georgi lopez

Psych undegrad, mental health activist, professional chatterbox, mediocre headstand-er. Kindness is the key 🗝 She/her🏳️‍🌈

[savemydaughter 💙 @savemydaughter1]

Imagine this scene at the hospital : “You’ve fractured your leg we will put you on a waiting list for treatment , give you a number to call & some self help leaflets. Doing a jigsaw & having a cup of tea will help” This is what happens daily to people needing MH treatment.

[georgi lopez @georgilopez7]

@DaveRackliff @5_News Two incredibly important topics (and family impact is one that is often left out but is so so important!) Good on her, an amazing and brave thing to do!!

[Zach 🏳️‍⚧️ @Zach5492]

I'll only be in support of awareness weeks when services are funded properly and people have access to the right help when they need it. Encouraging people to reach out when the support isn't there is futile and potentially dangerous.
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek
#StopSIM

[georgi lopez @georgilopez7]

@Becca5492 @WiganWarriorsRL That's the spirit! Me too! Doing things purely for enjoyment is such a satisfying feeling!

[georgi lopez @georgilopez7]

The weather better perk up for my birthday next weekend or it's going to be a soggy pub roast....

[georgi lopez @georgilopez7]

this.

[James Downs @jamesldowns]

Being told *as a teenager* that “you will live with your #eatingdisorder for the rest of your life” somehow - miraculously - didn’t help me to recover.

Since when was inverted-self-fulfilling-prophecy an effective part of psychological medicine?

It needs to stop.

[georgi lopez @georgilopez7]

Absolutely devastating. Unfortunately, can't say that it hasn't crossed my mind at times. It should never ever have to come to this.

[Hope Virgo @HopeVirgo]

Can’t quite believe how devastating this message is to get ...

[emily @emjayscholesx]

Mental health services don’t need more awareness. They need efficiently trained staff and resources...

[Nima @nimacashunt]

#Huntercombe CAMHS units since '17:

Watcombe Hall shut 2017, inadequate CQC rating.
Norwich shut 2018, damning CQC report.
Meadow Lodge shut 2019, inadequate CQC rating.
Edinburgh shut 2019, CQC report unavailable.
Maidenhead rated inadequate 2021.

Anyone else see a pattern?

[georgi lopez @georgilopez7]

@TWSENADVICE @adamfare1996 @LucyandYak Perfectly said! And totally get that- a helpful thing for me recovering from my Ed has been only following social media accounts that promote & encourage body love & acceptance at any size or shape & realising that all bodies are beautiful no matter what!

[Cara Lisette @CaraLisette]

A snippet of my Sky News interview this afternoon!

[georgi lopez @georgilopez7]

@CaraLisette Amazing! So well spoken & explained! (Also your eyebrows are on pointtttt!🤭☺️)

[georgi lopez @georgilopez7]

In the 1st hospital I was in, they had us in loooong painful restraints, injecting us with meds but app cutting our nails was against our human rights, go figure

[#hellomynameis Abi RN she/her @RN_Abigail]

Dear Twitter: are we genuinely not allowed to cut our patient’s nails or is this another weird myth in healthcare?

[georgi lopez @georgilopez7]

@emily4993 @beatED @jessthegriff @adamfare1996 @RebelBarefoot @emmabroadhurst1 @HopeVirgo @ShottStephanie @jamesldowns @BadmanSophie @JadeP31 @Natasha_Doug Well done! Egg and avo is so delicious (I love them in a bagel too!)

[georgi lopez @georgilopez7]

@jamesldowns My first success was reintroducing lattes, as it was one of the first things I cut out, & that then led me to breaking more and more food/drink rules. Still love a latte a day (convenient rhyme)!

[georgi lopez @georgilopez7]

@OpenMindMH So Leo has an underbite... 🤭

[georgi lopez @georgilopez7]

@jorothian It wasn't, but it's a great article, thanks for sharing! One of the things that made me write it was (a few yrs back) going to the GP after restoring weight in ed recovery bec was struggling mentally with weight gain & being given a Slimming World leaflet instead of referral!

[georgi lopez @georgilopez7]

BMI is still the main deciding factor in referring someone to Ed services.

[Emily♡ @ItsEmilyKaty]

How is it 2021 and [fill in the blank]?