Mike the Therapist
@sacwriter.bsky.social
A Polymath, specializing in trauma and sex therapy using IFS and EMDR. LGBTQIA+ ally. Book fanatic and a little witchy. An Exvangelical who supports victims of church abuse. Proud Swiftie. He/Him/Slut
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Mike the Therapist
@sacwriter.bsky.social
· Nov 13
For those new to me, I protect my family by giving them very appropriate nicknames.
Partner: Sacnurse (bc she is a highly skilled nurse here in Sacramento.
The Opinionator: Daughter, School psychologist
Mr. Smooth: Son, sales manager for a tech company
Beauty: Trans daughter. bc she is.
Partner: Sacnurse (bc she is a highly skilled nurse here in Sacramento.
The Opinionator: Daughter, School psychologist
Mr. Smooth: Son, sales manager for a tech company
Beauty: Trans daughter. bc she is.
November 11, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Recent articles/videos are claiming that Iceland (and sometimes Denmark, Germany, and Spain) are solving homelessness by offering the unhoused foldable shelters that are heated and run on solar power.
While a great idea, they are not true.
I became skeptical after one video showed too many fingers.
While a great idea, they are not true.
I became skeptical after one video showed too many fingers.
November 10, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Recent articles/videos are claiming that Iceland (and sometimes Denmark, Germany, and Spain) are solving homelessness by offering the unhoused foldable shelters that are heated and run on solar power.
While a great idea, they are not true.
I became skeptical after one video showed too many fingers.
While a great idea, they are not true.
I became skeptical after one video showed too many fingers.
It’s no coincidence that the movie “Nuremberg” is coming out just as Kevin and the Marauders are slipping dangerously below the critical # of supporters.
There will be another Nuremberg.
On our soil.
It will be a national purging of the White Nationalist/Evangelical/Billionaire/SCOTUS coalition.
There will be another Nuremberg.
On our soil.
It will be a national purging of the White Nationalist/Evangelical/Billionaire/SCOTUS coalition.
November 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
It’s no coincidence that the movie “Nuremberg” is coming out just as Kevin and the Marauders are slipping dangerously below the critical # of supporters.
There will be another Nuremberg.
On our soil.
It will be a national purging of the White Nationalist/Evangelical/Billionaire/SCOTUS coalition.
There will be another Nuremberg.
On our soil.
It will be a national purging of the White Nationalist/Evangelical/Billionaire/SCOTUS coalition.
Socialism doesn’t believe the government can do a better job than private industry.
Socialism believes that a government given a mandate can do the job with equity to all, and without a view toward making a profit.
Profiteering in healthcare, education, and the prison system is killing all of us.
Socialism believes that a government given a mandate can do the job with equity to all, and without a view toward making a profit.
Profiteering in healthcare, education, and the prison system is killing all of us.
November 7, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Socialism doesn’t believe the government can do a better job than private industry.
Socialism believes that a government given a mandate can do the job with equity to all, and without a view toward making a profit.
Profiteering in healthcare, education, and the prison system is killing all of us.
Socialism believes that a government given a mandate can do the job with equity to all, and without a view toward making a profit.
Profiteering in healthcare, education, and the prison system is killing all of us.
I haven’t read anything in the NY Times for a few years now. Their journalistic integrity is gone, gone, gone.
But I am not sure what happened. I used to read it all the time before the pandemic.
Can someone fill me in? Was there an ownership change? They used to be more left-leaning.
But I am not sure what happened. I used to read it all the time before the pandemic.
Can someone fill me in? Was there an ownership change? They used to be more left-leaning.
November 7, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I haven’t read anything in the NY Times for a few years now. Their journalistic integrity is gone, gone, gone.
But I am not sure what happened. I used to read it all the time before the pandemic.
Can someone fill me in? Was there an ownership change? They used to be more left-leaning.
But I am not sure what happened. I used to read it all the time before the pandemic.
Can someone fill me in? Was there an ownership change? They used to be more left-leaning.
Now he’ll never be able to find his car:
November 7, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Now he’ll never be able to find his car:
One toke over the line:
November 6, 2025 at 10:29 PM
One toke over the line:
The Evangelical Church is what results when patriarchally informed religion has sex with Capitalistic methodology.
