#i'm talking about healthcare

[narcissistcookbook]

boys i'm starting to think building a society where the primary imperative of business is to make as big a profit as possible might have been a bad idea

lads stop me if i'm wrong, but was it a mistake to make money so central to our society that rich people become functionally omnipotent?

gents i can't believe i'm saying this but am i wrong for not trusting the private sector to have my best interests at heart??

#i'm talking about healthcare #i'm talking about the arts #i'm talking about the Internet #i'm talking about the postal service #i'm talking about power #i'm talking about roads #i'm talking about water #i'm talking about food #i'm talking about manufacturing #i'm talking about transit #i'm talking about communications #i'm talking about the arms trade l #i'm talking about the kegal system #legal system shit

[soup-mother]

"best LGBT tourist destinations"

"top 10 countries for LGBT destination weddings"

"where to book your next gaycation"

i think we are living very different lives 😐

#my post #refraining from making a post talking about how 'just fly to a poorer country for trans surgery' dominates discussions of trans healthcare #so instead I'm complaining about pink tourism for annoying rich gay people #although i will put my thoughts together on that one at some point because it annoys me

[transgender-chiroptera]

Can you share some of your favorite bat facts? I wanna add more to my lil arsenal of cool random facts. :]

Of course! Apologies for the late response, I saw this at like 1am four days ago, forgot everything I knew about bats, and then fell asleep and only remembered I even got this ask today. Anyways! Some bat facts :)

Common Vampire bats are some of my absolute favourites, mostly because of their ability to run on the ground! They can gallop with their forelimbs and take off from the ground by leaping into the air and catapulting themselves with their wings, which is speculated to be how Pterodactyls took off as well! Most bats cannot take off from the ground, and must be elevated to take flight, so this is pretty cool. Makes sense too, since they mostly feed from the ankles of large mammals and so need ground maneuverability!

Here's a video of a vamp taking off, and here's a video of one walking around! I think their skittery movements and lil' faces are just the CUTEST, but I know I'm probably in the minority there. Also there's a large dish of blood in the second video, so fair warning there!

All three true Vampire bats have evolved special grooves in their mouths in order to act as a gutter of sorts to funnel the blood into their mouths, but the exact arrangement differs between them. The Hairy-Legged Vampire bat has a groove along the roof of the mouth, whereas the White-Winged and Common Vampire bats have lingual grooves under the tounge! Speaking of White-Winged Vampire bats, they're the only bats in the world with 22 teeth, for some reason (likely no reason since the molars are vestigial), AND they have scent glands in their mouths that might be used to deter predators. Pretty cool stuff!

Finally, all three species of true Vampire Bats are cute as hell. Look at these lil' guys!!

(left to right- White-winged, Hairy-legged, and Common Vampire bats!)

#idk why the vampire theme these guys are just always on the brain. I love them so much #they aren't scary at all! being a hematophage doesn't automatically make a creature scary or bad in any way #No worse than being a carnivore. the blood to blood contact makes them vectors for disease but that's not their fault #besides so would being carnivorous if they didn't have to kill their prey most of the time lol #I love and appreciate these beasts. They have an important place in the ecosystem and should be respected. the best that can be done #to mitigate the diseases they are vectors for are vaccination efforts and improved accessibility to healthcare #but that's a wholee other discussion lol. hate that i feel the need to go on the defensive when saying i like an animal I'm passionate abou #ANYWAYS tag ramble over. thank you for the ask!!! always love an excuse to talk about bats haha #ask #raybytheway #bat #common vampire bat #white-winged vampire bat #hairy-legged vampire bat

[uncanny-tranny]

I think we can absolutely criticize how gender dysphoria is viewed and defined, but sometimes, I think people can swing too far in the other direction to say that gender dysphoria doesn't exist at all, or that anybody who claims to have gender dysphoria simply have internalized transphobia. I really don't think this is helpful to trans people who are dysphoric, and it really puts us in a shameful position wherein our feelings are deemed proof of being problematic or transphobic.

