Jessica
@playingandreality.bsky.social
Polymorphously perverse and orally fixated. Not your bad object.
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Jessica
@playingandreality.bsky.social
· Nov 17
"What is the normal child like? Does he just eat and grow and smile sweetly? No, that is not what he is like. A normal child, if he has confidence in father and mother, pulls out all the stops. In the course of time he tries out his power to disrupt, to destroy, to frighten...
The NHS 💙
GP: take this SSRI
GP, the next week: why aren’t you taking this SSRI?
Nurse, the week after: yes take the SSRI.
… Wait. It’s been prescribed weirdly, maybe don’t take it, let me check, I’ll get back to you by 5PM
Nurse at 8PM: yeah don’t take that SSRI. You’ll get a medication review
GP: take this SSRI
GP, the next week: why aren’t you taking this SSRI?
Nurse, the week after: yes take the SSRI.
… Wait. It’s been prescribed weirdly, maybe don’t take it, let me check, I’ll get back to you by 5PM
Nurse at 8PM: yeah don’t take that SSRI. You’ll get a medication review
February 14, 2026 at 8:23 PM
The NHS 💙
GP: take this SSRI
GP, the next week: why aren’t you taking this SSRI?
Nurse, the week after: yes take the SSRI.
… Wait. It’s been prescribed weirdly, maybe don’t take it, let me check, I’ll get back to you by 5PM
Nurse at 8PM: yeah don’t take that SSRI. You’ll get a medication review
GP: take this SSRI
GP, the next week: why aren’t you taking this SSRI?
Nurse, the week after: yes take the SSRI.
… Wait. It’s been prescribed weirdly, maybe don’t take it, let me check, I’ll get back to you by 5PM
Nurse at 8PM: yeah don’t take that SSRI. You’ll get a medication review
So turns out the NHS can actually help.
Not like, when it happened, and they were all like ‘go to this website’. But now, when they’re like ‘we’ll come to your house every day’ and ‘we’ve got a place for you at this nice place for a little break from life’…
Better late than never, I guess 🙃
Not like, when it happened, and they were all like ‘go to this website’. But now, when they’re like ‘we’ll come to your house every day’ and ‘we’ve got a place for you at this nice place for a little break from life’…
Better late than never, I guess 🙃
Any tips to deal with PTSD flashbacks?
I’m really struggling with this chest infection / the feeling of shortness of breath reminding me of having sepsis.
I presume when I get better it’ll go but it’s inconvenient when driving or trying to sleep or doing any normal things right now 😞
I’m really struggling with this chest infection / the feeling of shortness of breath reminding me of having sepsis.
I presume when I get better it’ll go but it’s inconvenient when driving or trying to sleep or doing any normal things right now 😞
February 14, 2026 at 6:06 PM
So turns out the NHS can actually help.
Not like, when it happened, and they were all like ‘go to this website’. But now, when they’re like ‘we’ll come to your house every day’ and ‘we’ve got a place for you at this nice place for a little break from life’…
Better late than never, I guess 🙃
Not like, when it happened, and they were all like ‘go to this website’. But now, when they’re like ‘we’ll come to your house every day’ and ‘we’ve got a place for you at this nice place for a little break from life’…
Better late than never, I guess 🙃
Safeguarding training question today:
You overhear a teacher telling a pupil ‘you’re just like your useless dad’ - is this…
A) emotional abuse
B) constructive feedback
C) a safeguarding misunderstanding
Answers on a postcard… 😅
You overhear a teacher telling a pupil ‘you’re just like your useless dad’ - is this…
A) emotional abuse
B) constructive feedback
C) a safeguarding misunderstanding
Answers on a postcard… 😅
February 14, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Safeguarding training question today:
You overhear a teacher telling a pupil ‘you’re just like your useless dad’ - is this…
A) emotional abuse
B) constructive feedback
C) a safeguarding misunderstanding
Answers on a postcard… 😅
You overhear a teacher telling a pupil ‘you’re just like your useless dad’ - is this…
A) emotional abuse
B) constructive feedback
C) a safeguarding misunderstanding
Answers on a postcard… 😅
A lot has got worse - but sometimes it’s tolerable. And today I got a new hairdryer ☺️
February 13, 2026 at 7:25 PM
A lot has got worse - but sometimes it’s tolerable. And today I got a new hairdryer ☺️
It’s dark outside.
