@ProfJoelPearson It’s interesting bc my husband and I both have aphantasia and both of our kids have hyper. I always have fomo when it comes to guided meditation. I wish that I could visualize the scenes they describe and I wonder if having aphantasia makes it more difficult to relax.
People literally do not understand how suicidality works from a hormonal/neuroscience perspective, but it’s almost like your brain having a car crash. Has very little to do with your conscious mind, which is why protective factors matter a LOT.
Vaccine hesitancy, which was much higher among Republican voters than Democrats during COVID, led to disproportionate deaths among conservatives, and may have cost them the mid-term elections in close races.
https://t.co/5IgOZcOaGr
GOP: “Short of looking for nuclear documents, there is no reason on God’s green earth for the FBI to have raided Trump’s home!”
FBI: “We were looking for nuclear documents”
(long silence)
GOP: “Nevertheless,
What makes you feel most relaxed - where you stop thinking and just allow yourself to be?
I haven’t reflected on this in ages. These last several years have been such an amalgamation of fuckery, I’ve almost forgotten how to relax. Curious to hear your answer…
@shellymatic This resonates so much. I’ve almost forgotten what it is to work on and have friendships, let alone the top two tiers. Covid and politics have turned me into a hermit. Ready to dip my toe in the water but also resisting commitment to anything bc of the AoF #amalgamationoffuckery
If Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh doesn’t want to be bothered at dinner, perhaps, according to his own logic, he should simply not allow himself to get hungry.
My husband reading with 6 yo and explaining “Miss, Mrs, Ms”: “Isn’t it wild that we created all these different words to tell the world whether or not a woman is married, but not for a man?”
I have family going to #Quito#ecuador in a few weeks. Anyone have feedback on whether it is safe to travel there due to the protests? The tweets make it look pretty scary. Have checked the travel websites. Hoping to hear from people who are there/are more in the know. #travel
Since it's pride month and I am a gay, transgender man, I would like the stage for a moment.
LGBTQ men have historically been erased, including from our own history. This is especially so for trans men.
So, I want to showcase some trans men throughout history.
🧵