NorthLine Psychology & Psychometrics

28/08/2022

A Melbourne private school is opening online-only enrolments. Headlines have focussed on the $18,000 fees. But there are many reasons why in-person schooling may not work.

23/05/2021

Morning all! Something to think about, from the lovely Ju Blencowe

07/05/2021

This beautiful poem by Elisabet Velasquez (follow her at www.instagram.com/elisabetvelasquezpoetry) was a fu***ng gut punch. Although in my case it was more other boys I grew up with who called any attempt at making a genuine emotional connection with another boy "gay".

I just wrote a piece about how growing up facing this kind of toxic masculinity bu****it from other boys ended up making me change my own name. It's a subscriber-only post, FYI. If you want to read it go to https://jamesfell.substack.com/p/dont-call-me-jim.

26/04/2021

09/04/2021

Click to read the whole thing. I didn’t develop any new skills. I GAVE UP trying to write self help stuff and replaced it with writing about history and was very lucky that it worked out. It also came at a cost of gaining about 20 pounds because I struggled to do anything else. We have been through some s**t. And it’s not over yet.

30/03/2021

Sorry, I'm getting ready to move and am EXHAUSTED lately. Here's today's post!

29/03/2021

THE TROUBLE WITH HIGH MASKING...

Because I’m high masking, when I finally tell someone I’m “stressed” or “overwhelmed”, I mean I am at absolute breaking point.

I need help.

I need to stop.

I Can’t. Do. It. Any. Longer.

Unfortunately, because my external expression and body language tends to be inconsistent with my real emotions, I tend not to be taken seriously.

People sometimes think I’m joking, being sarcastic, or only mildly stressed. So they push me to try harder. Keep going. Try new strategies.

But inside I’m dying.......

If an autistic individual tells you they are overwhelmed, listen. Act. Take it seriously. The overwhelm is likely to be 100 x worse than you think.

Remember this and you could save a life. Or at the very least, help someone from the brink of breakdown.

AUTISTIC PRIDE MUMMA

19/03/2021

15/03/2021

Do I not say this all the time!? Lop

08/02/2021

‪You can now access free E-learning if you have been subjected to s*xual violence at any time in your life. ‬

‪The 8 module course is now available to everyone by clicking this link:

‪https://www.victimfocus.org.uk/free-caring-for-yourself-after-s*xual-violence ‬

The 8 modules are:

1. Reactions and responses to being subjected to s*xual violence (during and after the abuse)
2. Understanding the grooming process that an abuser or offender may have targeted you with
3. Exploring forgiveness and anger towards abusers and people who let you down
4. Understanding your own trauma responses and their purpose
5. Exploring lifelong processing of the trauma, feelings and memories
6. Experiencing victim blaming and self-blame
7. Having s*x and being intimate after s*xual violence
8. How to define and understand ourselves after s*xual violence

Please share widely so everyone can access this resource

01/12/2020

Doctors and scientists should consider sleep problems an integral part of autism and begin to study them in more rigorous ways.