#Distress

BREAKING: @g20org Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors have agreed to suspend debt repayments for the world's poorest countries as they grapple with #COVID19. Here’s why this is HUGE news.
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Burnout & Depression - some thoughts Burnout, unlike major depressive disorder & like grief, is linked to a specific context (excessive & prolonged stress). While MDD is descriptive & acontextual,
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Rationing runs deeper than ventilators & PPE. Some #COVID19 patients may receive extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), or cardiopulmonary life support, as an adjunct to ventilation & medical mgmt. ECMO therapy
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And here we go…https://twitter.com/MaS1banda/status/1252649984815697922 President @CyrilRamaphosa kicks off by addressing the nation as 'compatriots'.A reminder that we are in this together and fighting a pandemic. Urgent & dramatic measu
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Today is October 1st, which marks 35 years since Israel launched an airstrike on Tunisian land, killing many Palestinian and tunisian civilians.Here's a short thread of what happened: After the
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Life isn’t about marks but to learn from marks you got.While I had just finished representing India in an international painting competition, I had got 38 in Maths Pre-Board class
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Meghans lawyer: “suggested that the defendant had attempted to cause “maximum damage” to the duchess’ reputation”Also Meghans lawyer: “It’s all about distress, it’s not about damage to reputation.” Meghans’ Lawyer:
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THREAD: School closure and kids I am an expert in child & adolescent EMERGENCY psychiatry. This is my expert opinion: It's complex, and it is not easy to answerCOVID =
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Self-care for survivors: "Self-care" means looking after yourself. It means treating yourself as person who deserves care. Caring for yourself is often challenging for people who experienced child abuse or childhood
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Time for a thread on the Reichstag fire and how the Nazis used it to consolidate power and eliminate all civil rights in Germany. The Reichstag burned 27 Feb 1933.
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I am a homosexual male. I am taking hormones to change my body, and eventually having at least one surgery.Some people say that doing this actually makes me heterosexual, that
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Yesterday, at #ucustrike we were talking a little bit about the Office of the Independent Adjudicator, which can offer compensation to students if their university has not adequately mitigated the
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Things I have learned during my time in therapy:My emotional resilience has improvedI am able to deal with triggers better.I’m more self awareI know when to reach out for help
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Lots of friends have said they've lost loved ones to Covid in India - and that's just today. I'd like to start a thread here specifically to highlight some ways
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A thread on my @ChathamHouse research report coauthored with @ShaharHameiri:"Debunking the Myth of ‘Debt-trap Diplomacy’: How Recipient Countries Shape China’s Belt and Road Initiative."It contains detailed case studies of #
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like this tweet for a random bunny fact when a bunny wants to inform other bunnies of their emotions such as "i'm scared and nervous" or "i'm annoyed with
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