@/Real_HistoryGuy (Prof Guy Halsall from @yorkmedieval) has posted disparaging comments about me and my work, claiming that my supervisor was saying I spent too much time on Twitter while writing my thesis.pic.twitter.com/tBKC3YWc9x
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So all of this has been particularly hard, because I was forced to get an extension on my PhD and had to go further into debt. I got a small stipend towards the end of my PhD but it was not enough to cover the living expenses I’ve had since September.
I have been active on Twitter and other online spaces because social media is the only feasible place for me to interact with those who aren’t my family/boyfriend.
It is frustrating then to be attacked for my activity on Twitter by a senior academic who is also very active on Twitter, as if it is okay to say or do whatever you want as long as you have tenure at a university.
He is claiming that his words are being distorted and that he is justified because I “doxxed” a sex worker. I did not dox anyone. I have never revealed the name or location of anyone for malicious means. I have never lied about him either, I have only ever shown his own words.pic.twitter.com/nDVIPgUpcL
These sorts of hateful comments are what I have to deal with. My GP agreed that I have ADHD based upon an assessment I had with her, but legally I must get a diagnosis from a psych before I can get an official dx.pic.twitter.com/nTZWXUQNJF
I talked to my GP because of how much I was struggling. I am still struggling. I recommend reading what @ADHD_Alien and @blkgirllostkeys have said about getting diagnoses and self-diagnosis especially for girls and women who are often undiagnosed.
As an update, one person who was criticising my mental health did apologise for his comment, which I accept and appreciate, whether I agree or disagree about bad faith interactions on here.pic.twitter.com/Btsep53Z5n
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