By Dr. Panicha McGuire, LMFT, RPT™ Here’s why I would NEVER call the police for any mental health crisis. Ever. Every year, hundreds of people in the U.S. are killed by police while experiencing a mental health crisis. Many are BIPOC, neurodivergent, disabled, or otherwise marginalized. They needed care. They got force. These aren’t isolatedContinue reading “Mental Health Crises Shouldn’t Be a Death Sentence: Police-Free Support Options and the Lives We’ve Lost”
Category Archives: Neurodiversity
Understanding Doomscrolling: A Guide for the Neurodivergent
In today’s hyper-connected digital age, it can feel like the world is on fire every time we open our phones or computers. Breaking news. Politically charged updates. Disheartening reports of yet another injustice. For many of us, “doomscrolling”, the compulsion to keep scrolling through one distressing headline after another, has become an entrenched habit. ButContinue reading “Understanding Doomscrolling: A Guide for the Neurodivergent”
Unmasking Myself: The Hidden Struggles of a High-Masking Autistic Adult
For over 30 years, I thought I understood myself. I believed the depression and anxiety I carried were just part of my story, an inevitable weight I had to bear. It wasn’t until recently that I realized those struggles weren’t the root—they were the branches of a much deeper truth: I am autistic. As I’veContinue reading “Unmasking Myself: The Hidden Struggles of a High-Masking Autistic Adult”