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they/she | bi🏳️‍🌈 | 👩🏻‍🎓 med student 3/4 | schizoaffective disorder & AuDHD | music grad | #MedEd | Chair of @jasme_uk | Secretary of @GLADDUK | @STASHH_UK

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Ju

1 month

Today I had teaching on the ward I was sectioned to, with one of the doctors who cared for me He said he almost didn’t recognise me because I look so much better It went really well! I wasn’t anxious in the slightest & feel so proud Now that is what I call ✨growth✨

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23 days

I absolutely cackle when I remember that, during lockdown 1, my parents decided to re-enact a load of famous artworks So, I present ‘my Dad with a Pearl earring’😅

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2 years

This woman is an absolute vibe

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2 years

Ahh yes, who needs fair pay when you can have *checks notes* a teabag (From Tiktok)

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23 days

American Gothic was another classic 👌

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7 months

It’s okay for medical students & doctors to experience mental illness, *including* psychosis & still recover & practice medicine We *can* be thriving and safe and capable clinicians, despite going through illness It’s important that doctors are as diverse as patients

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23 days

& my mum as the Banksy picture in Southampton hospital

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3 years

My parents recreating famous artworks in lockdown 1 will never not make me cackle Here is ‘my father with a Pearl earring’

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2 years

@Tom_the_Knowles @BernieTranders Mate you need to clarify that you’re a paramedic and not refer to yourself as a professional toilet enterer

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PIP = personal *independence* payment The key word is ‘independence’ - it allows disabled folk to buy things that assist with their disability It’s not up to anyone else what that money is spent on & it has nothing to do with having a job This govt just hates disabled people

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11 months

For my friends’ wedding, instead of a wedding cake, they opted for a carefully constructed stack of @GreggsOfficial vegan sausage rolls and it’s ✨iconic✨

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5 months

If I could kindly request that we keep both David Tennant AND Ncuti Gatwa, that’d be great pls and thanks v much #DoctorWho

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5 months

Omg a wheelchair accessible Tardis!! Obsessed with what these recent episode of #DoctorWho have done for disability inclusion 💜

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2 years

Who let men loose on the internet and why are they so embarrassing

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1 year

I’m FREE. I’VE BEEN DISCHARGED & AM NO LONGER SECTIONED After dealing with: 75 days sectioned ♾️ amounts of boredom 8 different daily meds 3 Jigsaws completed 2 MHA assessments I’m officially no longer sectioned on a psych ward 🥰 Goodbye room 4, I will NOT be coming back

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5 months

The ending of #BBCGhosts was so perfect, I’m so sad that it’s ended 😓💜

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24 days

PLEASE stop tying up Red emergency cords in accessible toilets & if you see one tidied up, please untie it It should hang all the way to the floor - & it can be vitally important for the health & safety of disabled folk 1st pic is what NOT to do, 2nd pic is what to do

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5 months

I’ve lucked out bed-wise but my room has a giant cardboard cutout of my brother, SIL, & niece staring at me as I sleep 😂🥲 #duvetknowitschristmas

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2 years

What’s the most uncomfortable-looking dermatome map in existence and why is it this one?

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7 months

Today is my first day back at medical school since taking time out for my mental health I feel a bit wobbly that I’m out of practice at being at uni, but I also I’m so proud to be feeling better & I feel so ready to be back studying. I got this 💪✨

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2 years

Are there people who actually put their laundry away or do we all just live out of piles of clothes and pretend to be more put-together?

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1 year

I’ve had lots of questions about how I’ve been, and how I ended up in hospital I want to reflect on my experience of what psychosis was like for me as I know often people feel shame talking about So I thought I’d just have a little ramble on my experiences /1 TW: psychosis, SH

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2 years

A little post because today I had my monthly antipsychotic depot & I’m so grateful & unashamed to have it to keep me well Particularly seems important to say, given the great stigma & anti psych rhetoric there is around psych meds rn & there isn’t much depot representation 💉

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2 years

✨PSA on use of Alt text✨ I’ve seen people using the alt text function to post extra jokes or clever quips Just a reminder that its purpose is as an accessibility tool for disabled people to access the same info Use basic transcriptions & describe the pic instead please!

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3 months

Why is it that when you post about how you personally have benefitted from psych meds, there are always anti psychs ready to talk about how it wasn’t good for them Like maybe this post isn’t about you? Maybe it’s not the time/place? Maybe it’s just a post about *me* & not you?

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3 months

I think it’s kinda amazing that these three pills help me so much with my mental illness, that I can thrive and live a normal life I’m so grateful for them

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2 years

Just found out that when I have a GP appointment they get a lil pop up to say that I’m a medical student Which must mean I have a rep for being reaaallly fucking annoying

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3 years

Can’t comprehend that there’s an anti-vaxxer in my year at med school, who has caught Covid & caused a bunch of other people to have to isolate too How can you be an anti-vaxxer & in med school? & how, morally, can you be ok with going to placement with vulnerable ppl? Raging.

