A teacher called over a dozen therapists to find mental health care following a miscarriage.

An EMT spent months looking for one after a suicide attempt.

They couldn’t find any in-network provider able to see them. Now they're suing their insurer.
https://www.propublica.org/article/emblemhealth-ghost-network-mental-health-lawsuit-new-york?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Law #Health #MentalHealth #Lawsuit #Healthcare #Insurance #NewYork

A teacher called over a dozen therapists to find mental health care following a miscarriage.

An EMT spent months looking for one after a suicide attempt.

They couldn’t find any in-network provider able to see them. Now they're suing their insurer.
https://www.propublica.org/article/emblemhealth-ghost-network-mental-health-lawsuit-new-york?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Law #Health #MentalHealth #Lawsuit #Healthcare #Insurance #NewYork

One of our developers just spent an hour assessing and reviewing a pull request on one of our security projects in Rust. About 2000 lines of code changed, backed by a 200 line description which, luckily, explicitly stated: "I am not a Rust developer or security expert" and "This code was generated with assistance from Claude".

I asked "Why did you spend an hour on this?" and they replied "This seemed to be coming from a young, enthusiastic coder trying to do their best for an open source project. I didn't just want to shut the door in their face without a proper explanation."

This made me think. There's a lot of AI-slop bashing, and sure, we now definitely need a policy too to protect ourselves from it becoming a time sink. But I think we shouldn't forget the often good intentions that are behind these contributions. There is an educational aspect here as well, especially for a younger generation of software developers who think AI gives them programming powers beyond their wildest dreams.

We honestly welcome contributions, but as guardians of our code base we often feel that the timing doesn't quite line up with our planning, the design choices don't quite match the existing or desired architecture, and now, with AI, it becomes easier than ever to put a lot of code on our doorstep to review. Contributors may feel they're doing something good, without considering the consequences on the receiving end.

So, I think our contributing guidelines should start with "Before you start coding, talk to us first."

#Compassion #MentalHealth #OpenSource #AI #AISlop #SoftwareDevelopment #ProductManagement #rustlang

Wenn sich alles schwer anfühlt, heißt das nicht, dass du versagst – es zeigt, wie tapfer du jeden unsichtbaren Kampf führst. Dein Durchhalten ist stärker, als du glaubst.

#MentalHealth #Depression #PTBS #Hoffnung 💙🕊️🌙

Wenn sich alles schwer anfühlt, heißt das nicht, dass du versagst – es zeigt, wie tapfer du jeden unsichtbaren Kampf führst. Dein Durchhalten ist stärker, als du glaubst.

#MentalHealth #Depression #PTBS #Hoffnung 💙🕊️🌙

One of our developers just spent an hour assessing and reviewing a pull request on one of our security projects in Rust. About 2000 lines of code changed, backed by a 200 line description which, luckily, explicitly stated: "I am not a Rust developer or security expert" and "This code was generated with assistance from Claude".

I asked "Why did you spend an hour on this?" and they replied "This seemed to be coming from a young, enthusiastic coder trying to do their best for an open source project. I didn't just want to shut the door in their face without a proper explanation."

This made me think. There's a lot of AI-slop bashing, and sure, we now definitely need a policy too to protect ourselves from it becoming a time sink. But I think we shouldn't forget the often good intentions that are behind these contributions. There is an educational aspect here as well, especially for a younger generation of software developers who think AI gives them programming powers beyond their wildest dreams.

We honestly welcome contributions, but as guardians of our code base we often feel that the timing doesn't quite line up with our planning, the design choices don't quite match the existing or desired architecture, and now, with AI, it becomes easier than ever to put a lot of code on our doorstep to review. Contributors may feel they're doing something good, without considering the consequences on the receiving end.

So, I think our contributing guidelines should start with "Before you start coding, talk to us first."

#Compassion #MentalHealth #OpenSource #AI #AISlop #SoftwareDevelopment #ProductManagement #rustlang

#MentalHealth #MentalIllness #Depression #Anxiety #cPTSD #Autism #ActuallyAutistic

Wenn die Müdigkeit tief in dir sitzt, bedeutet das nicht, dass du schwach bist – sondern dass du viel zu lange stark warst. Jede Pause ist ein Schritt zurück zu dir selbst.

#MentalHealth #Depression #PTBS #Selbstfürsorge 😌🕊️💙

TO DO LIST

DURING BIPOLAR MANIA
- start a business
- go to Bali
- find my soul mate
- run a marathon
- start crossfit
- become a doctor

DURING BIPOLAR DEPRESSION
- get out of bed

#bipolar #mentalHealth #depression #notjustsad #hypomania #notjusthappy #mania

TO DO LIST

DURING BIPOLAR MANIA
- start a business
- go to Bali
- find my soul mate
- run a marathon
- start crossfit
- become a doctor

DURING BIPOLAR DEPRESSION
- get out of bed

#bipolar #mentalHealth #depression #notjustsad #hypomania #notjusthappy #mania

Anyway, I share because it helps to know I'm not the only one who fights this stuff, and maybe me being open about it can help someone else. #MentalHealth #Anxiety #HealthAnxiety

Does everyone's brain come up with as much bullshit as mine, because holy crap. ALL HAIL THE QUEEN OF CATASTROPHIZING. #anxiety #MentalHealth

#MentalHealth #MentalIllness #Depression #Anxiety #cPTSD #Autism #ActuallyAutistic

#BücherSonntag
Mental Health Repräsentation in meinen Büchern: Ich habe als Own Voice mehrere Romane geschrieben, in denen die Protagonist*innen mit ihrer Mental Health struggeln, durch psychische Erkrankungen. Ich stelle sie hier im Thread kurz vor.

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#MentalHealthRepräsentation #MentalHealth #Lesen #Buch