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Hello everybody!

I guess it is time for an #introductions

I am June, from Vancouver, Canada. My gender is 422. 🤷‍♀️

Gosh, I'm supposed to describe who I am and my life? No idea where to start.
I am an extrovert, survivor, and kind of 3 cats in a trench coat, pretty sure one of them is a racoon in disguise.

For what I do: I develop my own video games (Unreal), make art in various mediums (traditional, digital, photography, 3D, interactive,...) and DJ for my friends. I love hikes, road-trips, raves, novelty and being like, super weird. I also freedive a lot and read mental health scholarly articles for fun.

I do not especially identify as transgender, but gender transition is what I am engaged in.

I am part of a polyamory / relationship anarchist family with my partner, where I am helping raise a lovely (and quite hilarious) child.

I am currently in collaboration to attempt at creating a prosocial co-op studio with a friend, hoping to bring mental health-focused cosy games on the market. Because, you know, late-stage economic and environment collapses are kind of turning everybody a bit mad.

I am a big proponent of finding joy, grace, support and hope when facing struggle. One faces pain easier when equipped with joy, and one accesses joy easier when facing pain.

As diagnosed AuDHD +& in resolution stage, I write about philosophy, social justice, transformation, decolonization and mental health. I also do pro-bono trauma coaching and crisis support for gender and neurodiverse communities and consulting services for therapists looking to better support clients on the neurodiverse & dissociative spectrums. (I would argue that going into the mental health field after 15 years in games is kind of the pipeline 😅 ).

Regarding who I am? If you're a bit into tarot, I'll say that I could identify as the explosive mix of The Fool, The Magician & The Empress. Something like that: I enjoy traveling between worlds and seeking natural truth.

Nice to meet y'all!

### **Diagnostic Criteria for Billionaire Psychopathy Disorder (BPD)**
*(Proposed for inclusion in future editions of the DSM)*

#### **A. Core Features**
A pervasive pattern of extreme wealth accumulation accompanied by maladaptive psychological and behavioral traits, beginning in early adulthood and present in various contexts, as indicated by at least **five (5) or more** of the following:

1. **Deficient Empathy:** Displays a chronic inability or unwillingness to recognize the suffering, struggles, or needs of others, even when directly responsible for their hardship. May rationalize exploitation or suffering as a necessary outcome of their own success.
2. **Narcissistic Grandiosity:** Maintains an inflated sense of self-importance, believing their wealth signifies inherent superiority, intelligence, or worthiness. Often exhibits excessive entitlement to admiration, obedience, or special treatment.
3. **Psychopathic Traits:** Demonstrates callousness, manipulation, or a lack of remorse in pursuit of personal and financial gains. May exploit legal loopholes, workers, or the environment without ethical concern.
4. **Extreme Privilege Blindness:** Exhibits an inability or unwillingness to recognize the systemic advantages that contributed to their status, often engaging in self-mythologizing narratives of "self-made success."
5. **Delusions of Grandeur:** Holds irrational beliefs about their omnipotence, seeing themselves as uniquely capable of solving world problems—often in ways that ignore or exacerbate structural issues. May attempt to reshape society according to their personal ideology.
6. **Compulsive Resource Hoarding:** Accumulates and withholds excessive financial, material, or land-based resources beyond reasonable personal needs, despite awareness of widespread societal inequities. Finds security in unchecked accumulation.
7. **Exploitative Control:** Uses wealth to exert disproportionate influence over political, social, or economic structures, often engaging in behaviors that reinforce their own power at the expense of the public good.

#### **B. Impairment & Consequences**
- The individual's behaviors result in **significant harm to others** (e.g., systemic worker exploitation, ecological destruction, destabilization of democratic processes).
- Despite external material success, the individual may exhibit **deficient interpersonal relationships, an inability to form genuine connections, or a deep-seated paranoia regarding threats to their status.**

#### **C. Exclusionary Criteria**
- The individual is not excessively wealthy.
- The pattern is **not better explained** by other conditions such as Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD), Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD), or Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD), although high comorbidity with these may exist.
- The behaviors are **not solely attributable** to a temporary manic or psychotic episode.

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### **Specifiers**
- **Corporate Feudalism Subtype:** Characterized by monopolization of industries, lobbying for deregulation, and aggressive union suppression.
- **Technocrat Messiah Subtype:** Marked by a belief in their personal ability to "solve" social crises through technology, often with little regard for democratic governance or unintended consequences.
- **Neo-Philanthropist Subtype:** Engages in highly publicized charitable efforts that reinforce their own power, wealth, or ideological control rather than addressing root systemic issues.

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### **Prognosis & Treatment**
- **Prognosis:** Guarded to poor. Individuals rarely seek treatment voluntarily, as their position insulates them from natural consequences. External interventions (e.g., wealth redistribution, progressive taxation, corporate regulation) are often more effective than direct psychological treatment.
- **Treatment Considerations:** Cognitive-behavioral approaches may be attempted but are often limited by entrenched delusions of superiority. Radical exposure therapy involving forced wealth redistribution may yield the best outcomes.