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2 years

What’s the dumbest/most embarrassing thing you ever did or said as a medical student? (Asking entirely because I need some self esteem pls)

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2 years

If Dracula were a doctor would he be known as the Full Blood Count

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2 years

My grandparents asked me if, as medical students, we also get given free meals when we are on placement like staff do and I just AHAHAHAHHAHAAH 😂😅🥲😢😭 Honestly no idea where they got the idea that nhs staff or students got any such thing🥲

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1 year

Why do people act like this on social media. I mean wtf??

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2 months

Today is my 7th Birthday! (& the first time Twitter has ever given me balloons on my profile) Have a happy leap day everyone, especially fellow #leaplings ! 🐸

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9 months

Why is this celebrated? As if illness or disability is a choice and makes you less strong or good or moral of a person? We absolutely should not be praising people for pushing themselves to work to their limits. Smh this culture is so toxic in healthcare

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Health care worker retires after 34 years - without a single day off sick

A healthcare worker is retiring from the profession after helping others for more than 34 years – without taking a single day off sick.

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25 days

Disabled 👏 doctors 👏 exist 👏 and 👏 thrive None of this ableist crap - disabled medical students can offer so much to the healthcare workforce

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@KarenPercy1 I used to edit autotranscriptions for medical school lectures, some of the misheard terminology was hilarious. My faves were: Fucker dynamics = pharmacodynamics Patrick impairment = hepatic impairment Bitch minty = vitamin D 😂

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1 year

My final message is just to remind you all that I exist. I’m a medical student, who’ll one day qualify, & I also have an ongoing stigmatised illness I’m sending my love to anyone out there, especially students, medics & HCPs who find they can’t yet be open about psychosis 💜 /12

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2 years

Today I heard someone refer to a mental breakdown as a Menty B and that might be even worse than platty jubes

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2 years

Yet again, Jack Monroe coming in with a ✨spectacular✨ response

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2 months

This time last year I was sectioned under the mental health act This year, right now I am about to start my 6-week psychiatry block of medical school, much better mental health-wise & thriving in my studies generally What a difference a year can make

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3 months

I think it’s kinda amazing that these three pills help me so much with my mental illness, that I can thrive and live a normal life I’m so grateful for them

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2 years

Passive aggressive NHS signs back at it again (pls let me sit down I just want to sit down)… also confused at WHY

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2 years

People love telling me about that they know lots of other medics who are wonderful musicians & how interesting it is that there’s that link… But like, the link generally isn’t that medics are especially more musical than others. The link is literally being very privileged.

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8 months

Officially 6 weeks into taking clozapine and, lads, I think it’s working I feel the most well & symptom-free that I have done all year Fingers crossed it stays that way and it continues to be a wonder drug for me 🤞

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1 year

Posting about being a med student sectioned with psychosis has been very eye opening I’ve had >30 messages from other med students & current doctors who’ve also been hospitalised for psychosis…not an insignificant number! Yet very few have felt able to speak openly about it /1

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1 year

One thing I’ve really noticed, as a patient, is how dehumanising it feels to be referred to as your room number in the psych hospital Often they’ll refer to you as that or ask who you are wanting your no. as opposed to your name I really hate that. I am Julia, not just room 4.

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1 year

With hindsight of a few weeks of antipsychotics back in my system I must have shouted at & scared a poor random member of the public… I won’t shy away from the reality of how psychosis feels or looks, especially when we’re terrified *this* is what psychosis can be like

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1 year

People keep following me in the streets recently and they think I don’t know or hear but I do Today I confronted someone who was and they just *ran away* from me when I called them out Don’t cross me because I fight back😤

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2 months

My clinical partner & I asked a scrub nurse if we could use stools in theatre - we both struggle to stand for a long time for health reasons (I faint a lot when stood up) ‘No. You’re young. Stand.’ 🙄 Meanwhile 2 free stools sat on the other side of theatre the whole surgery…

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1 year

Comments like this are really crap. I have never shied away from being a medical student with severe mental illness There are added barriers & difficulties but I absolutely *can* and *will* be a doctor, regardless of my mental illness & spending time in hospital sectioned

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1 year

I have called for desperate and aggressive measures to motivate (& remind) me to take my meds

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4 months

This time last year, when I was in the psych ward, I found out I failed a research SSC module of medical school It made a devastating situation even worse I, ofc, ended up restarting that year of medical school & redid that SSC module And I just found out that I’ve passed 🥰🥰

