#MentalHealth Eeyore with a side of Piglet. Recovering perfectionist. Indisputable Introvert. Fully vaxxed. ❤️Oxford comma. RTs/Likes≠endorsement. Views my own.
Jul 26, 2020 • 25 tweets • 6 min read
Think mental illness is still taboo? Well, buckle up, because I’m doubling down with a thread on mental illness AND an even more taboo topic, personal finances. And how people with mental illness pay a mental health premium (consumer penalty?) for essential services. 1/x
I live with anxiety + depression. This can manifest in:
✅ poor working & medium-term memory
✅ difficulty asserting rights & acting under pressure
✅ response inhibition / reluctance communicating
✅ aversion to change
✅ avoidance
✅ difficulty planning ahead
2/x
Mar 10, 2019 • 17 tweets • 3 min read
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Friends,
Just over six years ago, I was diagnosed with a chronic illness. Not all that common, but not all that rare, this illness will strike up to 6% of the population at some point in their lifetime. Or roughly 2.2 million Canadians. 1/x
At best, my life expectancy has been shortened by 7 to 11 years. An illness that is also a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, among other medical conditions.
It’s a hereditary illness. I didn’t ask for it. I didn’t choose it. It was not within my power to prevent it. 2/x
