cross-posted from: https://piefed.diffrint.org/post/48891

PsychologyToday.com lets you filter by price range, but doesn't actually allow for price-based sorting. That has annoyed me for years, so I decided to do something about it. If you're looking for the cheapest / most affordable psychiatrist, medication management provider, or therapist in your area, now it's just a couple clicks away!

PsychologyToday.com lets you filter by price range, but doesn't actually allow for price-based sorting. That has annoyed me for years, so I decided to do something about it. If you're looking for the cheapest / most affordable psychiatrist, medication management provider, or therapist in your area, now it's just a couple clicks away!

cross-posted from: https://piefed.diffrint.org/post/37719

I foster cats; sometimes I get a cat that would be a perfect Emotional Support Animal (ESA), and this is one of them! When I'm fostering an ESA-compatible cat, I list them at diffrint.org/ESAs. Feel free to reach out for inquiry here or at any contact method listed on our contact page.

If you don't have one already, I'd be happy to write you an ESA letter for a small additional fee (following an included assessment/ evaluation).

Do you need routine in your life? Maybe even purpose? Would you benefit from having an exceptionally well-behaved & independent cat who always comes for snuggles when called? Then Eddie might be the kitty for you!

Eddie (whom we call Kevin Michael Ferrari, for obvious reasons) is the smartest cat you've never met. He has a heart condition, for which he takes pills twice a day; he not only takes them like a champ, but he'll even remind you when it's time!

This kitty is the whole package: he encourages you to be more consistent with your own meds, gives you mad sympathy points and a sense of purpose for saving a life, and will provide you company & comfort on-demand.

Adopt him rn.

I foster cats; sometimes I get a cat that would be a perfect Emotional Support Animal (ESA), and this is one of them! When I'm fostering an ESA-compatible cat, I list them at diffrint.org/ESAs. Feel free to reach out for inquiry here or at any contact method listed on our contact page.

If you don't have one already, I'd be happy to write you an ESA letter for a small additional fee (following an included assessment/ evaluation).

Do you need routine in your life? Maybe even purpose? Would you benefit from having an exceptionally well-behaved & independent cat who always comes for snuggles when called? Then Eddie might be the kitty for you!

Eddie (whom we call Kevin Michael Ferrari, for obvious reasons) is the smartest cat you've never met. He has a heart condition, for which he takes pills twice a day; he not only takes them like a champ, but he'll even remind you when it's time!

This kitty is the whole package: he encourages you to be more consistent with your own meds, gives you mad sympathy points and a sense of purpose for saving a life, and will provide you company & comfort on-demand.

Adopt him rn.

cross-posted from: https://piefed.diffrint.org/post/15000

https://diffrint.org/

Some are neater than others, but I wanted there to be one on every page and I ran out of good ideas. The one on the about page helps discover the rest, but below is a key anyway (they do require JavaScript)

I felt like I knew far too little about programming, web development, and system administration for projects like this, and expected to be horribly overwhelmed, but I'm having a blast! I'm just proud of all the work I put into this website and I wanted to share it.

(Also, the theme and dyslexia friendly font match the custom theme I set up for piefed.diffrint.org!)

Key:

Header/Menu

Toggle dark/light mode 5 times in quick succession

About Page

Enable developer mode by tapping the build number 7 times

Projects Page

Last project, at the bottom

Donate Page

Click the Crypto option and watch the header! Then try moving your finger/mouse around

Services Page

Tap the word "more" (up to 5 times) near the end of the first paragraph just above the booking buttons

Resources Page

Click the "🍄 friendly" tag

Contact Page

Click the "here" hyperlink for a classic hexbear surprise (NSFW)

https://diffrint.org/

Some are neater than others, but I wanted there to be one on every page and I ran out of good ideas. The one on the about page helps discover the rest, but below is a key anyway (they do require JavaScript)

I felt like I knew far too little about programming, web development, and system administration for projects like this, and expected to be horribly overwhelmed, but I'm having a blast! I'm just proud of all the work I put into this website and I wanted to share it.

(Also, the theme and dyslexia friendly font match the custom theme I set up for piefed.diffrint.org!)

Key:

cross-posted from: https://piefed.diffrint.org/post/14641

piefed.diffrint.org is a silly little social work focused Lemmy instance for queer and/or neurodiverse leftists. Community creation is currently disabled, but if you feel that diffrint is the right home for your community, feel free to ask! Current communities include c/fundraising and c/psychotherapyleftists

We use an automod which automagically propagates sitewide bans from blahaj & dbzer0, and we share all of their combined defed lists with exceptions made for hexbear and soulism.

