Char
@char-at-liberty.bsky.social
Craft. Choir. Mutterings with my maker. Co-production trauma. Coercive Control. Mad economic wellbeing. Lived experience Intellectual property rights. Honesty will be the death of me.
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Love you all. Will try and follow your posts today, but due to migraine, am struggling to keep up.
May 1, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Love you all. Will try and follow your posts today, but due to migraine, am struggling to keep up.
It's a migraine and slow processing speed day.
I'm not surprised, especially as I had aura, histamine itching, & snackiness last night.
Tired as was up in night with pain, taking meds, having oxygen, covering self with biofreeze gel. I'm meeting a new lived exp group today, covered in green gel!
I'm not surprised, especially as I had aura, histamine itching, & snackiness last night.
Tired as was up in night with pain, taking meds, having oxygen, covering self with biofreeze gel. I'm meeting a new lived exp group today, covered in green gel!
May 1, 2025 at 6:48 AM
It's a migraine and slow processing speed day.
I'm not surprised, especially as I had aura, histamine itching, & snackiness last night.
Tired as was up in night with pain, taking meds, having oxygen, covering self with biofreeze gel. I'm meeting a new lived exp group today, covered in green gel!
I'm not surprised, especially as I had aura, histamine itching, & snackiness last night.
Tired as was up in night with pain, taking meds, having oxygen, covering self with biofreeze gel. I'm meeting a new lived exp group today, covered in green gel!
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I haven’t watched #Groomed yet but I do know the criminalisation and character assassination of preteen, teenage and adult abuse survivors is an ongoing violence that makes more abuse more likely—and in mental health, it’s repackaged as a “personality disorder” to shut us down.
April 30, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I haven’t watched #Groomed yet but I do know the criminalisation and character assassination of preteen, teenage and adult abuse survivors is an ongoing violence that makes more abuse more likely—and in mental health, it’s repackaged as a “personality disorder” to shut us down.
A gigantic reach, but #3GoodThings
1. I'll be using my walking frame to get about my home. I have a frame to use.
2. Mission this week is to buy an eye mask my face & head will tolerate
3. Will research today pampering treatments for my birthday. I will be travelling a lot so don't want to go big.
1. I'll be using my walking frame to get about my home. I have a frame to use.
2. Mission this week is to buy an eye mask my face & head will tolerate
3. Will research today pampering treatments for my birthday. I will be travelling a lot so don't want to go big.
April 30, 2025 at 5:18 AM
A gigantic reach, but #3GoodThings
1. I'll be using my walking frame to get about my home. I have a frame to use.
2. Mission this week is to buy an eye mask my face & head will tolerate
3. Will research today pampering treatments for my birthday. I will be travelling a lot so don't want to go big.
1. I'll be using my walking frame to get about my home. I have a frame to use.
2. Mission this week is to buy an eye mask my face & head will tolerate
3. Will research today pampering treatments for my birthday. I will be travelling a lot so don't want to go big.
Feeling down that I can't rest as much as I need. I've got work at home this week, though college on Friday, but am worrying I'll get more unwell if I go out to meet friends, but frustrated this condition is making me a prisoner in my own home
April 30, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Feeling down that I can't rest as much as I need. I've got work at home this week, though college on Friday, but am worrying I'll get more unwell if I go out to meet friends, but frustrated this condition is making me a prisoner in my own home
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It took me a very long time to learn "do your best" does not mean "give 100% effort even at the expense of your physical or mental health" or "give A+ effort even when it is clearly not appreciated or valued". Sometimes doing your best is heating up a can of soup and going to bed early.
April 30, 2025 at 12:54 AM
It took me a very long time to learn "do your best" does not mean "give 100% effort even at the expense of your physical or mental health" or "give A+ effort even when it is clearly not appreciated or valued". Sometimes doing your best is heating up a can of soup and going to bed early.
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Very helpful!!
uk disabled ppl - accessibility aids in aldi rn!!! walking sticks for £3.99, shopping trolleys £8.99, shower stools £17.99, rollators £59.99, and small aids like button helpers, bottle openers, key turners, jar openers and pill boxes for £2.99 each!!
