it's hashtag world mental health day so let me share one simple trick that can help in the long run: never vote tory

they've been gutting the nhs for a decade and pushing more and more people to early deaths

in personal news, i'm also deeply mentally ill, prone to burnout, traumatised, and knee deep in another major depressive episode

please note: at no point does this tweet contain a question

it's been ten years since i got diagnosed with adhd and i'm still waiting on treatment

my average time between burnout is about 20 months now, it used to be worse

i've basically gone from reclusive to shut-in over the last 4-5 years, although cryptid may be more apt of late

atop of all that, i'm pretty much a wreck. haven't had a proper sleep pattern in decades, and struggling to eat on a regular basis

every so often someone asks "how is it" and then i get a "wow, that's bad" but that's just where i am, and have been for a while

i started feeding the birbs sometime last year, tricking myself into leaving the house once a day, and eating food, too

honestly, it's the best thing i've ever done for my mental health

before the pandemic hit, i was seeing other people for about eight hours a month, and well, i think i've seen other people for about eight hours total since everything went to shit

honestly, i don't think things are going to improve for a few years yet

i won't be responding to this thread, i really don't have the energy. happy mental health day, world