It is so strange to reflect on what this relatively new internet communication connection is doing to my psychology. Today I am noticing that I am actually becoming angry if I perceive that someone is treating me like crap. Or if I am engaging in behaviour that is in some way disempowering to myself.… Read the rest
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Follow-up journal entry 18th of September
For those who aren’t already aware, my attempt at writing about the broader impact of these types of digital relationships and communication on society is here. I am not going to lie, it was a big stretch to write the first draft of this post.… Read the rest
Are bloggers narcissists?
The next question that comes to my mind in the intervening hours is: ‘Is blogging making me narcissistic’? I am very ashamed to say this out loud. It doesn’t represent the person that I want to be in the world. However, I guess sometimes some space can lead to a clearer perspective, and what I have noticed today is that perhaps I am a little more self-absorbed and less empathetic than I was before this chapter of blogging began.… Read the rest
A fly in the ointment – real-life
Have you ever considered the way that social media (or any form of social interaction) on the interweb impacts your real-world social life? I Googled ‘social media is making us antisocial’ (or a near variant) when I got home tonight. Something awful is happening to me and to my brain lately.… Read the rest
What is risk aversion in psychology?
One thing that I am noticing about the way I operate in the world when I am suffering from psychosis is that I become extremely RISK AVERSE.
If the average person’s desire to avoid losses is twice as much as their desire to take a risk, then I think that perhaps during psychosis my desire to avoid losses is maybe ten TIMES as much as the desire to take a risk.… Read the rest
How to best do mental health support work?
Something about my NDIS support shift this afternoon made me think about how I can engage in professional development in my mental health support work. I want to have a real impact on my client’s life.
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Feeling sad thoughts – self-compassion statements
Are you feeling sad today? I can empathise. I have been feeling sad lately too. Someone who had made me feel like they cared for me, left me suddenly and I have had feeling sad thoughts ever since. I am starting to come good, but I thought I would share some of the things that helped me.… Read the rest
Cognitive training for schizophrenia-induced cognitive deficits
Sometimes it feels like I am stuck in a bit of a cognitive cage. The idea of putting thoughts into words for a blog article feels like some kind of Herculean effort. Nonetheless, I want to research cognitive training for schizophrenia, and the only way to communicate my findings is to write about them.… Read the rest
Why do you want to work as a disability support worker?
It is an interesting question. And one, which I suppose you are likely to be asked in an interview for disability support work – ‘Why do you want to work as a disability support worker?’
If you are anything like me, it is the sort of thing that you need to dip your toes into before you can know if you are suited to the role, or if you can find decent reasons why you want to work as a disability support worker.… Read the rest
The harsh reality of mirtazapine withdrawal symptoms
The worst part about anti-depressant withdrawal (in this case withdrawal from mirtazapine), is the fact that it can feel like we need to put our lives on hold for months, sometimes years, before we are able to function. I get the sense that it can be like watching life float by.… Read the rest