April 29, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Very helpful!!
I don't think I'm very well. I recognise work stuff, and have referred myself to a private OT (sacrificing a lot for that, though understand my privilege despite it resulting from being found SMI & getting council tax refund).
I think I’ve gone back into flare up, and it really makes me cry.
I think I’ve gone back into flare up, and it really makes me cry.
April 29, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I don't think I'm very well. I recognise work stuff, and have referred myself to a private OT (sacrificing a lot for that, though understand my privilege despite it resulting from being found SMI & getting council tax refund).
I think I’ve gone back into flare up, and it really makes me cry.
I think I’ve gone back into flare up, and it really makes me cry.
Tax return time means
I've now requested paper copies of all payslips and p60s.
Yes, I've previously requested these, with requests conveniently ignored.
Have now included ACAS advice and appropriately referenced rulings.
Seriously, I shouldn't be teaching HR/payroll their obligations.
I've now requested paper copies of all payslips and p60s.
Yes, I've previously requested these, with requests conveniently ignored.
Have now included ACAS advice and appropriately referenced rulings.
Seriously, I shouldn't be teaching HR/payroll their obligations.
April 29, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Tax return time means
I've now requested paper copies of all payslips and p60s.
Yes, I've previously requested these, with requests conveniently ignored.
Have now included ACAS advice and appropriately referenced rulings.
Seriously, I shouldn't be teaching HR/payroll their obligations.
I've now requested paper copies of all payslips and p60s.
Yes, I've previously requested these, with requests conveniently ignored.
Have now included ACAS advice and appropriately referenced rulings.
Seriously, I shouldn't be teaching HR/payroll their obligations.
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An ice cream by the sea was much needed
April 28, 2025 at 5:59 PM
An ice cream by the sea was much needed
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Somebody in my local Facebook group has posted asking if the evri printer at the shop is working. I initially read it as evil printer, which is possibly a better name.
April 28, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Somebody in my local Facebook group has posted asking if the evri printer at the shop is working. I initially read it as evil printer, which is possibly a better name.
So, power imbalance aside, I was asked to write a testimonial for a lecturer who coordinates lived experience work at a university, and I agreed, because I think she works in a very collaborative way.
I send her the testimonial, & request I list her as a referee.
Absolute silence. What do I do?
I send her the testimonial, & request I list her as a referee.
Absolute silence. What do I do?
April 29, 2025 at 5:19 AM
So, power imbalance aside, I was asked to write a testimonial for a lecturer who coordinates lived experience work at a university, and I agreed, because I think she works in a very collaborative way.
I send her the testimonial, & request I list her as a referee.
Absolute silence. What do I do?
I send her the testimonial, & request I list her as a referee.
Absolute silence. What do I do?
Not just an early morning, but an early morning filled with realisations from counselling buzzing around inside my head.
April 29, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Not just an early morning, but an early morning filled with realisations from counselling buzzing around inside my head.
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Wildflowers BY Maya Stein.
How to meet the grey turn of the forecast, the stutter of any new uncertainty.
How to tell aloud the thing that broke inside. How to name pain, describe its bones,
its cries in the dark. How to bear the way we bear the hurt. How to stop
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How to meet the grey turn of the forecast, the stutter of any new uncertainty.
How to tell aloud the thing that broke inside. How to name pain, describe its bones,
its cries in the dark. How to bear the way we bear the hurt. How to stop
/1
April 27, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Wildflowers BY Maya Stein.
How to meet the grey turn of the forecast, the stutter of any new uncertainty.
How to tell aloud the thing that broke inside. How to name pain, describe its bones,
its cries in the dark. How to bear the way we bear the hurt. How to stop
/1
How to meet the grey turn of the forecast, the stutter of any new uncertainty.
How to tell aloud the thing that broke inside. How to name pain, describe its bones,
its cries in the dark. How to bear the way we bear the hurt. How to stop
/1
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sitting so still
in the bearing. How to admit how hard
it is. How to carry the grudges, the wounds,
the mistakes, the failed efforts, the sour betrayals, the holes we poked in our own eyes.