Example:
Capitalism says "It's not personal; it's just business."
Evangelicalism says "We may be annoying and upsetting you, but remember, we are doing this so we can win converts."
Example:
Capitalism says "It's not personal; it's just business."
Evangelicalism says "We may be annoying and upsetting you, but remember, we are doing this so we can win converts."
November 5, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The Evangelical Church is what results when patriarchally informed religion has sex with Capitalistic methodology.
Example:
Capitalism says "It's not personal; it's just business."
Evangelicalism says "We may be annoying and upsetting you, but remember, we are doing this so we can win converts."
Example:
Capitalism says "It's not personal; it's just business."
Evangelicalism says "We may be annoying and upsetting you, but remember, we are doing this so we can win converts."
This is literally what Sacnurse and I said to each other this morning: “It’s nice to wake up and read news you don’t have to gouge out your eyes about.”
It feels so good to have a shimmer of hope waking up and seeing news that doesn't make me want to jump out of my skin.
November 5, 2025 at 2:45 PM
This is literally what Sacnurse and I said to each other this morning: “It’s nice to wake up and read news you don’t have to gouge out your eyes about.”
One of the great global injustices is that GWB, Tony Blair, and recently deceased Dick Cheney did not have to face trial at The Hague for war crimes.
Millions died for the lies they told about WMDs
Millions died for the lies they told about WMDs
November 4, 2025 at 8:55 PM
One of the great global injustices is that GWB, Tony Blair, and recently deceased Dick Cheney did not have to face trial at The Hague for war crimes.
Millions died for the lies they told about WMDs
Millions died for the lies they told about WMDs
That totally cringe moment when a client sends you multiple songs he “created” with an AI app, featuring christian lyrics advocating simple answers to complex problems.
I want to applaud him for trying to create.
I want to drag him constantly for his approach.
#internalconflict
#therapisthell
I want to applaud him for trying to create.
I want to drag him constantly for his approach.
#internalconflict
#therapisthell
November 4, 2025 at 7:54 PM
That totally cringe moment when a client sends you multiple songs he “created” with an AI app, featuring christian lyrics advocating simple answers to complex problems.
I want to applaud him for trying to create.
I want to drag him constantly for his approach.
#internalconflict
#therapisthell
I want to applaud him for trying to create.
I want to drag him constantly for his approach.
#internalconflict
#therapisthell
Keep a count of how many time officials in the Trump administration state they have no knowledge of something. Whether it is recent actions by their own government, the news, or anything they should know.
Its main purpose is to avoid more questions.
Feigned ignorance is classic manipulation.
Its main purpose is to avoid more questions.
Feigned ignorance is classic manipulation.
November 3, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Keep a count of how many time officials in the Trump administration state they have no knowledge of something. Whether it is recent actions by their own government, the news, or anything they should know.
Its main purpose is to avoid more questions.
Feigned ignorance is classic manipulation.
Its main purpose is to avoid more questions.
Feigned ignorance is classic manipulation.
Apparently, someone has never read The Great Gatsby.
Or, understood it.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
Or, understood it.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
Trump hosted 'Great Gatsby' Halloween party hours before SNAP funding lapsed
President Donald Trump has come under fire after he hosted a "Great Gatsby" themed Halloween party just hours before millions of Americans lost their SNAP benefits.
abcnews.go.com
November 2, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Apparently, someone has never read The Great Gatsby.
Or, understood it.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
Or, understood it.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
More insights into Aphantasia from the New Yorker article.
This excerpt explains why I do not like descriptive narratives in books. I cannot picture what they’re describing and I get lost.
But when I read, the words seem to bypass my eyes and go directly to my brain. I remember most of what I read
This excerpt explains why I do not like descriptive narratives in books. I cannot picture what they’re describing and I get lost.
But when I read, the words seem to bypass my eyes and go directly to my brain. I remember most of what I read
November 1, 2025 at 5:54 PM
More insights into Aphantasia from the New Yorker article.
This excerpt explains why I do not like descriptive narratives in books. I cannot picture what they’re describing and I get lost.
