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Francis Norton
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Registered counsellor, specialising in burnout: bacp.co.uk/profile/992a7b…
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Francis Norton
@francisnorton
Here is an article on male patterns of burnout, from back in January (I'd love to know of anything like this that's current, non-paywalled and/or from a UK perspective) nytimes.com/2022/01/04/opi #Burnout #MaleBurnout
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Seerut K. Chawla
@seerutkchawla
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Let’s talk about male privilege. • 87% of homeless people are men. • 9 out 10 people who sleep rough are men. • Most people in prison are men. • 94% of people who die at work are men. • Most people who die in war are men.
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Francis Norton
@francisnorton
So true. My hunch is that men are in the double bind of trying to comply with expectations that can't even be spoken, let alone achieved.
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Seerut K. Chawla
@seerutkchawla
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1/ Mens mental health matters. Here’s why. • 3 out of 4 people who commit suicide are men. • Suicide is the LARGEST cause of death in men under 35. • Men are 3x more likely to develop alcohol dependence. • Men are more likely to use (& die from) illegal drugs.
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Francis Norton
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@DrRosena
, wondering if Labour feels consumers should be paying maximum marginal gas prices for lower-cost, fixed price electricity from nuclear, hydro and renewable right now?
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Richard Murphy
@RichardJMurphy
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There is much talk happening on how to solve the so-called cost-of-living crisis. Most of it fails to recognise that the problem is much bigger than that: the whole economy is in meltdown. None seems to address the cost of energy itself. A thread on the last, vital, point….
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Francis Norton
@francisnorton
Is this dynamic entirely absent in counselling?
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tristam sparks
@tristamsparks
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… most references to the “Double Diamond” #design process cite the UK Design Council (2005). fewer people go back to the source… by Béla H. Bánáthy in 1996’s “Designing Social Systems In A Changing World”…
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Barney Norris
@barnontherun
Is there a writer on here who could benefit from some time by the sea this autumn? I’m travelling quite a lot, and my flat would be available to someone who had a project they needed time and space to get on top of… drop me a line and we can explore!
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Francis Norton
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A thoughtful thread on #Burnout factors and mitigations
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Emmett Shear 🚐 BRC )'( thru 9/4
@eshear
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“Burnout” is a particularly modern affliction, feeling simultaneously overwhelmed and paralyzed. I’ve found it’s best to think of burnout not as a disease but as a symptom, with many different etiologies. The big three: permanent on-call, broken steering, and mission doubt.
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Francis Norton
@francisnorton
Retweeting and endorsing.
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Lex Fridman
@lexfridman
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I try to assume the best intention in the actions of others. The internet too often seems to want to do the opposite. I think the former is way better than the latter if your goal is to be productive, gain understanding, solve problems, and find happiness in this life.
Francis Norton
@francisnorton
Such a big step - as a techie turned registered counsellor, this rings so true.
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anita
@neats29
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people say the biggest lesson in all this inner work stuff is to “feel” the emotions when they arise & they will shift. I understood this well but couldn’t do it regularly. recently I noticed I’ve been doing it properly for the past couple months & it’s improved my mental health
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Lucy Johnstone 💙
@ClinpsychLucy
Much as I sympathise with hard-pressed GPS, I have never understood this logic. Therapy may be hard to access, but that’s no reason to prescribe something contrary to guidelines instead.
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Dr James Davies PhD
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"One in three teenagers given antidepressants...[as] family doctors say a lack of access to effective psychological therapies on the NHS is leading them to go against official guidelines and over-prescribe medication." inews.co.uk/news/health/te
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Heleen Slagter
@HeleenASlagter
A three year postdoc position on meditation and the plasticity of the predictive mind is available in my lab at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam! Spread the word or apply! For more info see: werkenbij.vu.nl/ad/postdoc-pos
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Heleen Slagter
@HeleenASlagter
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I will soon be advertising a 3-year postdoc position on the topic of meditation and predictive processing. If this sounds interesting, do email/DM me for informal inquiries. For some background on our ideas, see sciencedirect.com/science/articl
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Francis Norton
@francisnorton
So applicable to #burnout-induced depression too.
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Dr James Davies PhD
@JDaviesPhD
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An old therapist friend once told me that suicide isn't born of the need to end one’s life, but to end/reform the particular life & circumstances that one is now living. I've reminded many people of this crucial distinction when in the depths of despair - it's been very helpful.
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Samuel Hughes
@SCP_Hughes
Louvred shutters are incredibly effective at keeping interiors cool, they have negligible carbon cost, and most facades are visually enriched by them. An idea for the next generation of New London Vernacular?
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Francis Norton
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As an integrative counsellor I use various models as applicable to specific situations, but this is what I return to. In fact it is my theory safe base.
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Daniel Brown, PhD (Clin Psy)
@danielbrown919
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Bowlby on therapy as an attachment relationship: "to provide the patient with a secure base from which he can explore the various unhappy and painful aspects of his life, past and present,
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