azurelunatic | My tweets

Fri, 17:02: RT @amaditalks: Understand very clearly that giving this kind of advice KILLS PEOPLE. https://t.co/aQ4hobIIrB
Sat, 00:39: RT @sethfan4eva: Finding a comfortable place to sit in public before collapsing. #criplympicevents
Sat, 00:44: Still the luckiest Lunatic in the world. (Got a selfie from someone who does not, in general, do selfies. Luckiest. Ever.)
Sat, 08:44: RT @cdaargh: Instead of offering platitudes, please fight against cuts to mental health services & disability benefits. #WorldSuicidePreven…
Sat, 08:53: At 35, I told my doctor St. John's Wort wasn't enough& asked for proper medication. The first med worked. #lucky #WorldSuicidePreventionDay
Sat, 09:06: RT @hollyamory: Suicide rates increase with poverty, pain, ill-health, esp in marginalized groups, with good reason; people are leading mis…
Sat, 09:06: RT @hollyamory: No amount of telling someone they have a lot to offer will pay their debts, get them safe housing, reduce oppression agains…
Sat, 09:14: When someone you love says something actively counterproductive, talk to someone else. It's hard. #WorldSuicidePreventionDay
Sat, 09:16: People respond differently to meds. The ones saving my life also make my brother intolerably wired. Try again. #WorldSuicidePreventionDay
Sat, 09:19: A good counselor helps you forgive yourself for the many fuckups in your past. If you get a mismatch, try again. #WorldSuicidePreventionDay

Sat, 09:22: Pay attention to your symptoms, and interrupt a bad day early. Mood logging is tedious. Modern tools help. #WorldSuicidePreventionDay
Sat, 09:25: Don't wait for a crisis to talk to your friend with depression. Honor the little voice saying it's been a while. #WorldSuicidePreventionDay
Sat, 09:26: Refilling the damn prescription is hard. Do it anyway. #WorldSuicidePreventionDay
Sat, 09:29: Meds for chronic conditions keep you normal. Normal is a sign that they work, not that they're unnecessary. #WorldSuicidePreventionDay
Sat, 09:31: Absolutely review the list of meds that you're on from time to time. Preferably with a doctor who knows things. #WorldSuicidePrevention
Sat, 09:34: I wasn't diagnosed with depression until 24 years after I knew I had it. Don't shit on people who self-diagnose. #WorldSuicidePreventionDay
Sat, 09:38: My dad finally got antidepressants around age 65. Never too late (unless you're dead). #WorldSuicidePreventionDay
Sat, 09:39: My dad got on antidepressants before I did. He wasn't too depressed to get routine medical care. I was. #WorldSuicidePreventionDay
Sat, 09:41: Maybe ask your friend with untreated depression if you can help them set up an appointment and accompany them. #WorldSuicidePreventionDay
Sat, 09:45: I cannot count the number of times I went off the St. John's Wort because I thought I was cured. Bad idea. #WorldSuicidePreventionDay

Sat, 09:49: Video calls with doctors is a thing now. If getting to an office visit is too exhausting, ask about video. #WorldSuicidePreventionDay
Sat, 09:50: When your friend with depression says "do you have time to talk?" make half an hour if you can. #WorldSuicidePreventionDay
Sat, 10:00: Coping strategies that worked for me may not work for you. We cling to life in our own weird ways. #WorldSuicidePreventionDay
Sat, 10:07: Untreated depression and untreated dental problems go together. Some areas have surprisingly cheap dental plans. #WorldSuicidePreventionDay
Sat, 10:12: It's tempting to yell at a friend who is neglecting themselves for "being lazy". Resist that. #WorldSuicidePreventionDay