But when I read, the words seem to bypass my eyes and go directly to my brain. I remember most of what I read
This excerpt explains why I do not like descriptive narratives in books. I cannot picture what they’re describing and I get lost.
But when I read, the words seem to bypass my eyes and go directly to my brain. I remember most of what I read
I have a condition called Aphantasia. Like most brain conditions, it is a spectrum. It is the inability to close your eyes and visualize anything.
Some people lack this ability.
Maybe you too.
Here is more about it:
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Some people lack this ability.
Maybe you too.
Here is more about it:
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Some People Can’t See Mental Images. The Consequences Are Profound
Research has linked the ability to visualize to a bewildering variety of human traits—how we experience trauma, hold grudges, and, above all, remember our lives.
www.newyorker.com
November 1, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I have a condition called Aphantasia. Like most brain conditions, it is a spectrum. It is the inability to close your eyes and visualize anything.
Some people lack this ability.
Maybe you too.
Here is more about it:
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Some people lack this ability.
Maybe you too.
Here is more about it:
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
I found my pack:
October 31, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I found my pack:
Many cultures around the world set aside today and tomorrow to honor and remember the Ancestral roots.
From Samhain to Dia de Los Muertos, we get to remember where we came from: pleasant or fucked up.
I like the Dumb Supper, where we tell the departed stories of the year…and leave them cake!
From Samhain to Dia de Los Muertos, we get to remember where we came from: pleasant or fucked up.
I like the Dumb Supper, where we tell the departed stories of the year…and leave them cake!
October 31, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Many cultures around the world set aside today and tomorrow to honor and remember the Ancestral roots.
From Samhain to Dia de Los Muertos, we get to remember where we came from: pleasant or fucked up.
I like the Dumb Supper, where we tell the departed stories of the year…and leave them cake!
From Samhain to Dia de Los Muertos, we get to remember where we came from: pleasant or fucked up.
I like the Dumb Supper, where we tell the departed stories of the year…and leave them cake!
Assume all the Christian Nationalist, misogynistic, Tradwife, accounts are bots.
The bots' purpose is to skew the message talking points. If you interact with the bots, it magnifies their presence on your feed. Like answering the telemarketer call spawns others.
Don't respond at all to the bots.
The bots' purpose is to skew the message talking points. If you interact with the bots, it magnifies their presence on your feed. Like answering the telemarketer call spawns others.
Don't respond at all to the bots.
October 30, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Assume all the Christian Nationalist, misogynistic, Tradwife, accounts are bots.
The bots' purpose is to skew the message talking points. If you interact with the bots, it magnifies their presence on your feed. Like answering the telemarketer call spawns others.
Don't respond at all to the bots.
The bots' purpose is to skew the message talking points. If you interact with the bots, it magnifies their presence on your feed. Like answering the telemarketer call spawns others.
Don't respond at all to the bots.
Political advisors are telling the Democratic Party leadership that they cannot be elected again until they stop being TOO liberal.
Since anyone who is actually liberal is clear that the Dem party is just Conservative Lite, that is discouraging. I suspect they will veer more right in the midterms.
Since anyone who is actually liberal is clear that the Dem party is just Conservative Lite, that is discouraging. I suspect they will veer more right in the midterms.
October 29, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Political advisors are telling the Democratic Party leadership that they cannot be elected again until they stop being TOO liberal.
Since anyone who is actually liberal is clear that the Dem party is just Conservative Lite, that is discouraging. I suspect they will veer more right in the midterms.
Since anyone who is actually liberal is clear that the Dem party is just Conservative Lite, that is discouraging. I suspect they will veer more right in the midterms.
There is no way Mr. Neurologically-impaired-Prez has written any of his recent SM posts. They contain vocab and syntax he is clueless about. You have to be able to read in order to write.
It's either one of the ideolog minions or an AI bot created to mimic his style, or both.
Regardless, ignore.
It's either one of the ideolog minions or an AI bot created to mimic his style, or both.
Regardless, ignore.
October 29, 2025 at 2:43 PM
There is no way Mr. Neurologically-impaired-Prez has written any of his recent SM posts. They contain vocab and syntax he is clueless about. You have to be able to read in order to write.
