Jonny Pugsley

You’re experiencing a normal reaction to abnormal events. Anyone else who’d been through the same might have ended up reacting in the same way. However, these survival strategies may no longer be needed or useful. With the right support you may be able to leave them behind. [sic]

Whenever I see weird things like this in Apple’s own iOS it makes me feel much better about the app work I do in my job…

Growing up is realising you wish you’d never found out what Jennifer did…

A sex or gender based approach is not always appropriate for every health setting. Psychiatric wards in England currently separate patients by gender, and don’t consider individual needs to keep people psychologically safe. Let’s be more person centred? apple.news/ACjfwAOtPRHG1UZNo…

Dear Marketers, I’d argue that sending an email to people asking if they’d like to opt-out of Mother’s Day communications as it can be a sensitive time of year is equally as insensitive. Why not consider being more original or tactful with these comms? 🤷‍♂️ – at Bailiwick of Jersey, United Kingdom

Somebody at work today told me I look like @MasonMount… I’ll gladly take that one! – at Islands District, Hong Kong

Why is the UK rail service so ridiculously unreliable? 🤦‍♂️ If you work in a time critical role I’ve no clue how people rely on the rail service to get them from A to B without passing in an extra three hours into their journey?? – at Crewe, England

The new @Adele music video hits different in the morning with a hangover 😂 youtu.be/jDvYDzFOK9A – at Camden Town, London

At this point I probably sound incredibly self righteous. But I truly do not believe we make much progress by way of finger pointing. Maybe I’m an optimist, but I think we have the power to transform the world if we’re quite simply KIND to each other. – at South East, England

It shouldn’t take the horrendous suffering of individuals in care to be exposed by the media for us to take action. When did you last stop to talk to somebody you can probably tell is in need? When did you last advocate for somebody who was struggling to advocate for themselves? – at Camberley, South East

How do our employment practices impact on each other? How do our government policies affect marginalised people? How does the way we communicate with each other cause harm, and even better how can we better care for each other through the ways we communicate? – at Camberley, South East

If we’re to truly make impactful change, I believe we ALL need to consider the role we play in adding to or taking away from the experience of those with poor mental health. – at Camberley, South East

Mental health professionals are working in extremely challenging environments and I continue to read of the failings of NHS Trusts and other care providers. I’m yet to read a hard hitting story about the failures of each and every one of us in society. – at Camberley, South East

We dehumanise those suffering from the extremes of poor mental health from the offset. We’ve designed legislation to forcefully detain them. We’ve created a system that attempts to balance patient risk and safety with the protection of institutions from legislative blame. – at Camberley, South East

…that those exhibiting extreme behaviours/symptoms of poor mental health are problematic to society and that nobody wishes to accept them within the community until they are “fixed”. – at Camberley, South East

How do we appropriately discharge some of this frustration on the wider care system? Who do we hold to ultimate account? I believe that our mental health legislation, specifically the Mental Health Act (1983), originates from the principle… – at Camberley, South East

What is causing our health care professionals to dehumanise the individuals within their care? This is NOT an attempt at excusing the behaviour of staff and lessening the suffering of those under their care. – at Camberley, South East

I fear for the fact that the media are so quick to place blame on individual health care practitioners. Support workers for example in mental health are unlicensed and often work without formal care qualifications. I think we need to ask what’s going on in the system as a whole. – at Camberley, South East

*Might be triggering for some* I’ve been reading this article about the awful treatment of a young woman at the Edenfield Centre. While I’m sure we can all agree this care not only falls far short of acceptable standards, it seems like blatant abuse. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-63049874 – at Camberley, South East

In other news… I’ve just spent the last 45 minutes trying to fill up a bath without the plug in, wondering why it’s been taking so long. – at Seattle, WA

How not to end your days off 😴 #BusLyfe