February 12, 2026 at 9:29 PM
It’s dark outside.
Reposted by Jessica
Offering Compline this night for those who are listening to the hum of the house and feeling everything at once.
May God steady what rises, and grant you rest.
May God steady what rises, and grant you rest.
February 11, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Offering Compline this night for those who are listening to the hum of the house and feeling everything at once.
May God steady what rises, and grant you rest.
May God steady what rises, and grant you rest.
My mum: I don’t think your therapy is working, they’re meant to make you happier and focus on the positive things.
Also my mum: *tells me that Elon Musk is causing the storms in Spain by Starlink (?) from America because he doesn’t like the government*
But jeez, I’m the pessimist here.
Also my mum: *tells me that Elon Musk is causing the storms in Spain by Starlink (?) from America because he doesn’t like the government*
But jeez, I’m the pessimist here.
February 11, 2026 at 8:15 PM
My mum: I don’t think your therapy is working, they’re meant to make you happier and focus on the positive things.
Also my mum: *tells me that Elon Musk is causing the storms in Spain by Starlink (?) from America because he doesn’t like the government*
But jeez, I’m the pessimist here.
Also my mum: *tells me that Elon Musk is causing the storms in Spain by Starlink (?) from America because he doesn’t like the government*
But jeez, I’m the pessimist here.
It says a lot about the various difficulties of work, parenting, and therapy when my ‘stress score’ according to my watch was at its lowest in an interview I just had (I got through 😅)
February 11, 2026 at 4:12 PM
It says a lot about the various difficulties of work, parenting, and therapy when my ‘stress score’ according to my watch was at its lowest in an interview I just had (I got through 😅)
Unexpected perks of being in MIU with a poorly child: getting to watch the Winter Olympics rather than working this morning.
February 10, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Unexpected perks of being in MIU with a poorly child: getting to watch the Winter Olympics rather than working this morning.
Any tips to deal with PTSD flashbacks?
I’m really struggling with this chest infection / the feeling of shortness of breath reminding me of having sepsis.
I presume when I get better it’ll go but it’s inconvenient when driving or trying to sleep or doing any normal things right now 😞
I’m really struggling with this chest infection / the feeling of shortness of breath reminding me of having sepsis.
I presume when I get better it’ll go but it’s inconvenient when driving or trying to sleep or doing any normal things right now 😞
February 9, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Any tips to deal with PTSD flashbacks?
I’m really struggling with this chest infection / the feeling of shortness of breath reminding me of having sepsis.
I presume when I get better it’ll go but it’s inconvenient when driving or trying to sleep or doing any normal things right now 😞
I’m really struggling with this chest infection / the feeling of shortness of breath reminding me of having sepsis.
I presume when I get better it’ll go but it’s inconvenient when driving or trying to sleep or doing any normal things right now 😞
I love having children 10/10 recommend.
February 8, 2026 at 9:36 PM
I love having children 10/10 recommend.
Seminar reading tonight ‘the economic problems of masochism’
Me: *offers to present the whole paper, because I’ve been ill for the last two weeks*
Also me: *runs to the doctors surgery to discover the week I decided to start couch to 5k I have suspected pneumonia*
Me: *offers to present the whole paper, because I’ve been ill for the last two weeks*
Also me: *runs to the doctors surgery to discover the week I decided to start couch to 5k I have suspected pneumonia*
a woman says it 's me hi and i 'm the problem it 's me
ALT: a woman says it 's me hi and i 'm the problem it 's me
media.tenor.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Seminar reading tonight ‘the economic problems of masochism’
Me: *offers to present the whole paper, because I’ve been ill for the last two weeks*
Also me: *runs to the doctors surgery to discover the week I decided to start couch to 5k I have suspected pneumonia*
Me: *offers to present the whole paper, because I’ve been ill for the last two weeks*
Also me: *runs to the doctors surgery to discover the week I decided to start couch to 5k I have suspected pneumonia*
Current reading.
February 3, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Current reading.
