB0eGr

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Overwhelm, Focus, Stigma, and World Bipolar Day | March Newsletter https://t.co/dMy5W4GrKw

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Your phone use isn’t “weakness.” Your phone is a distraction machine—built to hijack attention.

I wrote a practical, shame-free guide to getting your focus back (with Brick or software).

https://t.co/wpN0GiVgPI

What’s your biggest attention thief right now? #MentalHealth

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Holiday Survival Guide: Bipolar, Gifts, and Boundaries | Holiday Newsletter https://t.co/MB3buHYpWD

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Buying for someone with a mental illness can feel impossible. You don’t want to ignore it, but you don’t want to send a “fix yourself” message either.

I pulled together 15 thoughtful, low-pressure mental health gifts that truly support: https://t.co/k48OcsvbsC
#mentalhealth

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Failed Treatment, Fierce Survival | November Newsletter https://t.co/GPur1PYX1n

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Patient-blaming rhetoric is baked into alternative medicine.

The idea is that if you could just...

“Change your mindset”
“Live naturally”
“Eliminate toxins” (with supplements)
“Resolve trauma”

...then you can avoid serious health conditions such as cancer.

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Going home for the #holidays isn’t always the healthy choice.

If family time means chaos or emotional harm, you’re allowed to say no. I wrote about choosing your mental health over tradition and how to handle the fallout: https://t.co/mossdvjV8K

#MentalHealth #Boundaries

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When TMS doesn’t work, it isn’t a verdict. It’s data. I wrote about the grief of nonresponse, a 72-hour plan to stabilize, and the exact questions to bring to your doctor. Read: https://t.co/OrTI55cNAK
#bipolarstrong #depression

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Hot take: pain isn’t a gift, but it isn’t random torture either.

New post on how emotional (and physical) pain can act like an alarm system, and what it might be trying to protect you from.

Read here: https://t.co/E0mzQlAIM5

#survivingbipolar #emotionalpain #bipolar

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If you’re migraine-prone and starting TMS, this is for you: how long pain lasts, how to tell TMS headache vs migraine, and what to ask your clinic. https://t.co/t6blyg2FSU
#TMS #ChronicMigraine

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Nonresponse is grief. It’s also information. You didn’t fail the treatment; the treatment failed to fit your brain this time.
https://t.co/OrTI55cNAK
#mentalillness #mentalhealthmatters

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TMS didn’t work for me after 24 of 30 sessions. That’s nonresponse—and yes, it’s devastating: https://t.co/OrTI55dlqi
#TMS #TRD #mentalhealth

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World Mental Health Day: Facts, Not Spin + Dealing with TMS Pain | October Newsletter https://t.co/PnaUZ4HekS

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Caturday is for giant yawns and unapologetic naps.

What refuels your batteries?

#Caturday #Catsofinstagram #CatYawns #SleepyCat #TuxedoCat #BlackAndWhiteCat

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Does TMS cause headaches or migraines? Sometimes. My real-world guide covers triggers, coil tweaks, dose ramping, and techniques that helps me continue. | NEW | https://t.co/t6blyg283m
#TMS #TMSSideEffects

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Starting TMS and worried about headaches or migraines? Read this first. What the pain feels like and the fixes that keep me going: https://t.co/t6blyg2FSU
#TMS #Migraine #Depression

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World Mental Health Day: U.S. policy shifts are shrinking access to mental-health care. Parity paused. 988 LGBTQ+ youth cut. Grants reduced. I break down what changed and why it matters. Read:
https://t.co/CgJXe39gk2

#WorldMentalHealthDay #MentalHealthPolicy

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Figaro is stately and gorg. And he knows it 🐈‍⬛

Happy #Caturday, all.