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[TW -Suicide] The ONS has published data on suicide rates in EnglandCounterintuitively, given how hard 2020 was all round, stats reveal a significant *reduction* in suicide rates in the latter

So, @mailonline published this article about Toxic Positivity, where I talk about the impact of Dad's deathhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-8889965/Why-looking-bright-BAD-you.htmlDespite what's implied, I had no idea about

A morning thread for youThis morning we had a knock at the door. It's one of our neighbour's small children, she is knocking to tell us "he's stuck on your

I used the term 'Fisher Price eugenicists' to describe those dismissing #Covid19 as it 'only affects the old/already ill'. And I stand by that 100%It reminded me of when I've

A question based on what we spoke about on the Science Shambles about brains and mental health yesterday https://twitter.com/cosmicshambles/status/1318102209867952129Why do we (in the west) see mental and physical health as

Seen the trailer for The WatchFirst thoughts; Vimes (or, the character that is using his name) is wearing eyelinerSam VimesEyelinerVimes/1 To be clear; it's fine for men to wear eyeliner.

I made a roast with a turkey gravy todayNot my usual Wednesday behaviour. In fact, I've never made turkey gravy before in my life. But I did todayBecause it's my

Roughly 3 years ago today, we opted to let a tiny furry thing live in our houseI remember at the time tweeting something like "I hope he's not an arsehole".

A threadEarlier this week, I was asked to guest on a well-known BBC Radio discussion programme. I said yes, sure, do that all the time.The next morning, day of the

Had several replies to this where people are very pleased to have been introduced to the concept of Toxic PositivityIt's not my phrase, it's been around a while, but here's

Actually, balls to itYou want my 'scientific' take on the #Cummings thing?It wasn't a clever ploy to ease lockdown early, it wasn't all political misdirection. He and Johnson genuinely don't

Heard man reports that the govt. strategy for the #Cummings scandal now is to repeatedly insist that 'people want us to move on'I can't speak for all people, but @BorisJohnson,