I work in mental health and my former boss who's supposed to understand these things seriously said "you should just use a calendar". She also told a staff member with anxiety that he just needed breathing excersizes 🤷

[–] Fmstrat@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Different things for different people. My partner tried and hated lists, but our shared calendar seems to be going well. Not forcing yourself to check it at specific times seems to be the key for us.

[–] SarahValentine@lemmy.blahaj.zone 33 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I had to drop an otherwise decent therapist because while I was in the middle of a mental health crisis, I asked him to help me make an appointment to see a prescribing psychiatrist and he told me to do it myself.

Also he voted for Trump.

[–] quexotic@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 6 hours ago

I had one that said I shouldn't worry about the current political climate because it "doesn't affect me". Anyone that bereft of empathy should have a different job.

[–] Hegar@fedia.io 19 points 2 days ago

Yikes and yikes!

[–] Malyca@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Jfc I shudder to think of a Nazi in any position of power over the vulnerable

[–] ragebutt@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 17 hours ago

I worked in a community mental health hospital as a therapist in the run up to Trump one and and there was a small but vocal minority of pro Trump therapists

It was really strange. Our hospital was contingent on Medicaid for like 80% of the budget. Talking with them more revealed a pretty sharp disdain for the clients we had and poor people in general. This was extra weird bc we generally made 20-30k there despite having masters degrees and phds

[–] SarahValentine@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 day ago

It was an absolute shock because up until I found out he was a Trump supporter everything about him - his bearing, his words, his behavior - all seemed like a perfectly decent guy who genuinely cares about people. He saved my life, mentored me, helped me manage the process of ending my homelessness and going to college. I felt so betrayed when I tried to tell him how awful Trump was and he told me that was just democrat propaganda and I shouldn't fall for it. I was willing to let it slide because I was in no position to lose my therapist, but after he outright refused to do his job, I had to ask myself why I was still tolerating his presence in my life. I'm glad I did the right thing and managed to pull through without him.

[–] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

If checking the calendar isn't incorporated into a daily routine, it's obviously not going to work. It's a shame your former boss was so disconnected from the experiences of those they're supposed to be helping.

If it weren't for my anxiety, I'd never remember anything. That, and putting things to remind myself in places that I know I'll look. Lately I've been putting my keys on a particular table, next to my medicines, so that I remember to take the medicines before leaving for work. (Note - I tend to forget my meds on weekends when I don't go anywhere, but it works 5 out of 7 days!) Sometimes the feeling of anxiety, the thought of, "Have I forgotten anything?" compulsively makes me check my pockets and look around. Apparently I've worried myself enough about forgetting lunch, that the "look around" routine has started to include a fridge check every morning.

Anxiety sucks, and sometimes it amplifies my ADHD, but other times it helps fight the battle against it. I almost fear treating my anxiety, out of worry that my executive dysfunction might get worse. Ahh, the neuro-spicy life.