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The Ability Toolbox @AbilityToolbox

Disabled-owned self-help community for people with mental health conditions, disabilities & chronic illnesses to share advice & life hacks. Yes, we pay writers! theabilitytoolbox.com Joined May 2021
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The Ability Toolbox @AbilityToolbox

8 months ago

Emotional dysregulation is the borderline person’s “Achilles heel,” for it is closely linked to the invalidation of the emotions they feel during a crisis of intense anger, fear, or hopelessness. theabilitytoolbox.com/dialectical-be… #BPD #DBT #MentalHealth

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The Ability Toolbox @AbilityToolbox

8 months ago

I have a recurring dream that there is a tsunami and I’m being pulled under the water — drowning or otherwise struggling to breathe. theabilitytoolbox.com/healing-from-t… #Trauma #PTSD #MentalHealth

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The Ability Toolbox @AbilityToolbox

8 months ago

Going into the hospital, though you lose your freedom and are often treated like a child, is a respite from loneliness and there is always the hope that you will get medication that will help you. theabilitytoolbox.com/loneliness-sch… #Schizophrenia #Loneliness #MentalHealth

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The Ability Toolbox @AbilityToolbox

8 months ago

Intrusive thoughts have brought me much shame, but knowing that I was not responsible for every thought I had lifted so much weight off of me. theabilitytoolbox.com/ocd-intrusive-… #OCD #MentalHealth

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The Ability Toolbox @AbilityToolbox

8 months ago

There is one symptom of depression that I don’t see talked about as often, and it’s one that I struggle with the most: anhedonia. theabilitytoolbox.com/anhedonia-depr… #Anhedonia #Depression #MentalHealth

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The Ability Toolbox @AbilityToolbox

8 months ago

Nothing gets a person through a tough time better than having someone to talk to. theabilitytoolbox.com/support-someon… #SchizoaffectiveDisorder #MentalHealth

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The Ability Toolbox @AbilityToolbox

8 months ago

Tackling bipolar disorder with care and nuance has yet to become the norm, and if we are ever to normalize the condition in the eyes of the public, the way we portray people who live with it has to change. theabilitytoolbox.com/bipolar-disord… #Bipolar #MentalHealth

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The Ability Toolbox @AbilityToolbox

8 months ago

It’s OK to not be OK, and it’s OK to tell people how you feel. theabilitytoolbox.com/telling-friend… #Depression #MentalHealth

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The Ability Toolbox @AbilityToolbox

8 months ago

I felt alone because I didn’t think anybody else was feeling those things. theabilitytoolbox.com/how-to-survive… #Cancer #SurvivorsGuilt #CancerSurvivor

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The Ability Toolbox @AbilityToolbox

8 months ago

Friends are important for everyone, but when you have a mental illness, you may have lost friends due to stigma or a long hospital visit, or even just let too much time lapse since contacting a friend. theabilitytoolbox.com/improve-your-m… #Schizophrenia #MentalHealth

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The Ability Toolbox @AbilityToolbox

8 months ago

Stutz and Hill appear to be at ease around one another and share a quick-witted banter that often relies on some good-natured ribbing, inside jokes, and the liberal use of profanity. theabilitytoolbox.com/netflix-stutz-… #Stutz #Therapy #JonahHill

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The Ability Toolbox @AbilityToolbox

8 months ago

I said, “I need you to learn about all of this so you can be an effective therapist for me and all your eating disorder clients, especially the Black ones.” theabilitytoolbox.com/white-therapis… #BlackMentalHealth #EatingDisorders #Fatphobia

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The Ability Toolbox @AbilityToolbox

8 months ago

In order to remain healthy and employed, I have learned ways to cope with a stressful job as someone with bipolar disorder. theabilitytoolbox.com/stressful-job-… #Bipolar #MentalHealth

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The Ability Toolbox @AbilityToolbox

8 months ago

Mindfulness is the practice of noticing present-moment experiences with curiosity and a lack of judgment. theabilitytoolbox.com/mindfulness-he… #Mindfulness #Meditation #ChronicIllness

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The Ability Toolbox @AbilityToolbox

8 months ago

For those who like to plan, it can be frustrating having a loved one who drops out of events at the last minute, even when you know they are struggling with chronic illness symptoms. theabilitytoolbox.com/support-someon… #ChronicIllness #Spoonie #SpoonieLife

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The Ability Toolbox @AbilityToolbox

8 months ago

I recognized so many of my thoughts over the last few years as untrue and my awful behavior at times connected to the manic and depressive episodes I now knew I was having due to bipolar disorder. theabilitytoolbox.com/bipolar-psycho… #Bipolar #Psychosis #Relationships #Marriage #MentalHealth

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The Ability Toolbox @AbilityToolbox

8 months ago

No one other than my mother and the doctor would have considered me fat. theabilitytoolbox.com/american-acade… #ChildhoodObesity #Fatphobia #EatingDisorders

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The Ability Toolbox @AbilityToolbox

9 months ago

Getting a similar amount of sleep each night and going to bed at a consistent time can help avoid triggering a migraine. theabilitytoolbox.com/managing-chron… #ChronicMigraine #Migraine #Spoonie

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The Ability Toolbox @AbilityToolbox

9 months ago

Let's discuss how poor sleep affects mental health and vice-versa. theabilitytoolbox.com/sleep-and-ment… #MentalHealth #Sleep #Insomnia #Depression

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The Ability Toolbox @AbilityToolbox

9 months ago

It’s not possible to avoid all misokinesia and misophonia triggers, but if we could speak about what we’re going through without being mocked and without shame, it would help a lot. theabilitytoolbox.com/understanding-… #Misophonia #Misokinesia #Autism #SensoryProcessingDisorder

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