Sam Whyte

We are so back.

[Sam Whyte @samwhyte]

This is how they treat someone who isn't even burdened with a stigmatising diagnosis. Can you imagine the notes if the dignosis was BPD

"Patient gets in a tizzy over nothing. Doesn't think cup of tea and bath wld resolve crisis. Pt reminded discharge likely if refuses to engage"

[Sam Whyte @samwhyte]

I happened upon this letter from 10+ yrs ago. I'd never seen it before but now I could combust with anger.

This is complete fabrication. I told him the threat of homlessness was real and urgent. Working v.short contracts as a project co-ordinator made it all but inevitable.

[Sam Whyte @samwhyte]

Perhaps he found the systemic injustice and consequences of casualised labour too uncomfortable to sit with? Who knows?

At least you can dismiss that consuming terror as pathologically irrational. As long as your patient is an unreliable witness, then all will be well

[Sam Whyte @samwhyte]

I'd put pen to paper on a 1.5k job that I expected to be able to rely on in leaner times. Even after minimising my outgoings as much as humanly possible, I'm still left with a £280 defect this month.

[Sam Whyte @samwhyte]

Long shot, but does anyone know of any remote work going? I do 20hrs, but uni lectures end this week, so I'll be extremely available:. I have experience with:

- text based socials
- web content (optional SEO)
- copy writing
- features writing
- press releases

[Sam Whyte @samwhyte]

I've also donedata entry, official document production, internal comms, 3rd sector bid writing, both from scratch and elevating basic bids.

Can either negotiate flat fee (I will always account for your means and org. status), or I can log hours and calculate based on 12.71 ph

[Sam Whyte @samwhyte]

@scousepie I think it was about 40 for ADHD alone and found to be bidirectional, but 70 for all ND is very plausible.

[Sam Whyte @samwhyte]

I didn't realise until today that over 40% of people with ADHD have some kind of issue with addiction, particularly with nicotine, cannabis, and cocaine.

I can well imagine someone self-medicating with stimulants, but cannabis is totally the other end of the spectrum, isn't it?

[Sam Whyte @samwhyte]

@scousepie Yep, I expected cocaine to be in there, but I also expected alcohol to be in the top three just because it's so widely used and accessible

[Sam Whyte @samwhyte]

Bed collapsed at 4am. This is not an unusual occurrence. In a couple of weeks, I can start actively seeking a second job. Hopefully, it won't be too long before I can purchase a bed frame that isn't propped up on piles of books.

[Sam Whyte @samwhyte]

@AngusMacTout I persisted with it long after I should've realised it was never gonna happen😂

[Sam Whyte @samwhyte]

@AngusMacTout Apparently so. I've never got on with it, so this is new information for me.

[Sam Whyte @samwhyte]

I assume there's even more pressure to assign a disease code in an insurance based system.

[Sam Whyte @samwhyte]

The US long COVID stats are wildly overstated because ... they included anyone with a non-specific illness who had previously had COVID?

https://t.co/uGXRaAAYCO

[Sam Whyte @samwhyte]

@Spudfish83 Oooh, I did read that actually! x

[Sam Whyte @samwhyte]

Any recommendations for tried-and-tested books or other resources on managing ADHD? Medication has made a huge difference, but I'd like to work on myself some more now that I know what I'm dealing with.

[Sam Whyte @samwhyte]

@HeldinEU yep

[Sam Whyte @samwhyte]

@IamCarrieagain I actually knew this. Or, rather, knew it was a possibility and looked it up. I get the same unreality and delusional beliefs on APs.

[Sam Whyte @samwhyte]

I can't take drowsy antihistamines because they send me very insane (jerking, hallucinations, derealisation). The only other drug I've known to do it is mirtazapine. Discovered via an insta reel that a starting dose of mirtazapine acts as an antihistamine. Mystery solved.

[Sam Whyte @samwhyte]

@IamCarrieagain @HeldinEU It's so obvious that they don't really understand what it is they're obsessed with building.