Martha Cunningham
@cunmartha.bsky.social
High intensity CBT for a neurodivergent with a trauma history? #CunTherapy
Watching a tea time quiz show and wondering if there's a way to contact a contestant to see if they've considered a possible autism diagnosis... Or if they maybe have an eating disorder. Or both.
(I'm being deliberately vague because I'm not much of a dick but like if anyone else saw it as well...)
(I'm being deliberately vague because I'm not much of a dick but like if anyone else saw it as well...)
June 23, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Watching a tea time quiz show and wondering if there's a way to contact a contestant to see if they've considered a possible autism diagnosis... Or if they maybe have an eating disorder. Or both.
(I'm being deliberately vague because I'm not much of a dick but like if anyone else saw it as well...)
(I'm being deliberately vague because I'm not much of a dick but like if anyone else saw it as well...)
My housemate has ordered some of those magnetic bracelet thingies to see if they'll help her arthritis and I don't know how to tell her that she's spaffed £50 on what are kinda pretty bracelets but that's all they are
May 21, 2025 at 4:28 PM
My housemate has ordered some of those magnetic bracelet thingies to see if they'll help her arthritis and I don't know how to tell her that she's spaffed £50 on what are kinda pretty bracelets but that's all they are
At what point do you stop getting post addressed to your deceased relatives who's home you now live in, because apparently the answer isn't "five years later"
May 7, 2025 at 11:39 AM
At what point do you stop getting post addressed to your deceased relatives who's home you now live in, because apparently the answer isn't "five years later"
Asked two older ladies in a craft group I'm a member of if they'd not discuss weight (theirs, mine, anyone else's) because my eating disorder is rearing it's ugly head and it went so well I'm gonna start asking everyone to not mention it (joke) #CunTherapy
April 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Asked two older ladies in a craft group I'm a member of if they'd not discuss weight (theirs, mine, anyone else's) because my eating disorder is rearing it's ugly head and it went so well I'm gonna start asking everyone to not mention it (joke) #CunTherapy
Having a minor health issue unrelated to my chronic issues, and once again, with two diabetic parents and living in a fat body, the doctor tested my blood pressure and for diabetes - which is due diligence, I suppose, but I think he was expecting the "easy" answer
April 9, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Having a minor health issue unrelated to my chronic issues, and once again, with two diabetic parents and living in a fat body, the doctor tested my blood pressure and for diabetes - which is due diligence, I suppose, but I think he was expecting the "easy" answer
OH MY GOSH LINDA STOP MENTIONING YOU THINK I'VE LOST WEIGHT EVERY DAMN TIME YOU SEE ME
March 27, 2025 at 9:56 AM
OH MY GOSH LINDA STOP MENTIONING YOU THINK I'VE LOST WEIGHT EVERY DAMN TIME YOU SEE ME
Number of times I've said "Universal basic income would eradicate probably 75% of my issues" to my therapist: 6 #CunTherapy
March 27, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Number of times I've said "Universal basic income would eradicate probably 75% of my issues" to my therapist: 6 #CunTherapy
The one successful job interview I had resulted in 6 years of being exploited, essentially running a business for minimum wage, none of the promised benefits, and emotional abuse that left me with PTSD... Looking forward to getting back to that when I'm deemed 'not disabled enough' 🙃
“It’s always helpful to be told ‘you’re just not the right fit for us’ by practically every employer in the country,” Bernard continued. “Turns out all this time, I was barking up the wrong tree. All of the trees.”
It wasn’t meant to be, says autistic woman after 978th failed job interview
An autistic woman emerging from yet another catastrophic job interview has reportedly consoled herself by saying it just wasn't meant to be - the world of employment, that is. Emma Bernard, 34, from W...