Check us out in your browser to see our extensive custom theming, including a dyslexia friendly font and "leftvotes & rightvotes" rather than up- and down- (an idea I stole from y0kai that I'm sure was never meant to be taken seriously). I was gonna disable downvotes, but this seemed funnier.

Full disclosure, a big part of my motivation to start this instance was to advertise my nonprofit. I think it oughta be pretty clear though that this isn't some kind of corporate charity shenanigan, and I'm not gonna be spamming or sneaking ads into shit.

cross-posted from: https://piefed.diffrint.org/post/14280

The diagnosis of Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD) is not a medical observation, but rather a political instrument designed to pathologize the individual at the absolution of the system. It functions to medicalize resistance, framing dissent and the rejection of bourgeois norms as symptoms of a broken mind rather than rational conclusions of political analysis. By labeling non-compliance as a disorder, the state effectively removes the moral weight from its own violence and redirects it onto the psyche of the oppressed.

This framing becomes patently clear when we examine the scope of the diagnosis. ASPD is far too broad to be clinically useful outside of this context. The criteria themselves reveal the absurdity of the construct:

• Failure to conform to social norms with respect to lawful behaviors, as indicated by three or more of the following:

1. Repeatedly performing acts that are grounds for arrest.
2. Deceitfulness, as indicated by repeated lying, use of aliases, or conning others.
3. Impulsivity or failure to plan ahead.
4. Irritability and aggressiveness, as indicated by repeated physical fights.
5. Reckless disregard for safety of self or others.
6. Consistent irresponsibility, as indicated by repeated failure to sustain consistent work behavior or honor financial obligations.
7. Lack of remorse, as indicated by being indifferent to or rationalizing having hurt, mistreated, or stolen from another.

• Childhood presence of "conduct disorder" as evidenced by a history of any of the following in at least three distinct ways:

    • Aggression
    • Destruction of property
    • Deceitfulness or Theft
    • Serious violation of rules

• Is not explained by Bipolar Disorder or Schizophrenia

• Leads to distress or impairment

The requirement of functional impairment is the most damning part. You can display every "symptom", but if you get away with it then it's not a disorder. Billionaires don't meet criteria, but half of prisoners do. The "distress or impairment" clause is merely a class filter: if you have the power to evade consequences, your behavior is "visionary"; if you don't, it's mental illness.

Sure, if someone struggles with impulse control or emotion dysregulation, those are treatable symptoms that, if resolved, might improve their quality of life. But the vast majority of people who meet the criteria do so simply because they break the law, lie about it, and don't feel bad about it. Why would they? To rebel with intent within an inherently oppressive system and then feel remorse about it would be incongruent. This behavior should not be pathologized. It doesn't need treatment, it needs liberation.

The diagnosis isn't a disorder or disability. ASPD is a made-up label created to pathologize criminality. Practically any anarchist or ADHDer who's been to jail will meet the criteria. The label doesn't serve the individual- it serves the state, and it ought to be discarded. Normalizing ASPD as a diagnosis subverts the notion that smashing the state is good and that people should do so without remorse.

A distinction should be made, however, between the system's use of the label and an individual's relationship to it. For someone already labeled as such, reclaiming the term while refusing to internalize its shame can be a form of resistance in itself. If, however, a client without the diagnosis laments their struggle of acting without thinking, regretting it, and wishing to better navigate social boundaries to improve their wellbeing, e.g., there are several far more relevant diagnoses to choose from rather than funneling them into a category which only serves to stigmatize dissent.

The role of a psychotherapist shouldn't be to subdue the retaliation of the oppressed, but to help them understand that their "symptoms" are often adaptive responses to a unwell society and, importantly, that there exist effective outlets for it. We must reject the idea that the state's laws are in any way a baseline for mental health. The diagnosis is a construct, and the "cure" is revolution.

The diagnosis of Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD) is not a medical observation, but rather a political instrument designed to pathologize the individual at the absolution of the system. It functions to medicalize resistance, framing dissent and the rejection of bourgeois norms as symptoms of a broken mind rather than rational conclusions of political analysis. By labeling non-compliance as a disorder, the state effectively removes the moral weight from its own violence and redirects it onto the psyche of the oppressed.

