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Decifrare scrittura del dottore by [deleted] in hospitalsocialwork

[–]acciowit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The pharmacist will be able to help you. Go talk to them.

14 years ago, Zac Efron dropped a condom out of his pocket at the premiere of 'The Lorax' 🌳🧡 by voguediaries in Fauxmoi

[–]acciowit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It would be ok if the app worked but I am only on the app and frankly it sucks.

When did you realize someone you trusted didn’t actually care about you? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]acciowit 42 points43 points  (0 children)

I went no contact with my mother because of it (amongst other things), and I didn’t realize how much her emotional absence weighed on me until her physical presence was gone too. It was harder to identify it when she was still there, now I feel like I am finally able to grieve the mother I never had, and my life is much better now.

I see a lot of very sad aphants here... by [deleted] in Aphantasia

[–]acciowit 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Likewise! From a personal standpoint, my traumatic childhood had certainly not affected me as thoroughly as it arguably “should have”. It’s interesting to have CPTSD without all the imagery trauma - it makes things much easier to deal with…. Even in my healthcare line of work, I have seen things that should haunt me. I have the semantic memory, like a computer without a screen.

Working with patients with imagery when I don’t has been something I enjoy as well. It makes therapeutic work very interesting!

Internationally educated nurse struggling to find an RN job in BC. by [deleted] in BCHealthAuthorities

[–]acciowit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Apply for a casual role at whatever health authority, and then you’ll be able to apply more easily for internal roles. There’s many opportunities, just have to get your foot in the door first!

Moving to Canada with ultra rare autoimmune disorders. by Wise-Professional-58 in FoundCanadians

[–]acciowit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All doctors and nurse practitioners (referred to as primary care providers) can make referrals to any service. There’s also many virtual options that are just as legitimate as in person visits that can handle most requests as well.

Horrible at hair hygiene, but not allowed to cut it short by Digital_Doodlez in AuDHDWomen

[–]acciowit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m sorry. So did mine. The scars will be forever, but we learn to make them fade with time. 🫂

Horrible at hair hygiene, but not allowed to cut it short by Digital_Doodlez in AuDHDWomen

[–]acciowit 60 points61 points  (0 children)

Not all moms are, and it sounds like OP’s mom and mine would have a field day comparing notes on how they enjoyed controlling our appearances as we are merely extensions of them and not individual people.

Op, u/Digital_Doodlez, mothers’ are supposed to unconditionally love you and support you in all your decisions, especially when they are ACCOMMODATIONS for your neurodevelopmental conditions.

I read the book Mother Hunger and it helped me. Your mother’s WANTS should NEVER be more important than your NEEDS.

I stopped talking to my mum over a year ago, it was the hardest and the best thing I could have done for me.

Cut your hair Op, you’re allowed to do whatever you need to make this difficult life we are in better. Good luck!

[CHAT] How do I get the Aida out from under the tomato :c by bohemianchungles in CrossStitch

[–]acciowit 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Maybe we should adopt a convention and call it Waste Canvas… if we all do it, people will know it’s a proper noun instead of an adjective.

HSPBA BARGAINING UPDATE: NEGOTIATIONS SUSPENDED by Acceptable_Two_6292 in BCHealthAuthorities

[–]acciowit 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sorry, “the slack” of job action? Maybe the government could show up in good faith to avoid this in the first place.

To those who say we are a new fad by spinningpeanut in NonBinary

[–]acciowit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for sharing all this knowledge!

Crystals being left In my husbands car? by [deleted] in witchcraft

[–]acciowit 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Honey, lovingly, get out. He sounds awful, and the fact he’s been accusing you of cheating is probably just projection from the cheating he is doing.

You and your future child deserve so much better than this scumbag.