thedailytism.com
March 20, 2025 at 10:50 AM
The one successful job interview I had resulted in 6 years of being exploited, essentially running a business for minimum wage, none of the promised benefits, and emotional abuse that left me with PTSD... Looking forward to getting back to that when I'm deemed 'not disabled enough' 🙃
Three different mental health professionals have said to me "You have all the signs of PTSD, but I'm not able to add it as a diagnosis for you" and like that's just grand, ta #CunTherapy
Wes Streeting: there is overdiagnosis of mental health conditions
Wes Streeting: there is overdiagnosis of mental health conditions
Health secretary says too many people are being ‘written off’ and that is driving ministers’ changes to welfare
The health secretary, Wes Streeting, has said he believes there is an “overdiagnosis” of some mental health conditions as well as “too many…
www.theguardian.com
March 16, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Three different mental health professionals have said to me "You have all the signs of PTSD, but I'm not able to add it as a diagnosis for you" and like that's just grand, ta #CunTherapy
My therapist suggested that I go to the salon to get my hair washed and blow dried when I didn't have the capacity to do it myself and I'm about to leave and honestly this isn't easier, per se... #CunTherapy
March 14, 2025 at 10:52 AM
My therapist suggested that I go to the salon to get my hair washed and blow dried when I didn't have the capacity to do it myself and I'm about to leave and honestly this isn't easier, per se... #CunTherapy
Totally did my #CunTherapy homework about half an hour before the session and Sharon was well impressed but also now she wants me to do more of it
March 13, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Totally did my #CunTherapy homework about half an hour before the session and Sharon was well impressed but also now she wants me to do more of it
As usual, I have just woken up from a nightmare, right before #CunTherapy and now I have a headache
March 12, 2025 at 9:29 AM
As usual, I have just woken up from a nightmare, right before #CunTherapy and now I have a headache
#CunTherapy tomorrow and have I treated myself to an early night and good sleep hygiene for it? No. And have I done my homework? Also no. And did I not do either of these things because I feel much better and am gonna tell Sharon to call it quits? 😶😶😶
March 11, 2025 at 10:53 PM
#CunTherapy tomorrow and have I treated myself to an early night and good sleep hygiene for it? No. And have I done my homework? Also no. And did I not do either of these things because I feel much better and am gonna tell Sharon to call it quits? 😶😶😶
Hey #PersonalIndependencePayment fam, can people help? I'm due a reassessment (just waiting for that letter!) and when I filled the form in initially, I missed off a condition that my GP then told them about, and I'm expecting them to ask me about it (I found out when I was considering appeal)
March 7, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Hey #PersonalIndependencePayment fam, can people help? I'm due a reassessment (just waiting for that letter!) and when I filled the form in initially, I missed off a condition that my GP then told them about, and I'm expecting them to ask me about it (I found out when I was considering appeal)
When you have to think about your positive qualities but you spent the best part of 6 years being gaslit about every single one of them to the point where you're unsure you ever applied these positive words to yourself in a truthful manner #CunTherapy #WhatTheTrauma
March 3, 2025 at 8:25 PM
When you have to think about your positive qualities but you spent the best part of 6 years being gaslit about every single one of them to the point where you're unsure you ever applied these positive words to yourself in a truthful manner #CunTherapy #WhatTheTrauma
In true former gifted kid now mentally ill adult style, I did SO MUCH therapy homework this week that by the time we'd finished discussing the homework, we were three quarters of the session down #CunTherapy
February 26, 2025 at 10:16 PM
In true former gifted kid now mentally ill adult style, I did SO MUCH therapy homework this week that by the time we'd finished discussing the homework, we were three quarters of the session down #CunTherapy
Therapist: Martha, have you ever thought of being your own therapist?
Me: *looks to camera*
NHS CBT in action right there #CunTherapy
Me: *looks to camera*
NHS CBT in action right there #CunTherapy
February 26, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Therapist: Martha, have you ever thought of being your own therapist?
Me: *looks to camera*
NHS CBT in action right there #CunTherapy
Me: *looks to camera*
NHS CBT in action right there #CunTherapy
Recording and challenging my biased expectations MAY in fact result in less anxiety, but mostly because I'll be too busy doing all the admin to have the bleeding panic attack! #CunTherapy
February 20, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Recording and challenging my biased expectations MAY in fact result in less anxiety, but mostly because I'll be too busy doing all the admin to have the bleeding panic attack! #CunTherapy
Okay so talking about trauma takes me outside of my "window of tolerance" which I think is because she hasn't yet figured out that I joke about it all CONSTANTLY #CunTherapy
February 20, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Okay so talking about trauma takes me outside of my "window of tolerance" which I think is because she hasn't yet figured out that I joke about it all CONSTANTLY #CunTherapy
Yes, Sharon, I know that I'm worthy of love just as I am but what I KNOW and what I BELIEVE are so often not the same thing #CunTherapy
February 19, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Yes, Sharon, I know that I'm worthy of love just as I am but what I KNOW and what I BELIEVE are so often not the same thing #CunTherapy
My negative core beliefs are funnier than your negative core beliefs #CunTherapy
February 19, 2025 at 5:44 PM
My negative core beliefs are funnier than your negative core beliefs #CunTherapy
Never getting over that "night before therapy" nerves, honestly worse than "first day of school" nerves... #CunTherapy
February 19, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Never getting over that "night before therapy" nerves, honestly worse than "first day of school" nerves... #CunTherapy
They're going to tell me to stop taking naps during the day, I just know it #CunTherapy
February 18, 2025 at 12:23 PM
They're going to tell me to stop taking naps during the day, I just know it #CunTherapy
I start some new therapy soon, and I don't seem to be able to do anything without a community, so #CunTherapy is my new hashtag and we'll see how it goes
February 18, 2025 at 12:14 AM
I start some new therapy soon, and I don't seem to be able to do anything without a community, so #CunTherapy is my new hashtag and we'll see how it goes