How to stop telling the same old story. How to clear the unclearable decks.
How to forgive. How to ask for
in the bearing. How to admit how hard
it is. How to carry the grudges, the wounds,
the mistakes, the failed efforts, the sour betrayals, the holes we poked in our own eyes.
How to stop telling the same old story. How to clear the unclearable decks.
How to forgive. How to ask for
April 27, 2025 at 7:47 PM
sitting so still
in the bearing. How to admit how hard
it is. How to carry the grudges, the wounds,
the mistakes, the failed efforts, the sour betrayals, the holes we poked in our own eyes.
How to stop telling the same old story. How to clear the unclearable decks.
How to forgive. How to ask for
in the bearing. How to admit how hard
it is. How to carry the grudges, the wounds,
the mistakes, the failed efforts, the sour betrayals, the holes we poked in our own eyes.
How to stop telling the same old story. How to clear the unclearable decks.
How to forgive. How to ask for
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forgiveness. How to open our mouths for the sake
of the wildflowers that live there. How to love through fear and how to create through
fear and how to fear through fear. How to say “hello” and mean it. How to say
“How are you?” and mean it. How to say “No really, how are you?” and mean it.
of the wildflowers that live there. How to love through fear and how to create through
fear and how to fear through fear. How to say “hello” and mean it. How to say
“How are you?” and mean it. How to say “No really, how are you?” and mean it.
April 27, 2025 at 7:47 PM
forgiveness. How to open our mouths for the sake
of the wildflowers that live there. How to love through fear and how to create through
fear and how to fear through fear. How to say “hello” and mean it. How to say
“How are you?” and mean it. How to say “No really, how are you?” and mean it.
of the wildflowers that live there. How to love through fear and how to create through
fear and how to fear through fear. How to say “hello” and mean it. How to say
“How are you?” and mean it. How to say “No really, how are you?” and mean it.
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April 27, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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Can you believe these immigrants, eh? Coming over here, paying our universities for an education, looking after our old and sick.
Even *on its own terms*, the logic here is just baffling.
Sure, stopping those on Graduate Visas switching to care worker visas will reduce net migration *in one category*.
But if care workers can still get visas - and there are still big shortages - why would it reduce net migration overall?
Sure, stopping those on Graduate Visas switching to care worker visas will reduce net migration *in one category*.
But if care workers can still get visas - and there are still big shortages - why would it reduce net migration overall?
April 28, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Can you believe these immigrants, eh? Coming over here, paying our universities for an education, looking after our old and sick.
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Aren't they gorgeous? I didn't, @mxfrankduffy.bsky.social printed them.
April 28, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Aren't they gorgeous? I didn't, @mxfrankduffy.bsky.social printed them.
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You did enough.
You are enough.
You are going to be okay.
You are enough.
You are going to be okay.
April 28, 2025 at 3:21 AM
You did enough.
You are enough.
You are going to be okay.
You are enough.
You are going to be okay.
It is a shame that @jessasatomp.bsky.social acquires much media time to discuss violence against women & girls, and the negative impact of assisted dying on the vulnerable, including people with mental health challenges, yet repeatedly cancels appointments with those very groups. Not trauma-informed
April 28, 2025 at 8:17 AM
It is a shame that @jessasatomp.bsky.social acquires much media time to discuss violence against women & girls, and the negative impact of assisted dying on the vulnerable, including people with mental health challenges, yet repeatedly cancels appointments with those very groups. Not trauma-informed
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My co facilitator Nancy speaks openly about working as a paramedic when her ambulance vehicle crashed. When she awoke from her 3 week coma, she was misdiagnosed as psychotic. Nancy actually had a traumatic brain injury but she was hospitalised for 17 years (out of state) w no advocate.
April 28, 2025 at 7:15 AM
My co facilitator Nancy speaks openly about working as a paramedic when her ambulance vehicle crashed. When she awoke from her 3 week coma, she was misdiagnosed as psychotic. Nancy actually had a traumatic brain injury but she was hospitalised for 17 years (out of state) w no advocate.