Annie Hickox
@dranniehickox.bsky.social
Clinical Psychologist, Neuropsychologist, PhD (Neurosciences).
Therapist in private practice.
I blog on Medium about mental illness, families, mental health shaming and stigma.
My blogs: https://medium.com/@anniehickox
Therapist in private practice.
I blog on Medium about mental illness, families, mental health shaming and stigma.
My blogs: https://medium.com/@anniehickox
I think this is what is meant by the term ‘blind privilege’.
November 13, 2025 at 6:14 PM
I think this is what is meant by the term ‘blind privilege’.
Alternative treatments are unregulated, unpredictable, and unscientific.
They can often pose huge risks to people with mental illness.
They can often pose huge risks to people with mental illness.
November 13, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Alternative treatments are unregulated, unpredictable, and unscientific.
They can often pose huge risks to people with mental illness.
They can often pose huge risks to people with mental illness.
When a movement that claims they are in favour of informed consent and against coercive treatment find themselves in a carnal relationship with MAHA/MAGA, things can get awkward.
Be careful what you wish for.
Be careful what you wish for.
November 11, 2025 at 11:58 AM
When a movement that claims they are in favour of informed consent and against coercive treatment find themselves in a carnal relationship with MAHA/MAGA, things can get awkward.
Be careful what you wish for.
Be careful what you wish for.
Recently learned that my great-great grandfather, Patrick Calhoun, took part in the last duel in Georgia, in 1889, after duelling had been outlawed.
He lived to tell the tale.
Now I see where my stubborn streak comes from. 🔫
He lived to tell the tale.
Now I see where my stubborn streak comes from. 🔫
November 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Recently learned that my great-great grandfather, Patrick Calhoun, took part in the last duel in Georgia, in 1889, after duelling had been outlawed.
He lived to tell the tale.
Now I see where my stubborn streak comes from. 🔫
He lived to tell the tale.
Now I see where my stubborn streak comes from. 🔫
Electric tulip land.
November 10, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Electric tulip land.
If Scientology is promoting your work, maybe it’s time to consciously uncouple from these bedfellows.
November 8, 2025 at 6:26 PM
If Scientology is promoting your work, maybe it’s time to consciously uncouple from these bedfellows.
Anti-psychiatry professors when confronted with the reality of mental illness:
November 7, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Anti-psychiatry professors when confronted with the reality of mental illness:
Quod erat demonstrandum.
November 7, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Quod erat demonstrandum.
Loving this content linking Zohran with improved mental wellbeing.
November 5, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Loving this content linking Zohran with improved mental wellbeing.
Mrs Ramsay, Virgina Woolf’s protagonist in To the Lighthouse, was actually referring to her young children who had been sniping about a family friend.
However, here on social media - as in the political world - we see such sniping so often that it has become assumed and normalised.
However, here on social media - as in the political world - we see such sniping so often that it has become assumed and normalised.
November 4, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Mrs Ramsay, Virgina Woolf’s protagonist in To the Lighthouse, was actually referring to her young children who had been sniping about a family friend.
However, here on social media - as in the political world - we see such sniping so often that it has become assumed and normalised.
However, here on social media - as in the political world - we see such sniping so often that it has become assumed and normalised.
“My advice, as in everything, is to read widely and think for yourself We need more dissent and less dogma.”
― Camille Paglia
― Camille Paglia
November 4, 2025 at 9:15 AM
“My advice, as in everything, is to read widely and think for yourself We need more dissent and less dogma.”
― Camille Paglia
― Camille Paglia
“I’ve been for a walk
On a winter’s day..”
On a winter’s day..”
November 3, 2025 at 9:32 AM
“I’ve been for a walk
On a winter’s day..”
On a winter’s day..”
Things I did yesterday after deactivating Xitter yesterday instead of gloom scrolling:
Arranged flowers, went for a walk, listened to music, cooked a stew, read about Patti Smith, wrote in my journal.
Arranged flowers, went for a walk, listened to music, cooked a stew, read about Patti Smith, wrote in my journal.
November 3, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Things I did yesterday after deactivating Xitter yesterday instead of gloom scrolling:
Arranged flowers, went for a walk, listened to music, cooked a stew, read about Patti Smith, wrote in my journal.
Arranged flowers, went for a walk, listened to music, cooked a stew, read about Patti Smith, wrote in my journal.
“Some of us think holding on makes us strong, but sometimes it is letting go.”
- Herman Hesse
- Herman Hesse
November 3, 2025 at 8:41 AM
“Some of us think holding on makes us strong, but sometimes it is letting go.”
- Herman Hesse
- Herman Hesse
Happy Mother’s Day to my mother, who wouldn’t have existed if my grandparents, in their infinite wisdom and love of children, hadn’t decided that having six kids wasn’t quite enough and went on to have two more, one of whom was my mom.💗
May 11, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Happy Mother’s Day to my mother, who wouldn’t have existed if my grandparents, in their infinite wisdom and love of children, hadn’t decided that having six kids wasn’t quite enough and went on to have two more, one of whom was my mom.💗
Is this what is meant by ‘hangdog’?
May 5, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Is this what is meant by ‘hangdog’?
Banana bread, dark chocolate, and caffeine.😵💫
April 26, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Banana bread, dark chocolate, and caffeine.😵💫
Colours on colours.
April 26, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Colours on colours.
“The voice of intelligence is drowned out by the roar of fear. It is ignored by the voice of desire. It is contradicted by the voice of shame. It is biased by the voice of anger.
Most of all, it is silenced by ignorance.”
- Karl Menninger
Most of all, it is silenced by ignorance.”
- Karl Menninger
April 26, 2025 at 9:04 AM
“The voice of intelligence is drowned out by the roar of fear. It is ignored by the voice of desire. It is contradicted by the voice of shame. It is biased by the voice of anger.
Most of all, it is silenced by ignorance.”
- Karl Menninger
Most of all, it is silenced by ignorance.”
- Karl Menninger
“There are truths that lie beneath the surface of the words…truths that rise up without warning, like the humps of a sea monster, and then disappear.”
- Nick Cave
- Nick Cave
April 25, 2025 at 8:20 AM
“There are truths that lie beneath the surface of the words…truths that rise up without warning, like the humps of a sea monster, and then disappear.”
- Nick Cave
- Nick Cave
Silliness is genetic.
March 29, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Silliness is genetic.
Immersing myself in some reading, or rather re-reading, for my upcoming trip to Charleston and V Woolf’s house.
March 29, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Immersing myself in some reading, or rather re-reading, for my upcoming trip to Charleston and V Woolf’s house.
Another outing.🚂
March 24, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Another outing.🚂