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@whatexactlyisup

just trying my best. death transition companion. chronically ill. future therapist (LPC). TX she/her

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"...remaining neutral when confronted with misinformation is detrimental. In the case of health misinformation, neutrality is not diplomacy; it's acquiescence. A direct line can be drawn between neutrality and even tolerance of misinformation and the current state of public health."

yes yes n yes

06.03.2026 19:02 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

to have POTS and to hate pickle juice :/

06.03.2026 19:20 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This has nothing to do with the specific content here, but Polymarket adopting the language of news, here with BREAKING, and with Texas election results earlier this week, is BAD. Polymarket is not and will never be a news org or break news. It's a betting app. It's Draft Kings for sociopaths.

06.03.2026 17:09 πŸ‘ 1860 πŸ” 471 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 13

Lane has made a very cool looking tarot deck. I don’t believe tarot has any supernatural value but I love the way it can get you thinking about your life. Maybe try this one out?
www.soundstrue.com/products/78-...

06.03.2026 19:14 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm unsure how people really think people were downplaying a virus that can kill you, make you go blind, wipe out your immune system for years, and oh yeah come back and kill you a decade after you thought you'd shaken it.

06.03.2026 15:42 πŸ‘ 1751 πŸ” 551 πŸ’¬ 67 πŸ“Œ 18

Around 49% of COVID infections are asymptomatic and carry no symptoms but did you know, that albeit less likely, you can still get long covid or a blood clot, days, weeks, months or even a year after this seemingly harmless infection. Most who have long covid had only seemingly β€˜mild’ symptoms 🧡

05.03.2026 10:23 πŸ‘ 56 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2

and i mean the conditions were really bad to begin with. but i traded one hell for like a more compact and intense hell

05.03.2026 04:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

why has treating my medical conditions caused more pain than the conditions themselves??

05.03.2026 04:06 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

in far too much pain to read for an hour before bed tonight :/ something i deeply love to do

05.03.2026 04:05 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

the first reaction that comes out of my mouth to my loved ones after providing therapy all day is either still therapy brain or the worst shit i couldn’t say in session

05.03.2026 01:20 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

herx lmao. herx was hell like level 10 hell for 3-5 days. this is like level 7-8 hell and last time it was at a 10 for a full month

05.03.2026 01:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

11th March 4pm: improving air quality in schools πŸ‘‡

events.teams.microsoft.com/event/bcb51b...

04.03.2026 23:46 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I also learned from interviewing @edwincpark.bsky.social that there's no guarantee that people who get Medicaid through SSI will be exempt from work requirements either. Like, these are people who have gone through a lot of paperwork for the government to see them as disabled enough.

04.03.2026 23:22 πŸ‘ 108 πŸ” 56 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

my reaction to the current treatment is worse than the reaction that is named after a researcher. give this one a name! validate this hell with science please

04.03.2026 23:48 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

AND YOU WONDER WHY I WEAR A FUCKING MASK

04.03.2026 19:35 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

most people i tell about the mold in my blood is like β€œi didn’t know there could be mold in my blood.” and i just have to go, β€œit’s not uncommon for folks like me. i’ve been reading about it and mentally preparing for over 10 years.” and then they just kinda look at you funny.

04.03.2026 19:35 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

also water shortages and climate catastrophe are already happening. ai is a huge part of that.

04.03.2026 13:29 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

i actually said this last night: every time i search for articles, i end up saving at least 5 more that aren’t exactly relevant to my current paper, but that are really interesting to me. that doesn’t happen if the list is generated.

04.03.2026 13:27 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This reminds me of when I was a PhD candidate during comps (prelims). I was surprised that *I* had to put together all 3 of my reading lists instead of my committee. But then I realized that the act of compiling was an important learning experience.

04.03.2026 11:39 πŸ‘ 400 πŸ” 55 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 11

i started to try raising funds for this on the 28th. it's the 3rd and i've only received six (6) bucks so far.

please help.
58CAD (min) still needed.

my pp:
paypal.me/noahfisk
&
emt (for canada):
noahmfisk@gmail.com

πŸ’•πŸ’Έ #MutualAid #MAV #MABoost #HelpSky #FundSky #HelpFolksLive #HelpFolksLive2026

03.03.2026 15:18 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

i dreamt that i was in the audience for the state of the union and tr*mp walked up to the podium through the audience. so i made a fart sound when he passed and he got me kicked out.

04.03.2026 13:15 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

No to fascism.
No to forever war.
No to occupation and genocide.
No to antisemitism and Islamophobia.

03.03.2026 20:28 πŸ‘ 1045 πŸ” 305 πŸ’¬ 39 πŸ“Œ 4

I've received an email ultimatum about storage: must pay by 8PM tomorrow or it goes on auction. So far I've hiy $50, out of $350 for Feb, including late fee, and $300 for March.

#PleaseShare- help a disabled dude not lose spare mobility tools?

#MutualAidRequest
#DisabilityCrowdFund
#KeepFolksAlive

02.03.2026 20:05 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 37 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 11

This process is automated, with no appeal. If I don't reach $650 before 8PM TONIGHT, about 4 hours away, I will lose my storage unit and the important and sentimental items inside.

Please help quickly if you can! And please keep sharing! I've stalled at $150.

03.03.2026 23:40 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

killing people doesn’t solve anything. now my grief expands.

03.03.2026 21:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

i did really well when i didn’t have to memorize stuff and could discuss what conditions made people think war was a good idea and explore the meaning people made from battles, but i didn’t know like any names or dates bc those people were INCORRECT

03.03.2026 20:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

i never made good grades in history class bc my brain was like β€œkilling people and starting wars didn’t solve ANY of your problems,” and i didn’t want to pay attention to strategies and details that didn’t fucking work

03.03.2026 20:59 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

but truly. my health was really stable, only slight decline (which was caused by mold. a pattern that my doctor noticed). but now treating the mold is fully kicking my ass so i'm reminded of my earlier days with a chronic illness diagnosis. it is good info to have when supporting clients.

03.03.2026 19:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

well i guess they figured it out and won’t force me to schedule an appointment bc my pharmacy just notified me that the prescription had been refilled. this means i’ll probably also need to call to get them to re-order my lab work before my next appointment. ugh.

03.03.2026 16:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

(for legal and ethical purposes, this is a joke) i think tending to my own chronic illnesses should count as an indirect hour for my therapist training. but i am genuinely remembering a lot of the foundational work of accepting one’s disability by having to do this

03.03.2026 15:57 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0