Options based accessibility vs accommodations based accessibility

Ok so I wanna talk abt what I call “options based accessibility” vs “accommodations based accessibility”… “Accommodations based accessibility” is what we’re mostly used to. There’s the default way of doing things & access needs disabled ppl have require an accommodation which is separate from the default. It may require modification of equipment, processes etc […]

Handout based medicine needs to change

This will be a short post against what I call “handout based medicine”. What’s that? You say… Let me explain. If you’re a chronic illness patient, you’ve likely had this experience: You get sent to a new medical provider. Say a nutritionist or a sleep therapist. You go to the appointment. Pay the copay. In […]

TSA screenings: where Islamophobia & ableism intersect

I keep sharing this story in different contexts so I thought I’d right it down in one place for easy sharing. A few years ago I had to go for a day trip for a work meeting (that could’ve been a Zoom call but this was prepandemic) that involved an early morning flight down & […]

Unusual medication reactions are not “in your head”

Note: I wrote this back in 2014 to share to some support groups. Posting it here. Some info is outdated. There are newer more comprehensive tests available & costs have changed but otherwise it’s accurate. I will update this post when I have spoons with newer info & a longer story of what happened next […]

The “progressive” social model extreme for mental health, erasing sanist practices in nonWestern cultures & the scientific method as nonWestern heritage too

Turning an FB post into a blog post as I’m trying out a new therapist after a couple years having been burned by mainstream therapy in ableist ways & seeking more of an “activism as therapy” approach. Second appt w new therapist went ok. I’m hopeful. She did suggest looking into a community mental health […]

The flip side of gratitude practices in therapy or how gratitude journaling fills me with rage

There are two types of people in the world when it comes to gratitude practices. Actually…that’s probably an oversimplification/ false dichotomy. So…there are at least two types of people in the world when it comes to gratitude practices. At least when it comes to the kind promoted in “secular” therapy settings. The first kind are […]

Islam & why praying away mental illness doesn’t even make in-universe sense

I’ve been reading up on the history of psychiatry especially with regards to Muslim practices around it. And found this good summary article which goes into both the good & the bad. Especially how positive attitudes & practices in place a thousand years ago have fallen by the wayside. And also describes details of psychiatric […]

Probabilistic Risk Assessment & CBT as Glorified Gaslighting

This post is a compilation of tweets I made in July 2020 on my personal account. Transferring here for easy linking. I have more thoughts on this topic now but I’ll add them in a separate post. Here are the tweets: Thinking more abt the whole CBT as glorified gaslighting issue & how one of […]

People you meet…in the psych ward: part 1 – “how do you think I am?” & the wish sandwich

I’ve been meaning to write a post about interesting experiences I’ve had while being admitted inpatient to the psych ward. I’ve been procrastinating because perfectionism & lack of spoons. So I’ve decided to break it into chunks & offer vignettes in several posts about people I’ve met. The first person I’ll tell you about is […]

My quintessential CBT experience or that time I got kicked out of therapy

I have lots to say about the topic of CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) which is why I’ve procrastinated in talking about it because of spoons & getting stuck on what the best way is. But I thought I’d make my first post about the experience which symbolizes CBT to me. This post will be in […]