Cheerfully drinking my morning coffee with a white chocolate finger as a straw, and my husband looks over and for a second thinks that I have a rolled up banknote in my nose.
Chocolate fingers make the best straws ever is a hill I will die on.
Chocolate fingers make the best straws ever is a hill I will die on.
February 1, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Cheerfully drinking my morning coffee with a white chocolate finger as a straw, and my husband looks over and for a second thinks that I have a rolled up banknote in my nose.
Chocolate fingers make the best straws ever is a hill I will die on.
Chocolate fingers make the best straws ever is a hill I will die on.
Just Freud things.
January 29, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Just Freud things.
Me: I’m here because a few friends and my therapist have said I should see my GP about my mental health.
The unexpected outcome:
The unexpected outcome:
January 28, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Me: I’m here because a few friends and my therapist have said I should see my GP about my mental health.
The unexpected outcome:
The unexpected outcome:
The fun thing about my mother is that she has no money at all and can’t afford to heat her shack or eat, and I often have to give her extra cash above the normal monthly amount I give her.
Which is fine, except she’s also the reason for my ridiculous monthly therapy bill 😅
Which is fine, except she’s also the reason for my ridiculous monthly therapy bill 😅
January 25, 2026 at 3:56 PM
The fun thing about my mother is that she has no money at all and can’t afford to heat her shack or eat, and I often have to give her extra cash above the normal monthly amount I give her.
Which is fine, except she’s also the reason for my ridiculous monthly therapy bill 😅
Which is fine, except she’s also the reason for my ridiculous monthly therapy bill 😅
Played a board game with the kids where I had to pretend to eat sarcastically.
‘Gee, this is, like, the best food ever’
‘Oh great, yummy’
My son declares that I am clearly acting ‘gratefully’.
I love his optimism and hope he never bloody changes 🥰
‘Gee, this is, like, the best food ever’
‘Oh great, yummy’
My son declares that I am clearly acting ‘gratefully’.
I love his optimism and hope he never bloody changes 🥰
January 23, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Played a board game with the kids where I had to pretend to eat sarcastically.
‘Gee, this is, like, the best food ever’
‘Oh great, yummy’
My son declares that I am clearly acting ‘gratefully’.
I love his optimism and hope he never bloody changes 🥰
‘Gee, this is, like, the best food ever’
‘Oh great, yummy’
My son declares that I am clearly acting ‘gratefully’.
I love his optimism and hope he never bloody changes 🥰
Who said romance is dead?
(Ten years ago, I married a physicist. He hasn’t changed 😅)
(Ten years ago, I married a physicist. He hasn’t changed 😅)
January 19, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Who said romance is dead?
(Ten years ago, I married a physicist. He hasn’t changed 😅)
(Ten years ago, I married a physicist. He hasn’t changed 😅)
Choose your fighter:
January 18, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Choose your fighter:
Reposted by Jessica
If you're looking for a sign to switch careers: this is the sign.
January 18, 2026 at 12:44 AM
If you're looking for a sign to switch careers: this is the sign.
Eldest: I’ve found a way to help [toddler] calm down. I’m getting him to talk to [cat] about his dream last night.
Husband: when you said you wanted to be a cat psychologist I didn’t realise you meant train cats to become psychoanalysts
Eldest: what’s a psychoanalyst?
Husband: *describes*
…
Husband: when you said you wanted to be a cat psychologist I didn’t realise you meant train cats to become psychoanalysts
Eldest: what’s a psychoanalyst?
Husband: *describes*
…
January 18, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Eldest: I’ve found a way to help [toddler] calm down. I’m getting him to talk to [cat] about his dream last night.
Husband: when you said you wanted to be a cat psychologist I didn’t realise you meant train cats to become psychoanalysts
Eldest: what’s a psychoanalyst?
Husband: *describes*
…
Husband: when you said you wanted to be a cat psychologist I didn’t realise you meant train cats to become psychoanalysts
Eldest: what’s a psychoanalyst?
Husband: *describes*
…
TIL: I am an otter.
January 17, 2026 at 1:52 PM
TIL: I am an otter.
‘I cry a lot but I am so productive, it's an art…’
January 16, 2026 at 10:07 PM
‘I cry a lot but I am so productive, it's an art…’