I absolutely don't think dysphoria is required whatsoever to be trans - I hope my blog has made this position clear. I just hate the way dysphoria is understood by cis doctors and medical professionals, who typically do not talk to or try to understand their dysphoric patients. I don't think the solution is to blame dysphoric trans people, though (or non-dysphoric trans people!). We didn't ask for the state of transphobic healthcare. We need to put the blame where it lies - with biased professionals who don't want to accurately understand dysphoria and how it can overlap with trans identity and the transphobic society many of us live in.

#trans #transgender #lgbt #lgbtq #ftm #mtf #nonbinary #transphobia #transphobia tw #dysphoria tw #i just wish people would be nuanced and maybe more compassionate about this #because this (like most other healthcare and mental wellness topics) are so fucking complex and nuanced #dysphoria is just as complex as any other healthcare need and i wish more people (doctors especially) actually understood that #because doctors seem to get when i say that depression has ruined my life because they understand depression a *tad* bit more... #...but when i talk about dysphoria and say it *destroyed* me? i'm suddenly a lab rat and they refuse to understand how i feel and why #also saying gender dysphoria isn't real isn't something only non-dysphoric trans people say... #...in fact i think they understand more about dysphoria than some cis people do... #...and i full-heartedly would support a trans person no matter what their dysphoria does or does not look like... #...because dysphoria is highly contextual and does not present the same and doesn't have to be present for someone to be trans... #...it's just that in my experience as a dysphoric trans person i've found that people aren't suddenly more supportive of me... #...and i really want to change how we talk about transness and dysphoria #i don't want to talk about non-dysphoric trans people like i know what it's like because that isn't my story... #...but i want to make it CLEAR that i will always want them in my trans spaces and that we *need* them in our community

[rowenabean]

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#just saw a post that was like 'if you have religious or moral objections that stop you from providing certain types of medical care maybe #you shouldn't work in healthcare' (paraphrased) and... #what a way to look at the world tbh #like. they're talking about me i think - i am a conscientious objector when it comes to euthanasia #(which granted has come up exactly twice and both cases in a theoretical capacity only this is not a frequent request to me) #and... i am also a good doctor #last week i told someone that her weight doesn't matter to her health with receipts to prove it and she cried #no one had ever told her that before #and that was something that came from me specifically. that was something i would not trust all of the GPs in my practice - a practice of #excellent and compassionate GPs! - to say #i am verifiably doing good in my job that is coming from specifically who i am as a person #i cannot put that down when it comes to issues i care deeply about #fundamentally the fact that i cannot put it down is what makes me a good doctor #i think that's what i'm trying to get at #the reason that i do well by my patients is that i practice out of my values and my ethics #if i did not stand on that core i would not stand at all #so you can't have it both ways. you can't have engaged and active and compassionate healthcare providers without sometimes those engaged an #active providers having things they do not feel comfortable doing #and it is to everyone's service if they are up front about it and do not try to hide (i am suspicious of people who try to hide this) #i am literally figuring this all out as i type hence the v long tag ramble and also being nowhere near the post that started this train #(honestly in med school we talked so much about ethics as like. abortion! euthanasia! trans rights! and the ethics in practice is the littl #things. do you apologise when you mess up. how do you manage a consult with your patient with paranoid dementia and her child in the same #room at one time - or one by one bc that's fraught too. (that one's on top i had one of those today.) how do you act with grace when #you're a bit stressed and your patient is a bit stressed and the nurse wants to add five more things to your book. the day to day ethics is #SUCH a bigger thing when you come to actual practice.) #this is obviously entirely about me and leans on the fact that i largely do think i am doing a good job i am really feeling my own way #to a Thought. but i think to a certain extent it is generalisable

[butchdykekondraki]

kind of obsessed w this snippet of an ask i got . do you have any idea who youre talking to right now

#[ren] #you come into MY house plastered with fagdyke tranny imagery and you tell ME i have no idea about transphobia and homophobia? kill yourself #real talk tho. ive been subjected to actual transphobia and homophobia in my life. i've been denied jobs because i'm open about being - #- trams and gay. i've been denied access to proper therapy because all they saw was a tranny trying to take advantage of the healthcare - #- system. i've had friends cut me off because i came out as queer. #i am aware of transphobia and homophobia in the worst fucking way possible. #anyway #fun fact this ask was about ace cishet men and we have a ace cishet man in our system LOL

[marblecakemix]

I fucking love women!