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1 year

As if things weren’t already going fairly dreadfully for me right now, I’ve managed to fail a module of med school that I found really hard/really hated I’m feeling so deflated right now, and I’ve never failed anything before ever 😔

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1 year

I can’t get over how irresponsible this thread is. JT is actively causing harm in her cosplaying as a clinician when she has not a fucking clue Antipsychotics saved my life when I’ve been psychotic - there’s absolutely no alternative that could’ve helped me at my most unwell

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2 months

Today I have teaching at the hospital I was sectioned at It was very weird walking through the doors (& also noticing the familiar smell of the hospital) Can’t believe how different I am to the last time that I walked through those front doors I am so happy

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2 years

Genuinely makes me despair seeing another medical student doing news interviews on TV about how they haven’t got the 💉(& now they won’t even be kicked off their course for it) I just cannot comprehend how refusing the 💉 can be compatible with pursuing this career

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1 year

Not errr notherrr one. Yes. I am a medical student. For that matter, I’m a really good medical student. I study hard, get good grades & am enthusiastic I also have a psychotic illness and am currently sectioned in hospital The latter does not mean I cannot pursue the former

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2 years

In my OSCE, what I meant to say was ‘I’m going to listen with the bell of my stethoscope’ What I actually said was ‘I’m going to use my bellend’ 🫢 Oop.

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2 years

I think I’m addicted to hospital canteen jacket potatoes 🥔 Bad morning? Potato will absorb your tears Good morning? Potato to celebrate Forgot lunch? Potato has your back Remembered lunch? Get potato anyway, eat the other food for dinner (Pls save me from myself)

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1 year

Had my psych ward leave extended for another 10 days (I don’t have to go back until Thursday next week 🎉🥳)… looks like I’m getting closer and closer to not having to go back there at all, I am so happy 🥰

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3 years

Someone in my year already (on day 2 of freshers) told the medic freshers that they need to work 12-14 hours a day in the months before exams 🙃 Ffs why👏are👏medics👏so👏toxic.

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1 year

*me, in my penultimate year of medical school, every few months*:

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4 months

Me in January 2023 vs me in December 2023 In January 2023 I was sectioned & very unwell and I couldn’t imagine my life improving, and I was terrified of my situation Now, looking ahead to 2024, I’m back in med school, thriving, with stable mental health, loving my life 🥰✨

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2 years

Well today I found out that there have been people who’ve ended with chlamydia in their stoma cos… well, it’s a hole 👀 There truly is a kink for everything.

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2 years

Some queer joy to counter the crap on medtwitter rn Today I saw an AHP clock my pronoun pin They then used they/she pronouns interchangeably for me🥺& introduced me to a patient as such The 1st time this has *EVER* happened on placement, despite always wearing a pronoun pin🥰

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18 days

There’s nothing wrong with the word ‘disabled’ - most disabled folk, including myself, prefer to be called ‘disabled’ We don’t need silly, patronising terms like ‘people of determination’ that makes non-disabled people feel like they are doing a good deed to us

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@DrAminaYonis And I love how they say ‘people of determination’ instead of ‘disabled or handicapped’

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6 months

ANPs are not doctors. I’m not sure why this trainee ANP is so obsessed with suggesting that they essentially are

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11 days

How is it decided which medical conditions are exempt from paying for prescriptions? Like I think all the ones that are exempt - fair enough But there are many other conditions which aren’t included where medication is *life-saving* and 100% necessary. Makes no sense to me.

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3 years

Covid vaxxed but make it ✨FASHION✨

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2 years

My brother has asked why I’ve taken my glass of red wine with me to have a shower and I’m sorry but Christmas is not a day for judgement

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2 years

Wow revolutionary advice in my DMs. Who knew that, if I put my laundry away, people would take me seriously. Thanks, Debbie, hope you tread on Lego x

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1 year

Am I a 27yo adult? Yes. Has my mum also hidden chocolate eggs around the garden so I can have an Easter egg hunt? Also yes.

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2 months

I hate the way men seem to expect women to move to the side if you’re about to walk into each other So often I make a point of not moving out the way, & I’ve had so many blokes whack straight into me and then just stand there expecting me to be the one to move

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2 years

OMG Billie Eilish on SNL taking the piss out of MedTok lmaooooo 💀💀

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2 years

Actualllly drives me mad that parking permits for medical students at our hospital that we *have* to go to for placement, have gone up from £80 to £125… just for one 10-week block gahhhh

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2 years

@mevparekh Because can’t get out with that red fence surrounding it. It’s bread in captivity.