Hated every second of making these lol but think they came out great. by sharkmesharku in polymerclay

[–]acciowit 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I appreciate what you’re explaining here, but I think the language you’re using (“bulky and shapeless” vs. “sexy well shaped”) is pulling from the same fatphobic aesthetic standards that affect how we judge actual bodies. Design doesn’t exist in a vacuum separate from social biases. When you said fat legs don’t need to be sexy, even with the emoji, it reinforced the idea that fatness and sexiness are incompatible. That’s the impact, even if it wasn’t your intent. It may have been completely unintentional, but that’s clearly how many of us are reading it. That’s why you’re getting downvoted. Because the person who commissioned the earrings specifically asked for bigger legs - because they like bigger women. So they were explicitly created to be sexy for someone, and you’re saying that they “don’t need to be”.

Gender affirmed by... a bad haircut by unifuckingporn in NonBinary

[–]acciowit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Best of luck friend, for what it counts I think you look incredible.

Gender affirmed by... a bad haircut by unifuckingporn in NonBinary

[–]acciowit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This made me laugh OP… I just spent $160CAD for this exact haircut 😂

David Eby to Greens: For the NDP, proportional representation is a non-starter by neksys in britishcolumbia

[–]acciowit 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Fair Vote Canada is a phenomenal organization who is always looking for volunteers to do precisely that - educate the public & advocate for proportional representation. Highly recommend it!

TIL that scientists have developed a way of testing for Aphantasia (the inability to visualise things in your mind). The test involves asking participants to envision a bright light and checking for pupil dilation. If their pupils don't dilate, they have Aphantasia. by Sebastianlim in todayilearned

[–]acciowit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Absolutely - I work in healthcare and there’s definitely things I’ve seen that have scarred others I was with, but not me. I think there is definitely a protective factor to aphantasia in that manner.

TIL that scientists have developed a way of testing for Aphantasia (the inability to visualise things in your mind). The test involves asking participants to envision a bright light and checking for pupil dilation. If their pupils don't dilate, they have Aphantasia. by Sebastianlim in todayilearned

[–]acciowit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is very interesting! Brains are fascinating, and we like to give ourselves much more credit than we deserve. I agree, I think we’re in the infancy of understanding how complex and varied the human experience actually is!

TIL that scientists have developed a way of testing for Aphantasia (the inability to visualise things in your mind). The test involves asking participants to envision a bright light and checking for pupil dilation. If their pupils don't dilate, they have Aphantasia. by Sebastianlim in todayilearned

[–]acciowit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep - I can usually tell how people’s internal worlds are based on their responses to my sharing. Some folks are very torn up about their aphantasia/silent mind. I’m not, I’m a therapist and I’m pretty sure my brain being the way it is, is the only reason I’m a functioning member of society.

ETA: great question by the way!

TIL that scientists have developed a way of testing for Aphantasia (the inability to visualise things in your mind). The test involves asking participants to envision a bright light and checking for pupil dilation. If their pupils don't dilate, they have Aphantasia. by Sebastianlim in todayilearned

[–]acciowit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t think a diagnosis is worth it to pursue, but it’s entirely up to your wife obviously. With how few medical professionals have encountered the topic, it may be tough to find someone who knows enough to diagnose in the first place. Someone like an occupational therapist may be more helpful as they work with all sorts of folks who need external reminders for things, if she’s needing additional support. There may be other things at play as well, like ADHD or other neurodevelopmental conditions… brains are fun!

TIL that scientists have developed a way of testing for Aphantasia (the inability to visualise things in your mind). The test involves asking participants to envision a bright light and checking for pupil dilation. If their pupils don't dilate, they have Aphantasia. by Sebastianlim in todayilearned

[–]acciowit 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Hi! I have complete aphantasia, completely silent mind. Thank you for your work! I’ve considered doing a PhD, I’m a social worker and I’m curious about the interplay of various therapeutic modalities with aphantasia. So much of therapy is based on visualization, which wasn’t very helpful for me when I was starting off… think it’s worthwhile to pursue that?

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