This framing becomes patently clear when we examine the scope of the diagnosis. ASPD is far too broad to be clinically useful outside of this context. The criteria themselves reveal the absurdity of the construct:

• Failure to conform to social norms with respect to lawful behaviors, as indicated by three or more of the following:

1. Repeatedly performing acts that are grounds for arrest.
2. Deceitfulness, as indicated by repeated lying, use of aliases, or conning others.
3. Impulsivity or failure to plan ahead.
4. Irritability and aggressiveness, as indicated by repeated physical fights.
5. Reckless disregard for safety of self or others.
6. Consistent irresponsibility, as indicated by repeated failure to sustain consistent work behavior or honor financial obligations.
7. Lack of remorse, as indicated by being indifferent to or rationalizing having hurt, mistreated, or stolen from another.

• Childhood presence of "conduct disorder" as evidenced by a history of any of the following in at least three distinct ways:

    • Aggression
    • Destruction of property
    • Deceitfulness or Theft
    • Serious violation of rules

• Is not explained by Bipolar Disorder or Schizophrenia

• Leads to distress or impairment

The requirement of functional impairment is the most damning part. You can display every "symptom", but if you get away with it then it's not a disorder. Billionaires don't meet criteria, but half of prisoners do. The "distress or impairment" clause is merely a class filter: if you have the power to evade consequences, your behavior is "visionary"; if you don't, it's mental illness.

Sure, if someone struggles with impulse control or emotion dysregulation, those are treatable symptoms that, if resolved, might improve their quality of life. But the vast majority of people who meet the criteria do so simply because they break the law, lie about it, and don't feel bad about it. Why would they? To rebel with intent within an inherently oppressive system and then feel remorse about it would be incongruent. This behavior should not be pathologized. It doesn't need treatment, it needs liberation.

The diagnosis isn't a disorder or disability. ASPD is a made-up label created to pathologize criminality. Practically any anarchist or ADHDer who's been to jail will meet the criteria. The label doesn't serve the individual- it serves the state, and it ought to be discarded. Normalizing ASPD as a diagnosis subverts the notion that smashing the state is good and that people should do so without remorse.

A distinction should be made, however, between the system's use of the label and an individual's relationship to it. For someone already labeled as such, reclaiming the term while refusing to internalize its shame can be a form of resistance in itself. If, however, a client without the diagnosis laments their struggle of acting without thinking, regretting it, and wishing to better navigate social boundaries to improve their wellbeing, e.g., there are several far more relevant diagnoses to choose from rather than funneling them into a category which only serves to stigmatize dissent.

The role of a psychotherapist shouldn't be to subdue the retaliation of the oppressed, but to help them understand that their "symptoms" are often adaptive responses to a unwell society and, importantly, that there exist effective outlets for it. We must reject the idea that the state's laws are in any way a baseline for mental health. The diagnosis is a construct, and the "cure" is revolution.

cross-posted from: https://piefed.diffrint.org/post/12280

Hi friends,

I started a support organization to help fund services for the demographics I serve, but I'm probably limited by my refusal to use any social media but the fediverse. If you can afford to donate, that would be cool af, but sharing elsewhere is probably just as helpful, if not moreso. The donorbox donation widget on our donate page also has a feature to share via select social sites.

We're currently able to offer therapy at a $35 rate to up to 30 clients at a time. 10 of those slots remain open; with donations, we hope to be able to replace all of them with $0 slots. The plan if we get more donations earmarked for therapy than we can use is to expand our network and pay for services through other providers.

We also fund internship opportunities for student therapists, as well as emergency funding for psychiatric medication and hormones. Soon, we hope to get started on some more ambitious projects which you can view on our projects page. Donors can choose exactly where their contributions go.

I intend to manually add all donated funds to our OpenCollective page and use their tools to make our finances transparent.

Hi friends,

I started a support organization to help fund services for the demographics I serve, but I'm probably limited by my refusal to use any social media but the fediverse. If you can afford to donate, that would be cool af, but sharing elsewhere is probably just as helpful, if not moreso. The donorbox donation widget on our donate page also has a feature to share via select social sites.

We're currently able to offer therapy at a $35 rate to up to 30 clients at a time. 10 of those slots remain open; with donations, we hope to be able to replace all of them with $0 slots. The plan if we get more donations earmarked for therapy than we can use is to expand our network and pay for services through other providers.

We also fund internship opportunities for student therapists, as well as emergency funding for psychiatric medication and hormones. Soon, we hope to get started on some more ambitious projects which you can view on our projects page. Donors can choose exactly where their contributions go.

I intend to manually add all donated funds to our OpenCollective page and use their tools to make our finances transparent.