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 Hartlepool, UK
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Joined December 2011
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sami timimi@stimimi22 Nov 2025
Labels don’t just describe — they create stereotypes. They shrink human diversity into rigid boxes that people were never meant to fit into. The truth is, no category can capture the uniqueness of a human being. @DrBeckySpelman instagram.com/reel/DRKyz_Xkv…

Dr. Becky Spelman | Psychologist (@drbeckyspelman) • Instagram reel

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Drugged and given ECT because she was a victim of domestic abuse. ‘The people I turned to for help, betrayed me.’ dailymail.co.uk/news/article…

After years of domestic abuse I was treated with ECT

A once high-functioning paediatrician has revealed how a harrowing descent into mental illness, triggered by years of domestic abuse, led her to undergo electric shock therapy.

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Connecting “mental health”to the brain is a trap. Know this It will continue to be used in different ways. It started as the “chemical imbalance” and will transform. It will sound credible initially. Be aware
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In this article I describe how antidepressants are marketed as a lifestyle aid, particularly to women, through social media influencers who 'hype up the benefits of the drugs and gloss over their harmful effects'. @DailyMail dailymail.co.uk/health/artic…

This drug can make you feel worse, gain weight and ruin your sex life

'I wasn't sure if I needed them, but I thought I owed it to myself.' This is how one young woman explained to me why she had decided to take antidepressants.

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🌿 Let’s Connect: Rebuilding the Village for Wellbeing 🌿 🗓️ Thursday 25th September 📍 Live Well Centre ⏰ 10.30am – 12.30pm We don’t have a mental health epidemic — we have a village problem. Join us for Let’s Connect, a gathering rooted in the power of people & place.
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In psychotherapy we don't emphasise enough that the single most importnat factor in generating good outcomes is the client themselves: their motivation, level of engagement, hopefulness, strengths, support system, resources & readiness for change....
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Exciting developments in community men’s health #CMHT #ABCD #Loneliness #Community
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Taxi and private hire drivers play a unique role in our communities, often connecting with people during their most vulnerable moments. Our #SuicideAwareness training was developed with taxi drivers and aims to help drivers gain knowledge and confidence to help someone struggling with suicidal thoughts 👇 zerosuicidealliance.com/suic…
Close up of a taxi. Text: Free online suicide awareness training for taxi and private hire drivers.

ALT Close up of a taxi. Text: Free online suicide awareness training for taxi and private hire drivers.

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A special thanks to our keynote speaker, Matt Storey from the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Cleveland. His honest and motivating words were a timely reminder of why this work is so necessary and why we can’t slow down. 2/ #AntiRacism #NEARC
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Our latest gathering took place yesterday in Hartlepool, and what a day it was. A heartfelt thank you to everyone who came along, contributed, listened and spoke up - your energy and commitment made this conversation one to remember. 1/ #NoToHate #CommunityAction #Hartlepool
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Dr John Read@ReadReadj29 May 2025
Full article: Representations of Power, Threat and Meaning in Individual Accounts of Psychosis: A Meta-Ethnography of Psychosis Narratives tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

Representations of Power, Threat and Meaning in Individual Accounts of Psychosis: A Meta-Ethnogra...

Despite the wealth of evidence linking adverse experiences and “psychosis,” biomedical explanations of distress still represent the dominant narrative within UK mental health services. The Power Th...

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Mad In The UK@MITUKteam27 May 2025
And You Thought They Were Side Effects How Psychiatry Turned Chemical Disruption Into Medical Treatment By Randy Cima madintheuk.com/2025/05/and-y… #ChemicalImbalanceMyth #MentalHealthMyths #DiagnosisByDesign #MarketingAsMedicine #LabelAndPrescribe #PathologisingNormal

And You Thought They Were Side Effects - Mad in the UK

Randy Cima writes how psychiatric drugs fall into four simple categories: tranquilizers, stimulants, painkillers, and hallucinogens.

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"There has been a tremendous increase in the volume of calls and emails (regarding hoarding) since [the coronavirus pandemic]," #isolation #stress #worry help is available via ⁦@Letsconnect_eng⁩ bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyq…

Middlesbrough hoarder 'didn't know' behaviour was mental disorder

Susan Lindon hopes to help other hoarders while tackling her own problem with the disorder.

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"The DSM describes mental disorders as "dysfunctions in the individual." This is not a scientific conclusion but a presupposition imported from the outside. From a two-person standpoint, this is fundamentally in error.." - Excellent piece by @psychgeist52 psychologytoday.com/us/blog/…
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Urgent adult mental health crisis referrals in England double in a year | Mental health #Crisis teams in crisis. #mentalhealth theguardian.com/society/2025…

Urgent adult mental health crisis referrals in England double in a year

Care Quality Commission report finds people becoming more unwell waiting for help, with services overstretched

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When I was a trainee debate was welcome in psychiatry. It is still is among many practising psychiatrists, but the establishment is invested in the biological view of depression (& most mental disorders) and deeply defensive when that is called into question.
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Grief triggered Hoarding. We have a dedicated service providing support with Hoarding, decluttering & deep cleans. Project “Clean Sweep” ⁦@poolieexchange⁩ Big League CIC bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3vw…

Hoarding: 'I was sleeping in a bed covered in boxes'

Jayne started to hoard to cope with the grief after her husband died, now she's getting help.

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Her findings contradicted conventional beliefs that only a few people diagnosed with schizophrenia ever recovered... Rather than celebrate the good outcomes for the patients, establishment psychiatry was furious with her for upsetting their beliefs.... madinamerica.com/2025/03/exp…

Exploding Myths About Schizophrenia: An Interview with Courtenay Harding

The Vermont Longitudinal Study, led by Courtenay Harding, belied conventional beliefs about schizophrenia by showing remarkably good outcomes.

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Introducing the North East Anti-Racism Coalition: We are a collective of individuals & orgs committed to making the North East an anti-racist, anti-Muslim hatred, & anti-hate region. We stand together against division & violence, working towards a more inclusive, safer…
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The Defeat Depression Campaign (& other awareness campaigns) set out to persuade the public that emotional reactions were medical conditions requiring drug treatment. Surveys showed previously people viewed emotions as meaningful reactions and were sceptical of using drugs.
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