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Feeling anxious? Try this breathing gif

Suzanne Conboy-Hill

What with all the various political shenanigans and turmoil, it’s not surprising more of us are feeling anxious. If that’s you, maybe give this a try. It comes via Michelle Vargas (@VargasSTL) who points to Giphy as the source. #mentalhealth #anxiety @respectyourself pic.twitter.com/zEnPJMxjUQ — Michelle Vargas (@VargasSTL) August 4, 2016 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js   Edited to show Giphy as the source of the graphic. Continue reading Feeling anxious? Try this breathing gif

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Thorpe Park: Royal College of Psychiatrists’ open letter

Suzanne Conboy-Hill

If you’ve been following the Thorpe Park ‘Asylum’ debacle, this open letter from the Royal College of Psychiatrists may help illuminate the problem. Thorpe Park has, all along, been asked to change, not to close, its ill-advised attraction; so far with no response other than bland platitudes. One hopes this latest reasoned request will finally get through to them. http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mediacentre/pressreleases2013/openlettertothorpepark.aspx For catch-up, much of the debate can be found here where onward links further fill out the debate. The twitter thread, #AsylumNO, has attracted considerable support and inevitably its detractors. Some of these I have found to be reasonable people who, after many … Continue reading Thorpe Park: Royal College of Psychiatrists’ open letter

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