AmberWavesoFlame @AmberWavesofFlame@qoto.org
Twitter refugee still learning all the things. She/her, nerd, ADHD, JD, vaxxed, cat staffmember, Open Mind, Open Hearts, Open Doors, unpaid shill for the imperfect. Still pulling for those taco trucks on every corner.
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Joined Nov 2022
Still in disbelief over that ridiculous BBC article. "Doctors will make diagnoses based on what you tell them!" Yes, that's how it works. Unfortunately, not everything can be directly ID'ed from a microscope slide like microbes. So doctors put together a picture based on your symptoms, and when the symptoms are things you experience, whether those be physical sensations like pain and nausea or mental ones, you are a key part of providing that information. Different inputs will lead to different conclusions.
But does that mean the provider makes no difference? Of course not-- you only hear what you're receptive to hearing. I've been going to mental health professionals since I was a kid, and one in particular stands out even though I only saw her twice, a few years ago. She talked down to me from the beginning, openly discarded much of what I said, with dismissive comments like "kids don't notice things like that!" and basically treated me like I was completely wasting her time. It didn't occur to me until much later, running over and over what went so wrong and what I could have said, that she was basically assuming I was a drug-seeker. A lot of people, even professionals, don't really believe in adult #ADHD diagnoses from people who are holding down a job and staying out of jail and other conspicuous crisis outcomes.
So, especially in an institution as overloaded as the #NHS with its multi-year waitlists, is it so hard to believe the bias ran the other direction, and it is the NHS assessor that missed something the other clinics unanimously saw? Maybe the scandal isn't what the BBC thinks it is. Maybe it's that Britains are waiting years for help from jaded and burnt-out officials that are often going to overlook their symptoms anyway.
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@drmaddkap if a stranger approaches you to sell you on a psychological test, outside of a few very specific contexts, they’re probably a Scientologist. As much as I enjoy the mental image you’re painting, please exercise due caution when indulging them.
Does anyone else have trouble with the combination of purse straps and buttoned blouses? The shoulder strap pulling at my buttons as I take my purse on and off throughout the day is starting to create mishaps that, um, ruin the point of #professional dress in the first place.
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Health Insurance Claim Denied?
See What Insurers Said Behind the Scenes
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When a #health #insurance company is deciding whether to pay for your #medical treatment, the company generates a file around your claim.
All the records associated with your case should be part of your file. This includes documents explaining the reasons your claim was denied.
You have a right to see this file.
Learn how to request it:
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JUST IN: Here's George Santos' 13-count indictment: https://www.justice.gov/d9/2023-05/santos.indictment.pdf
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Link to unsealed indictment for #GeorgeSantos — 13 counts, including wire fraud, unlawful monetary transactions, theft of public money, unemployment #fraud, and materially false statements on his House disclosure reports.
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Since this is not a matter of "if" but rather "when"...
Which of these things will happen first?
@johnfugelsang
Amazing how we don’t see a clamoring from all those enslaved people of other countries to have gun laws more like ours.
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"Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas changed his position on one of America’s most significant regulatory doctrines after his wife reportedly accepted secret payments from a shadowy conservative network pushing for the change."
Yup. Thomas's rulings are nowhere near as consistent as his defenders claim. E.g., his arbitration rulings bear no resemblance to his stated jurisprudence.
https://www.levernews.com/clarence-thomas-reversed-position-after-gifts-and-family-payments/
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In the UK they are stopping people who are wearing a mask from voting. It’s unacceptable to exclude high risk people from democracy.
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Donald Trump Built a National Debt So Big (Even Before the Pandemic) That It’ll Weigh Down the Economy for Years
He promised to reduce the national debt but instead increased it. It is now at its highest level relative to the U.S. economy since the end of World War II
This is one of his lesser known but profoundly damaging legacies, the explosive rise in the national debt that occurred on his watch.
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Now ~$36 billion.
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RT @steventdennis
In Desk 88, Sherrod Brown's book about progressives who sat at his desk before him, he warned Trump-era deregulation of midsized banks "will result in a much higher chance of economic disaster, meaning more exposure for taxpayers."
The banking crisis has cost FDIC ~$23B so far.
https://twitter.com/StevenTDennis/status/1652057130231291904
Via nerve haver:
literally every emergency preparedness guide: "make sure you have a backup supply of essential medications!"
american health insurance companies when you try to refill a prescription at any time other than right before you run out: "lmao no"
Twitter refugee still learning all the things. She/her, nerd, ADHD, JD, vaxxed, cat staffmember, Open Mind, Open Hearts, Open Doors, unpaid shill for the imperfect. Still pulling for those taco trucks on every corner.
#JinJiyanAzadi
#SlavaUkraini
#BLM
#NeverTrump
#YIMBY
#Neurodiverse
#ADHD
#law
#gardening
Joined Nov 2022