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1 year

Kicking off Mental Health Awareness Month with my monthly antipsychotic depot It’s one of the most important things for my mental health (along with my other pills & routines) I feel no shame for needing this or any of my meds #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth

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2 years

I just referred to salbutamol as Sally B and I actually hate myself

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2 months

Can we stop assuming young people don’t have health needs? & if you’re a HCP please don’t go on a power trip to med students who just want to sit *not in the way*

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5 months

I finally found the meds that keep my mental illness under control and have managed to return back to medical school successfully after being off for mental illness 💕

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BRAG ABOUT SOMETHING YOU’RE PROUD OF ACCOMPLISHING IN 2023 ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨

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3 months

One time, a doctor on placement asked what specialties I’m interested in I replied with a few I quite like (GUM, derm, psych, GP..) and they, no word of a lie, replied ‘ah *softer* specialties’ 🙄 It’s so degrading to put down other specialties as being somehow easier or softer

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2 years

Every medical student has at least one experience of turning up to find the consultant they were assigned to in fact no longer works at the trust/has retired/is now a ghost who haunts the ward once a year on the summer solstice

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1 time when I was on the psych ward, we made a slip & slide with mattresses & water It was 1 of the few times we were *joyful* so they drug tested us thinking we were on something Cannot stress the importance of appropriate activities on psych wards otherwise you just stagnate

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2 months

7 years ago today I met Sir Ian Mckellan and fangirled so so so hard (& yes, he told me that if I don’t study for my exams I SHALL NOT PASS)

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3 years

Flight attendant: is there a doctor on board? *silence* FA: What about a med student? Me: ermmmm I’m not sure I’ll be very helpful— FA: We’re looking for someone to open & close a curtain while looking like an absolute lemon Me: 🙃🙃🙃

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1 year

Have had some really nice and thoughtful messages from people while I’ve been unwell… this, however, is not the right kind of thing to send ffs I’m *allowed* to dislike being sectioned, I don’t have to be grateful just because the health service is on its knees

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28 days

My pet hate is people saying they ‘have mental health’ *everyone* has ‘mental health’ You mean mental health difficulties/problems/illness Let’s be clear in language re: mental illness, not skirt around or be scared of words like ‘illness’ - doesn’t happen with physical health

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3 years

After my boob blared I’M SORRY I DIDN’T QUITE GET THAT at an unsuspecting palliative nurse today, I’ve learnt my lesson not to store my Apple Watch in my bra when I have to be bare below the elbow 😳🤦🏻‍♀️

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I receive PIP for my mental health It is *not* an easy thing to claim. There is an extensive written application, they’ll often have in-depth convos with the HCPs you have as referees & lots of people then have interviews It’s nothing to do w/ employment So fuck off, Rishi

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11 months

There’s alpacas at my medical school???

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2 years

You know what’s more embarrassing than being the med student who faints in theatre? Being self-aware that you feel woozy & mentioning it but then just proceeding to sit on the theatre floor & burst into tears All before 9.30am. Fml. 🤦🏻‍♀️🥲

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2 years

The other day I bumped into a consultant who I met 1 time, a few weeks ago when I spent just 2 hours in their clinic They remembered me *by name*, asked how I was, & asked if I had seen that they’d filled in an eportfolio ticket I had sent them Unicorns do exist

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3 years

The best thing about living alone might be that I can shamelessly dedicate a whole shelf in the fridge to my Coke Zero habit

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3 years

I’m kinda used to gross messages from men on Instagram. But this one has come from someone whose bio literally says they are a doc & father I am so disgusted. He also swore at me for sharing his comments on my story & then blocked *me* This is not okay. #MedTwitter

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2 years

But what is it that belongs to the covid major? I can’t take the anticipation

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1 year

Got my new prepayment prescription certificate in the post today I still find it really… curious that people with severe mental illness who need long term (?life time!) antipsychotics aren’t included in medical conditions who qualify for free prescriptions

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2 years

I thought you’d all appreciate the reminder that today is 10 years since Fenton the dog iconically chased deer through Richmond Park #JesusChristFenton

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8 months

So I’ve officially been diagnosed with adhd & autism today It was expected I guess but I still have mixed emotions… it’s a weird one. I think it’ll take time to understand myself However, others have helped me see the potential +ve things (thus cake!) so I guess I’m relieved

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Ju

2 years

This morning I didn’t feel like black coffee but I had run out of oat milk so I used ✨custard✨ As much as I’m judging myself, it was delightful and I will 100% be doing this again

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Ju

2 years

Bye bye Liz I never liked you

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Ju

2 years

Did I go out of my way to buy dinosaur nugget things solely to recreate this because it looks fuckjng cool? Yes, yes I did. I am a child.

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Ju

2 years

✨the NHS trust urge✨ to put pictures on ID badges which are so pixelated/distorted that you look like a jaundiced or deathly pale Picasso painting (Does *anyone* have a good trust ID pic???)

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