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It’s sent. The full manuscript is sent. I need chocolate. Send chocolates.

When I was in my very early 20s and in analysis the first time, long before I had decided to become a therapist, long before I knew anything about psychotherapy (let alone psychoanalysis), I fell, for a time, into a common pattern and phase of many patients and analysands. 🧵

#PTSD hijacks rest in ways AI can’t fix. Human-first #therapy rewires your brain for deep #sleep. hopebastine.com/blog-hope-bast…

Most people know 4 trauma responses. Psychs know of 7: Which #StressResponse is your default? Mine’s flop. Ready to rewire yours? #MentalHealth #CPTSD UnKnown: 🎭 Flop (collapse) 🗣️ Friend (seek rescue) 🌪️ Frenzy (hyperactivity) Familiar:

Therapy isn’t about ‘fixing’ you. It’s about repetition: Practicing safety until your nervous system believes it. Who are you practicing with?

#Trauma survivors in summer: - Body: It’s 90°F - Brain: This is a personal attack - Nervous system: RED ALERT How to reset: DM ‘hot’ for tips.

Why AI “therapy” between sessions may feel helpful - but is quietly undermining real psychotherapy and change. 🧵 I am seeing more and more articles about how AI can be used to support patients between sessions. This is why this is a bad idea:

No shock about the P Diddy ruling in the Trump era. We still have a long way to go in researching and exposing how patriarchy operates—assuming it’s even willing to listen. Reminder: lacking empathy for women is misogyny.

🔥 Struggling to sleep in this heat? I shared my top tips with The Mirror on how to stay cool and get rest during a heatwave. 💤🌡️ #SleepTips #Heatwave #WellnessExpert 🔗 mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/t…

Don’t dump your love because I said so (not) #heatwave #sleephacks here: express.co.uk/life-style/hea…

Trauma fog isn’t laziness, it’s your nervous system saying ‘too much, too fast.’ You’re not broken. You’re protected. The fog will lift. 🔁 if this resonates. 💬 Reply with your go-to ‘fog lifter’ (mine: cold water on my wrists) #TraumaRecovery #MentalHealth

Understanding #Trauma Fog: If I Found Clarity After Trauma, You Can Too! — Hope Bastine hopebastine.com/blog-hope-bast…

🆕New Essay: “When Pressure to Conform Overrides the Truth” read the full piece (see below 👇)

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