Today I went to [insert city] women's health congers and it was the most amazing thing I've ever come to. No man was talking on the panels, there were no male doctors, all made for women by women and all of them were so based. It felt like home it was so empowering to hear that "I'm proud to be a woman and all of you girls should be too!" It was so nice to learn that there are so many women in my city who think the same as me.

There were classes on sex ed exclusively for women, childbearing and sterility, women's health after menopause, and more. You could go and get yourself checked for free and have breast Ultrasound to see if you have breast cancer. We broke last year's record in breast self-examination and every woman got a little cute gift after that. But most importantly we were all together and we were celebrating our diverse femininity.

I made some friends too, it was great!

#and all the thanks goes to our first female city president #she's so inspiring #and she talked about all the social work she and her workers have done so far #and it's a lot #there's so much free healthcare for women in bad economic and social situations here #it all made me cry from happiness #that I'm not alone here #that I'm living in a city that cares about women so much #and i knew that already but to hear that there's a lot more #🥹🥹🥹 #my post #talk tag #my stuff #radical feminism #feminism #radical feminists do interact #radical feminists do touch #radblr #radfem #radical feminist safe

[aflamethatneverdies]

@pilferingapples it is more egregious because all these articles written by Global North academics are talking about decolonising the field of bioethics, they're talking about importance of listening to and recognising research in healthcare from Global South and yet, how do you expect this to happen in the unequal system that persists in academia?? I can easily find articles about bioethics from US, UK, EU, Australia etc. There is dearth of information from Global South and the ones that are published are behind a paywall. The least, the extreme bare minimum these journals can do is make it open access, waive the fees. But, no! All their arguments are for their research papers. No one actually wants to do what they are so eager to publish. And that kinda sucks, imo.

#replies #pilferingapples #i didn't mean to talk about this for so long #i'm frustrated i can't find the articles i need for my presentation tomorrow lolol #and this is my blog so there #also it gives the impression that healthcare is completely awful in Global South there are no guidelines and then there are recommendations #that everyone should just adopt the best practices from Global North and it may be so but it sure feels crummy that every time Global North #is imposing itself like this- oh we're educating the people in Global South on ethical considerations in healthcare #it feels paternalistic #Global North research in healthcare has most of the funding and power like obv #the power dynamics are extremely unequal #and the main concerns of Global South when it comes to bioethics may be different from Global North

[wereshrew-admirer]

the figure in bysmuth -> the demeaning and invasive process of treating ADHD

chine the cleaver -> the symptoms of ADHD, untreated

#ruminating #listened to the most recent drawing maps equivalent and dre talks about the figure's relationship with clem #explicitly in terms of mental health treatment and i just...am ruminating #broken record voice #always thinking abt marrowcreek where austin asks what chine does about his friends wandering off #and dre says 'if i'm having that good of a time i've probably forgotten about them' #that's it that's ADHD babyyyyyyyyyyyyy #and then figure's self-flagellation - in the habit of revealing themself to authority #the way that they cannot acknowledge even the potential of finding treatment elsewhere without having their provider cut them off..... #ruminating!!!! #chine genuinely dedicated to being a parent to It but getting so wrapped up in the momentum of action that the best they can do is #offload the responsibility to somebody else before they fuck it up completely? #huge sigh of defeat #somebody should have put chine on wellbutrin and vyvanse and it would have turned out totally different is all i'm saying #that and i can't wait to see the figure destroyed and/or destroying #i really like friends at the table did you know? #laughing because sangfielle includes the horror of privatized healthcare so even in a world where depression/adhd meds existed chine #probably couldn't afford them #RIP

[andthebeanstalk]

The cool thing about a horror movie that takes place in a mental hospital and, shockingly, actually turns out to be on the side of mentally ill people is that it avoids all the common disgusting pitfalls of mocking, demonizing, and infantilizing mentally ill people.

