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Amanda Jetté Knox

@MavenOfMayhem

11 Oct

Things are tough for a lot of us, so let’s talk about how to cultivate resilience. A thread.

Resiliency is the ability to not only bounce back from hard times, but to KNOW we can when we’re going through them. It’s a skill—or a set of skills—that we can learn.
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Resiliency isn’t simply coping, it's actively working to get through a crisis.

And it’s good for us! Studies have shown that being resilient reduces depression and pain, and helps us recover from injuries faster. It also protects us from heart disease.
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According to researchers, resiliency can be situation-specific. We might manage well in one area and struggle hard in another.

That can happen for many reasons, including childhood traumas. That’s ok. With the right tools, we can round out how we respond to bad stuff.
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Amanda Jetté Knox

@MavenOfMayhem

10 Oct

What's happening in the UK right now surrounding the fight against medical supports for transgender children is not only terrifying, but completely illogical, and very few people seem to be picking up on that.

Pull back with me a second and let's look at this.

There is an active campaign against allowing medical professionals to provide scientifically-supported, life-affirming, internationally recognized treatment to transgender youth who need it.

And the people leading the charge are:
- not trans 🤷‍♀️
- not trans medical specialists 🤷‍♀️

In fact, most "experts" given large platforms to voice their "concerns" over trans kids getting the support they need are:
- children's authors
- opinion columnists
- actors
- non-medical uni profs
- anti-trans org/group founders

And 99.9% of them are cisgender, not trans.

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Amanda Jetté Knox

@MavenOfMayhem

13 Aug

I always get a kick out of people saying I have Munchausen's by Proxy because I have a trans child (which happened again today!).

It doesn't even make sense. If I did, my child would have a set of mystery symptoms no one could diagnose, not a solid identity + support plan.

Munchausen's/Munchausen's by proxy are serious conditions, and to armchair diagnose affirming parents of trans kids - or, frankly, ANYONE - with them is ignorant at best and dangerous at worst. It goes to show the level of irrational hatred transphobes have.

Like any hate group, transphobes (especially TERFs) have conspiracy theories that are widely supported in their groups to justify that hatred. Mentally ill parenting is one such theory, homophobic parenting another. But what it all boils down to is they just hate trans people.

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Amanda Jetté Knox

@MavenOfMayhem

11 Aug

THREAD: As I sit here hemorrhaging followers for the 2nd time in 3 months, I’m going to say something I feel is important. I didn’t have the tools or resilience to before. But now I do. And it needs to be because what keeps happening on social is a symptom of a larger issue.

The last time this happened, it nearly ended my life. Not because I lost followers or people were upset with me, but because it got SO BIG and out of control at a time when my mental health was extremely poor. Today? Don’t care. Unfollow away.

Background: Today I posted a short supportive tweet about Kamala Harris being chosen as VP. I did so 100% because she’s a woman of color and I was SO excited about that.

I had forgotten she was very pro-prison (gross) and had no idea of her history with transphobia.

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Amanda Jetté Knox

@MavenOfMayhem

11 Aug

Unexpected benefits of successful C-PTSD treatment:

- Better concentration (no more ADHD symptoms!)
- More regular/flowing creativity. I can sit down and write pretty much whenever; it doesn't need to be when everything is 'just right'

Cool beans. I am so here for this.

The problem with having undiagnosed trauma is that it can present as all kinds of things: ADHD, anxiety, depression, BPD, imposter syndrome, etc. All those things can exist on their own but if you have trauma as an underlying cause for them, treating the trauma is most effective.

For years I've been trying to manage ADHD, anxiety, depression, imposter syndrome, insecurity, low self-esteem, a fear of rejection, a need for outside approval, incessant people pleasing... and nothing worked well. Then 11 weeks of trauma therapy changed everything.

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Amanda Jetté Knox

@MavenOfMayhem

13 Jul

This is a thread with quotes from trans people who wish to anonymously share their struggles with the current level of transphobia in society but remain anonymous. I'll be updating it as needed.

If you wish to contribute, please feel free to DM me.

"I was always scared to be myself even at my college because so many are transphobic. Now that I have had to move back to the country in a southern state, I am terrified to even get a job not only because of COVID but for fear I will be harassed or worse." - a trans person

"It's really hard to see the way people like me are written about in the press as though it's a choice. Transitioning has cost me everything. It cost me my [career] which I now appear to be unemployable in, it's cost me my family, friends and [8-year relationship]" - N., trans

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