It's either one of the ideolog minions or an AI bot created to mimic his style, or both.
Regardless, ignore.
It's either one of the ideolog minions or an AI bot created to mimic his style, or both.
Regardless, ignore.
Christians, I'll make it really simple.
SNAP benefits
Aid to Jamaica
Bothers you?
Book of James.
IYKYK
SNAP benefits
Aid to Jamaica
Bothers you?
Book of James.
IYKYK
October 28, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Christians, I'll make it really simple.
SNAP benefits
Aid to Jamaica
Bothers you?
Book of James.
IYKYK
SNAP benefits
Aid to Jamaica
Bothers you?
Book of James.
IYKYK
More revelations about our culture from our games.
The quintessential American sport is Baseball.
Consider modern baseball.
It is the only major professional sport where a team can spend any amount of money they want. The teams are unequal.
The richest teams are always the winners.
America!
The quintessential American sport is Baseball.
Consider modern baseball.
It is the only major professional sport where a team can spend any amount of money they want. The teams are unequal.
The richest teams are always the winners.
America!
October 28, 2025 at 2:59 PM
More revelations about our culture from our games.
The quintessential American sport is Baseball.
Consider modern baseball.
It is the only major professional sport where a team can spend any amount of money they want. The teams are unequal.
The richest teams are always the winners.
America!
The quintessential American sport is Baseball.
Consider modern baseball.
It is the only major professional sport where a team can spend any amount of money they want. The teams are unequal.
The richest teams are always the winners.
America!
If it blows your mind that Christians could still not know that Tariffs are a tax on the American people, consider that Evangelicals were raised hymns like "Trust and Obey".
The chorus goes:
Trust and Obey
For there's no other way
To be happy in Jesus
But to trust and obey.
Trust Trump
Obey Trump.
The chorus goes:
Trust and Obey
For there's no other way
To be happy in Jesus
But to trust and obey.
Trust Trump
Obey Trump.
October 28, 2025 at 2:52 PM
If it blows your mind that Christians could still not know that Tariffs are a tax on the American people, consider that Evangelicals were raised hymns like "Trust and Obey".
The chorus goes:
Trust and Obey
For there's no other way
To be happy in Jesus
But to trust and obey.
Trust Trump
Obey Trump.
The chorus goes:
Trust and Obey
For there's no other way
To be happy in Jesus
But to trust and obey.
Trust Trump
Obey Trump.
I’m studying how a culture’s games reveal so much.
The classic strategy game of the Western word is Chess. In the Eastern world it is Go (Weiqi or Banduk).
In chess, the goal is to protect the KING by sacrificing any and all other pieces.
In Go, all pieces have the same value.
Quel difference!
The classic strategy game of the Western word is Chess. In the Eastern world it is Go (Weiqi or Banduk).
In chess, the goal is to protect the KING by sacrificing any and all other pieces.
In Go, all pieces have the same value.
Quel difference!
October 28, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I’m studying how a culture’s games reveal so much.
The classic strategy game of the Western word is Chess. In the Eastern world it is Go (Weiqi or Banduk).
In chess, the goal is to protect the KING by sacrificing any and all other pieces.
In Go, all pieces have the same value.
Quel difference!
The classic strategy game of the Western word is Chess. In the Eastern world it is Go (Weiqi or Banduk).
In chess, the goal is to protect the KING by sacrificing any and all other pieces.
In Go, all pieces have the same value.
Quel difference!
Can you imagine if you and your family overnight ran out of food? The terror and desperation that would hit you.
Get real: 10s of millions will be without this weekend.
Join with me in donating immediately to the local food bank of your choice. NOW!
They have the distributions networks.
Get real: 10s of millions will be without this weekend.
Join with me in donating immediately to the local food bank of your choice. NOW!
They have the distributions networks.
October 28, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Can you imagine if you and your family overnight ran out of food? The terror and desperation that would hit you.
Get real: 10s of millions will be without this weekend.
Join with me in donating immediately to the local food bank of your choice. NOW!
They have the distributions networks.
Get real: 10s of millions will be without this weekend.
Join with me in donating immediately to the local food bank of your choice. NOW!
They have the distributions networks.