Today in Labor History January 5, 1919: Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg launched the Spartacist Uprising in Berlin. Part of the post-WWI Revolution occurring throughout Germany, the Spartacist uprising was essentially a power struggle between the Spartacists and other Council Communists (left-wing, anti-authoritarian communists) against the Social Democrats. 500,000 workers participated in the General Strike they called for January 7 to replace the moderate Social Democratic government with a communist one. Many of the workers obtained arms. They tried, but failed, to get the support of the Navy, which remained neutral in the conflict. However, the Social Democrats got the anti-Communist Freikorps paramilitary to fight for their side. The Freikorps had weapons and military equipment leftover from WWI and were able to quash the uprising within a week. The Freikorps was comprised of WWI vets, many of whom were suffering from PTSD. Many went on to became Nazis. Up to 200 people died in the fighting, including 17 Freikorps soldiers. The Social Democrats captured, beat and executed Liebknecht and Luxemburg.
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Decades of research has shown that the everyday burden of these race-related threats, slights and exclusions in day-to-day life translates into a real increase in disease risk.
Disabled people are treated like our bodies, our stories, are public property - especially so for those of us who are Aboriginal, who are Black, or People of Colour, who are trans or queer, or read as women.
Consider that if someone with a disability is posting their mutual aid links, either give/share/support or just move on.
Don't message us asking why we're disabled or why we're not on disability support pensions - that's nunya. NUNYA.
Ah, would you look at that, after a few days of respite following Halloween, the bellends with fireworks are back to scare the living shit out of pets like our puppy, folks with PTSD, etc.
PS. Wanna hear a joke? Fireworks are illegal in Ireland.
Doctor appt today, and he happily wrote up all the pain relief I needed prescribed for my shoulder.
I thought it might be difficult to get him to prescribe endone, panadeine forte, mobic, panadol osteo, and palexia.. but we went over how I was taking them all and he agreed that I was fine with how I was approaching it - and that taking such a variety of things meant actually taking less opioid based meds because I was able to keep on top of the pain with things like panadol osteo.
We also did my mental health plan and I hit a 40 on the K10.. which is Very Fucking High. We talked about that, and about how therapy is helping and that a big part of the 40 score is probably actually pain related as well.
He agreed that I showed great insight into my illness and that I was comfortable with being vulnerable enough to ask for help, so I get to skip hospitalisation (fucking yay!) because I have a good support system and I know how to access acute assistance if needed.
But still, 40 was even higher than I was expecting tbh. I'm usually around a 25-27.
I’ve… been struggling to recover from that. My self-esteem is still shattered, and I don’t know how long it will take me until I feel confident enough to get on another sales call.
And that doubt brought back an old nemesis - “the dread". An awful feeling in the back of my mind. My brain reminding me of my trauma.
I wrote about dealing with this in my #newsletter:
I've started a new Fetlife group for disabled people. It was started after it became apparent that the other group was going to allow chasers to fetishise and objectify disabled people and that the group wasn't safe for us.
Shinyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
And handmade and climate friendly vegan small business and supports mental health and neurodiversity art projects but if you lost me at "shiny" here's the link: https://www.etsy.com/shop/genderlessbyskaly/?etsrc=sdt
Prof. Yair Bar Haim, professor of Psychology and Neuroscience and director, the National Center for Traumatic Stress and Resilience, discusses the current situation in Israel. Specifically, what work psychologists perform on the ground while we are at war with Hamas.
He also provides guidance for those in the diaspora about dealing with the associated trauma of what is occurring in Israel.
“The loud noises, bright flashes, and pungent scent of gunpowder that accompany fireworks can be a trigger for people who have served in the military, are refugees of war, participated in protests, or survived a natural disaster … For some, these aerial explosions can trigger a full-body response, ranging from heightened anxiety to complete dissociation and hallucinations.”
🇷🇺 The Russian military is facing a mental health crisis. In December 2022, #Russian psychologists identified approximately 100,000 military personnel suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
This number is almost certainly now higher as the Russian military fails to provide sufficient rotation and recuperation from the battlefield.
#DarkBrandon should sign an executive order removing psychedelics from the controlled substances list for anyone under the care of the Veterans Administration.
Why do I often feel depression free at night but when I wake up in the morning, I feel majorly depressed. There is something about the night that brings relief. I truly wish I knew what it was. I don't think about the impending day. I just lie in bed relaxed until i fall asleep.
When I fall asleep, it's often a crap shoot as to whether they will be vivid and crazy or PTSD ones that will wake me up in cold sweats. Last night was the former. I hope tonight will be the latter.
I keep hearing dream control is possible. I've yet to try it; might have to use google for suggestions. I cannot imagine that it is easy but I'd like to start somewhere. #sleep#ptsd#nightmares#nightterrors
"Living in a culture that...actually shuts down people who are trying to build better things is a really isolating and destructive experience.
"...#ClimateChange is throwing...pain, #trauma, #stress, angst & cultural toxicity at us. It can breed distrust, apathy...nihilism & ...deep fear. Even for people who are experiencing the #ClimateCrisis at a distance, through the lens of the #media, there’s a medically recognised causal pathway to #depression, #anxiety & #PTSD.”
Having severe imposter syndrome feelings when thinking back at my #adhd assessment session
I got to partake in my mum's view of my childhood (currently the only other viewpoint).
Her take; I was severely abused by my dad (Mostly verbally, slight physical) and that the trauma from that is what's causing the symptoms I describe as ADHD
Can an abusive parent cause #trauma/ #ptsd that perfectly mimics things like not being able to focus, misplacing valuables or having a terrible sense of time etc?
Although my abusive father left me with a lack of self-esteem, these symptoms feels like they've been with me from the start (although, chances of finding proof of that is very unlikely because of how far back it is, like documents)
I'm seeking help from people that got more experience of these things than myself. I have no idea what to believe anymore 😞 Is it ADHD? Trauma? PTSD? Just some severe anxiety issues? And ultimately; how do you tell them apart if they all seem to overlap?
Feel free to boost, and thank you in advance 🧡 I'm hoping I can be a bit more cheerful in the future, but these things are just too much for me atm
Finishing up The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma this week. I started this in July and set it down when we got back home from the cabin. I think it's time I get back to it.
As I write my next book about my experience of having worked 17 years in retail and the PTSD effects from it, I'm shocked to see the number of people online who describe the exact same weekly nightmare I have that I open the book with.
Edgar took a tumble in the big earthquake. I was in Houston Middle School when it hit. I thought he'd forever be a monument to the disaster but this week I felt moved to repair what I could. Any progress is good progress, even five years later. #progress#PTSD#Alaska