anna spargo-ryan

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writes. also: cries.

My lack of vocabulary made my family helpless. Exhausted by pointlessly trying to fix me, my partner sought advice from a psychologist. The tools he had weren’t working. He felt powerless. This psychologist handed him an article. “This is one of the best descriptions of anxiety I’ve read,” they said. “It will help you understand.”

On hope, listening and the language of mental illness.

https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/health-and-wellness/a-psychologist-handed-my-partner-an-article-to-help-with-my-anxiety-i-d-written-it-20230210-p5cjkr.html

A psychologist handed my partner an article to help with my anxiety. I’d written it

A lack of useful language to describe mental illness means we often get the wrong help.

The Sydney Morning Herald
@RickElliott haha, that's kind of you! Thank you.
@engagedpractx Thanks friend x Testament to my therapist, I think!
@grissallia Hello Not-Waz! So nice to see you.

Having my home invaded left me anxious and angry, but so did the calls to lock up the children who did it.

My first column for the year: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/feb/12/having-my-home-invaded-left-me-anxious-and-angry-but-so-did-the-calls-to-lock-up-the-children-who-did-it

Having my home invaded left me anxious and angry, but so did the calls to lock up the children who did it

The relative impact of this one night on the whole of my life is nothing compared to setting up a child to reoffend

The Guardian
@lizduckchong You're cute
@erinrileyau I went into labour during sex (child 1), then after a hot curry (child 2). For ages I just assumed they were sort of medically-supported inducement methods.
@angry_hagfish thank you, I'll just imagine it as hand gestures
@angry_hagfish yes hello
Hello, please notice that I'm a fun and flirty blonde now