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  • Skkorm@lemmy.worldtoMemes@lemmy.mlWhy haven't you taken the bear pill?
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    6 months ago

    Actually a bear is very unlikely to come after you. I come from an extremely rural part of Alberta, Canada, and large bears would sometimes wander in and near town. They wouldn’t run around swiping people up and murdering them, they would just basically wander around eating garbage and looking for food. The reality is that if you were in the woods with a random bear, unless it was starving or you were near its Cubs, it likely wouldn’t see you as important.

    I’ll tell you what though. The bodies of indigenous women would get found in the woods sometimes. Bears didn’t put them there, men did.



  • Skkorm@lemmy.worldtoAutism@lemmy.worldI think I'm autistic
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    7 months ago

    It’s a byproduct of our lack of a mental health care system. While I do agree that it can be dangerous, self-diagnosis is necessary because there is no mental health system in place. Be it America or Canada, mental health is not considered Healthcare. Therefore, the only way for a person to explore mental health related issues is for them to diagnose themselves first, and then go exploring for professional perspective afterwards.

    Claiming that self diagnosis is “seeking special treatment” is incredibly cynical. Never attribute to malice what can be attributed to incompetence. People aren’t wrong for taking part in self-analysis. Examining your behavior and seeking to understand why you act the way you act is how you learn to reflect on your behavior and become a better person as you age. If your initial reaction to this post is to assume a malicious motive, then you could do with some self analysis as well. Why do you think you automatically assumed the worst of reasonings behind self diagnosis? That’s something that may be with exploring about yourself.

    Self-Diagnosis is the first step in that process. Until mental health care is considered Healthcare, something our General health practitioners prioritize just as much as physical health, self-diagnosis is necessary.






  • Skkorm@lemmy.worldto196@lemmy.blahaj.zonerule
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    9 months ago

    I mean a 2 second google search lead me to finding out that no trans woman has won an Olympic medal in the women’s category. The closest thing has been Canadian soccer player Quinn, who won as part of the team, rather than solo.

    (And they won because our women’s team slaps. Get gud, world.)


  • Skkorm@lemmy.worldto196@lemmy.blahaj.zonerule
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    9 months ago

    No trans woman has won an Olympic medal in the women’s category. The closest thing has been Canadian soccer player Quinn, who won as part of the team, rather than solo.

    (And they won because our women’s team slaps. Get gud, world.)