The downside is

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

[It's much scarier.]

#original #smile movie #smile 2022 #I'm literally two scenes in #it could definitely become ableist by the end of the movie but I'm kind of obsessed so far? #like nothing is scarier to me than the lack of quality help and validation available to victims of trauma! and this movie is LEANING INTO IT #which is way scarier and also way truer and more important to talk about than a looney bin filled with lunatics who want to murder you #like that's literally a concept based solely on people's ableist fears. #same with horror movie monsters that are just people with facial deformities or congenital disorders or just... people who are poor #(the hillbilly cannibal trope is just MAN POOR PEOPLE ARE SCARY HUH. it's garbage.) #what's ACTUALLY a horror is the way these people are treated! and that INCLUDES how they are portrayed in media! #because guess what? ghosts aren't real and an abandoned mental hospital can't hurt you #but you know what can? a doctor who doesn't believe you. a system built on neglect. THAT'S the horror we need to talk about. #and THAT is why I am going to have to watch this movie in short installments over a few days #and let me be clear: i am alive today bc of a mental hospital's IOP/PHP program. i stopped being suicidal after YEARS bc of that program #mental hospitals CAN and SHOULD be GOOD THINGS ACTUALLY. but in countries with shitty healthcare that's very hard to find. #it is also why it is my life's work to build a treatment center that PROVES we can do this ethically and with compassion #life is worth living #and the American Healthcare industry can die just the same as any other giant or dragon. empires have fallen before. it is not immortal. #YOU reading this matter. stay safe. please. it isn't the end yet. i love you.

[rebellum]

concept: me, several months ago, going to get my second monkeypox vaccine, and tbh putting it off for a few months because the experience of getting my first dose was so uncomfortable. I walk up to the first person I have to pass by. when she says "UM you KNOW this vaccine is JUST for gay men, RIGHT?" in a really judgemental way, instead of the real awkward response I gave, I instead say "oh, yeah, my boyfriend calls me a faggot during sex, it's all good."

#actually my second dose was pretty fine? #my first dose was AWFUL #i'm in general v open about my sex life but i HATED having to talk about my sex life with random healthcare professionals who said the #vaccine was just for gay men #ALSO BECAUSE. IT FUCKING WASNT? #IT WAS FOR MSM. SEX WORKERS. AND PEOPLE WHO HAVE SEX WITH MSM OR SEX WORKERS OR WHO OTHERWISE BELIEVE THEY MAY BE IN CONTACT WITH HIGH RISK #POPULATIONS. #ALSO LIKE. TRANS WOMEN. #it was so viscerally uncomfortable and I almost decided to not even get it in the first place because i was worried about something like #that happening. i was just like. well everyone else in the comm is probably getting it i bet herd immunity would protect me. #but also it felt irresponsible to go to queer orgies and pup play meetups etc without the vacc #my boyfriend DID have to actually order me as my dom to go get the second dose tho lol

[breakerofcurses]

i have huge respect for the hard-working nurses aka the underappreciated pillars of the healthcare industry... they get the most done

#healthcare system is not as productive as it could be in here from my observation. as in more than just a few healthcare workers in a unit #are 'slacking off'/sometimes just sitting still in their room the whole day and pushing that workload to their colleagues. PEOPLE SHOULD GE #PAID. but also if u pay a nurse/technician/anyone for doing nothing when there are patients who don't get enough attention/time/care bc #the lack of personnel. #i mean is there a country that has Thee ideal healthcare system? no. while it's great that we have free healthcare there's always much to #improve in terms of quality. and who am i to talk bs about these things i'm just a sophomore with bad grades

[none-tadashi-left-hiro]

I just realized my lasts two posts are complete tonal whiplash from my buttsecks post

#i think I'm thinking abt this bc I've been watching too many YouTube videos abt fucked up families doing really fucked up things #and like #yeah my family is fucked #but not like that #I'm not trying to downplay the fuckery #but the genre of fuckery is different from what the last two posts were abt lol #people in my family are just very disconnected from like #actively fixing anything abt it #like most of them are trying to or have talked about pursuing things like therapy and healthcare and things #and [redacted] I'm close enough with where like I know they aren't fucked in the head #and then my mom is just #severe unrecognized fully ADHD and probably autism #combined with very fucking low empathy #shes just very in her own world #but she's like #moreso a health nut white suburban mom #than someone you'll see on a documentary where extreme violence and abuse were involved #shes like #at least sometimes self aware that she has been part of the problem esp around me #its just #yeah

