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Annie Hickox

@dranniehickox.bsky.social

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Clinical Psychologist, Neuropsychologist, PhD (Neurosciences). Therapist in private practice. I blog occasionally on Medium about mental illness, families, mental health shaming and stigma. My blogs: https://medium.com/@anniehickox

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Annie Hickox @dranniehickox.bsky.social · 1d

Things I did yesterday after deactivating Xitter yesterday instead of gloom scrolling:
Arranged flowers, went for a walk, listened to music, cooked a stew, read about Patti Smith, wrote in my journal.

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Annie Hickox @dranniehickox.bsky.social · 2h

Glad to see the government talking openly about this, at last.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

NHS staff bearing brunt as ‘ugly’ racism of 70s and 80s returns, says Streeting

Exclusive: Health secretary and NHS England chief warn of winter pressures and rising levels of abuse

www.theguardian.com

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 6h

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Annie Hickox @dranniehickox.bsky.social · 6h

What a lot of baloney.

Annie Hickox @dranniehickox.bsky.social · 6h

Must have been very traumatic for him, the poor dear.

Dave Jamieson @jamieson.bsky.social · 8h

Border Patrol agent Lairmore testifies that he was not injured by the sandwich, but he felt the impact through his ballistic vest.

The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.

"I could smell the onions and mustard."

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Annie Hickox @dranniehickox.bsky.social · 9h

‘Loving the World in Dark Times.’
Interesting recorded discussion at Bard College’s Hannah Arendt Center.
Worth a listen.
www.wamc.org/podcast/the-...

WAMC on the Road from Bard College's "JOY: Loving the World in Dark Times" conference presented by the Hannah Arendt Center

The Hannah Arendt Center's 17th annual fall conference on JOY: Loving the World in Dark Times on the campus of Bard College in Annandale. The conference offers a crucial lens for finding meaning and c...

www.wamc.org

Annie Hickox @dranniehickox.bsky.social · 9h

Mrs Ramsay, Virgina Woolf’s protagonist in To the Lighthouse, was actually referring to her young children who had been sniping about a family friend.
However, here on social media - as in the political world - we see such sniping so often that it has become assumed and normalised.

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Yohan J John @dryohanjohn.bsky.social · 12h

One of my favorite facts: neurons and skin cells are 'cousins'.

Intelligence is a phenomenon that lives at boundaries. The semipermeable cell membrane is where the ball got rolling.

I wrote an essay riffing on this idea.

yohanjohn.com/axispraxis/f...

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Christopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 1d

Cardinal Robert McElroy, a Pope Leo ally who serves as archbishop of Washington, doesn’t mince words about what’s happening.

“We are witnessing a full-scale governmental assault designed to produce fear among millions.

“It's an instrument of terror.”

Trump’s Raids Terrorize Catholics — Pope Leo’s Top Cardinal Calls It an ‘Assault on Millions’

Seminarians are leaving the country, priests worry they could be next, and Pope Leo XIV insists the Church must stand with its most vulnerable faithful.

www.thelettersfromleo.com

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Annie Hickox @dranniehickox.bsky.social · 15h

“My advice, as in everything, is to read widely and think for yourself We need more dissent and less dogma.”
― Camille Paglia

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Annie Hickox @dranniehickox.bsky.social · 1d

I must say I’m very pleased not to have encountered any anti-psychiatry here so far.

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Annie Hickox @dranniehickox.bsky.social · 1d

Terrible.
It used to be quite a trailblazer.
Sorry for your circumstances.

Annie Hickox @dranniehickox.bsky.social · 1d

What a timely posting, at a time when I have just left Twitter because of how deeply unpalatable anti-psychiatry dogma had become.
Thanks so much for sharing.

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Annie Hickox @dranniehickox.bsky.social · 1d

It’s the way they tell ‘em.😂
Honestly, you couldn’t make it up.

Annie Hickox @dranniehickox.bsky.social · 1d

Fantastic!
I’d love a link to your performances.
Love the Last Goat in Bergen County…he really captures it.

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Annie Hickox @dranniehickox.bsky.social · 1d

Those of us with loved ones who have benefited from ECT know only too well how this treatment can save lives in a number of ways, not merely by reducing suicide risk.
Thank you for your valuable research and clinical work in this field.

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Robert Howard @profrobhoward.bsky.social · 4d

ECT really does save lives. Our new SR/MA shows reduced mortality in people receiving ECT versus a comparator treatment. We didn't show a reduction in suicides but you probably wouldn't expect to be able to.

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Annie Hickox @dranniehickox.bsky.social · 1d

I met Patti in the early ‘70s when she came to recite poetry at Bennington College, where I was a student at the time.
The drama teacher introduced us and she was incredibly warm and wise, and a lot of fun to be with at the after party.

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Annie Hickox @dranniehickox.bsky.social · 1d

I love her memoirs.
She’s as authentic as they come.

Annie Hickox @dranniehickox.bsky.social · 1d

Too true.
He was quite prestigious in his own little bigoted way (it was the late ‘70s/early ‘80s) so I think they were afraid to sack him, until so many of us complained.

Annie Hickox @dranniehickox.bsky.social · 1d

Very.

Annie Hickox @dranniehickox.bsky.social · 1d

Same.
I am fortunate to have a good NHS pension after a long career, but I know that is also undergoing changes for those who are retiring now.

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Annie Hickox @dranniehickox.bsky.social · 1d

There was a huge argument on Xitter about this just a couple of days ago, where disabled people were trying to explain this simple fact to those who simply wouldn’t listen.

Annie Hickox @dranniehickox.bsky.social · 1d

Certainly I do find inhaling oxygen quite helpful in keeping me upright.

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Annie Hickox @dranniehickox.bsky.social · 1d

Having engaged in far too many useless arguments over the years, this is a really helpful and informative article.
Thanks for sharing, Tim.

Annie Hickox @dranniehickox.bsky.social · 1d

Pensions are classed as a benefit, pass it on.

Cllr Brian Wernham 🔶 C.Eng. MA History @brianwernham.bsky.social · 1d

Remember that DWP classifies pensions as a type of benefit

Screenshot from Guardian website 6 minutes ago farage refuses to commit to keeping pensions. Triple lock 14 minutes ago. Farage says reform would substantially cut benefits. Bill

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