[oatmealaddiction]

Thinking about the time Tumblr was convinced "Nurse" was an inherently abusive position that only the meanest and nastiest of high school girls take up so they can have power over vulnerable disabled people, and then forgot that nurses face more physical violence in the workplace than any other profession and get paid dirt. During a pandemic, when every week there was a news article about Covid Deniers attacking ER nurses with chairs.

#I'm not saying the healthcare system can't be abusive #but it's abusive because it's a system and systems are open to abuse #I've been treated like shit by doctors way more than by nurses but I didn't see any posts talking about how all doctors were mean in school #Also very interesting no one was talking about male nurses and how they have an inherent lust to abuse patients #And nobody was willing to acknowledge the horrible way we treat nurses and the non-existent value we place on their work #like it's just misogyny guys #like maybe it's healthcare being an unfair power dynamic that's the problem and not women in general

[batsinurbelfrey]

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#getting diagnosed with something in mid march and not being able to see the 'correct doctor' for it till mid April is AGONY #healthcare is a shitshow globally [ik non us countries have this issue too] #its just SO--- #being told you have this scary thing but being unable to talk to a specialist about it is such an AWFUL purgatory #and all i DO have is 'doctor google' who upsets me more and more every time I try to look an answer up #and is fueling my ED in a way it hasn't been fed in YEARS #i dont like it here #i dont like stress sobbing over not being able to know the food vendors for an event I'm headed to. that's not WELL behavior #vent #personal #tw ED #ETA: everywhere is also like 'stress is really bad and makes things worse for this too #BUT HOW CAN I NOT BE STRESSED WHEN IM IN LIMBO.

[lyrikmumare]

"message for scorpios for what to expect for THIS SOLSTICE 😆😆" do you want to trigger my ocd so fucking badly i don't take any potential advice you're going to give me bc you're scaring me more. fucking hate future-telling astrology and divination and witchcraft pls just leave me the fuck alone

#clyde.txt #they always say the same thing too like MAKE SURE TO START GETTING A MOVE ON ALL THOSE MAJOR LIFE PLANS YOU'VE BEEN COOKING UP 😋😝 #LIKE I KNOOOOOW BUT YOU'RE PUTTING ME IN FREEZE MODE A BIT AGAINCAUSE YOU'RE SCARING ME‼‼ I HAVE OCD AND YOU'RE SCARING ME‼‼ NOT HELPING #astrology is fun insofar as guessing and assigning fictional character's signs but good lord this is just evil and not helpful to me at all #literally don't tell me what to do or make me feel like if i don't do anything i'll die and live an unhappy life forever and have bad #things happen to me BC THAT'S HOW YOU'RE MAKING ME FEEL‼‼ YOU'RE MAKING ME FEEL LIKE I AM GOING TO HAVE TO KMS EVEN IF I DON'T WANT TO #IDK WANT TO HAVE TO FUCKING. LIKE MANIFEST OR CHEAT THE LIFE SYSTEM yes i'm well aware i'm responsible for my own success and happiness #and i do indeed plan to do something about that hopefully sooner rather than later but also like.... i already worry enough i'll never be #happy and will just have no option other than to kms like.... like? shut up. i eat good food and pet my cats and hang out and talk to my #friends i don't need to be on the fucking grindset. but fine i'll call the stupid healthcare provider tomorrow. MAYBE #if u want me to realize my potential than how about we stop having a world and society that isn't hell 🤔🤨 how abt i don't feel valid in #feeling scared to leave the house...? 🤨🤨🤨🤨 #the problem is i feel justified with the way i feel abt the world so strongly that idk what's gonna happen that's gonna prove me wrong #and then i can't cope with it either .... which is why i need Mental Help. or epic money