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### **Notes:**
- This diagnosis is not currently recognized by the APA but reflects emerging critiques of extreme wealth hoarding as a form of maladaptive psychopathology.
- Further research is needed to determine the most effective intervention strategies, though historical precedent suggests wealth caps and systemic economic reforms may be necessary preventative measures.

Who here feels like they are subjectively too NICE? Or that it might be better for themselves to be less NICE? 🙂

(This question focuses on your personal feelings, not the impact on the world)

#Poll#Emotions#Feelings

Take home, or to school, message. Feeling safe, I.e., not threatened, is the best physiological \ environmental condition or environment, to learn in.

Chasing Consciousness: Dr. Stephen Porges PHD - POLYVAGAL THEORY EXPLAINED

Episode webpage: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sho

Media file: anchor.fm/s/51be8448/podcast/p

Spotify for CreatorsDr. Stephen Porges PHD - POLYVAGAL THEORY EXPLAINED von Chasing ConsciousnessWhat's the importance of safety to health?  In this episode we’re going to be talking about the neuroscience of safety and how our sense of safety can be hugely important to the way we communicate and learn. Research shows that when we perceive threat, we go into a hyper-vigilant state and certain circuits of the brain shut down to focus on self-protection. If we can become aware of this as it’s happening we can not only use certain tools to mediate it, but we can also help others not end up in that state too. We are extremely lucky today to go straight to the horses mouth so to speak of this research, speaking with the founder of Polyvagal Theory himself, Dr Stephen Porges. Dr. Porges is the founding director of the Traumatic Stress Research Consortium at Indiana University. He is Professor of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina, and Professor Emeritus at both the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Maryland. He has published more than 300 peer-reviewed papers across several disciplines including, biomedical engineering, neurology, neuroscience, obstetrics, pediatrics, psychiatry, psychology, and substance abuse. In this episode we’ll be unpacking his Polyvagal Theory, a theory that links the evolution of the mammalian autonomic nervous system to social behaviour. The theory is leading to innovative treatments based on insights into the mechanisms operating in several behavioural, psychiatric, and physical disorders. He is the author of several books which we’ll be mentioning in the interview and you can find links to in the show notes. What we discuss in this episode? 06:29 What’s going on inside people’s heads? 09:00 If your body is in a state of threat you can’t access certain areas of your brain 12:49 What does the Vagal nerve do? 17:00 Facial expression and tone of voice broadcast our physiological state via the Vagal nerve 22:30 Co-regulation between parent and child 24:00 Polyvagal Theory explained by its founder 28:00 Bidirectionality: feedback between physiological state and mental state 32:00 Trauma, making ourselves numb, disassociation and turning off your body 35:00 Co-regulation VS co-exacerbation between individual and collective systems 40:30 Dan Siegal’s ‘window of tolerance’ 43:00 Error in thinking about trauma, of focusing on event and not on bodily reaction and feelings 45:30 Stephen’s new book ‘Polyvagal safety: attachment, communication, self-regulation’ 48:00 Physical and mental illness are the same, but medical professionals aren’t taught this 51:45 Vagal metrics to help explain ‘medically unexplained symptoms’ 57:00 Moving beyond Paul McLean’s outdated concepts of the Triune brain and the Limbic system 54:00 ‘Neural exercise’ (play and social interaction) should be a fundamental part of a healthy education 1:04:34 Being listened to is crucial to feeling safe 1:07:30 Voice cues for safety have been critical to man’s survival 1:07:40 The ‘Safe and Sound’ protocol for inducing clam and safety 1:12:00 Tools from Polyvagal theory for bypassing trauma triggers 1:13:45 Listen to your body don’t hack it. References and books mentioned:  Dr. Stephen Porges ‘The pocket guide to Polyvagal Theory: the transformative power of feeling safe?’ https://www.stephenporges.com/books Dr. Stephen Porges ‘Polyvagal safety: attachment, communication, self-regulation’ https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324016274 Dan Siegal’s ‘window of tolerance’ concept https://www.stmichaelshospital.com/pdf/programs/mast/mast-session1.pdf Stephenporges.com Polyvagalinstitute.org Safe and Sound protocol™ https://integratedlistening.com/porges/
Spotify for CreatorsDr. Stephen Porges PHD - POLYVAGAL THEORY EXPLAINED von Chasing ConsciousnessWhat's the importance of safety to health?  In this episode we’re going to be talking about the neuroscience of safety and how our sense of safety can be hugely important to the way we communicate and learn. Research shows that when we perceive threat, we go into a hyper-vigilant state and certain circuits of the brain shut down to focus on self-protection. If we can become aware of this as it’s happening we can not only use certain tools to mediate it, but we can also help others not end up in that state too. We are extremely lucky today to go straight to the horses mouth so to speak of this research, speaking with the founder of Polyvagal Theory himself, Dr Stephen Porges. Dr. Porges is the founding director of the Traumatic Stress Research Consortium at Indiana University. He is Professor of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina, and Professor Emeritus at both the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Maryland. He has published more than 300 peer-reviewed papers across several disciplines including, biomedical engineering, neurology, neuroscience, obstetrics, pediatrics, psychiatry, psychology, and substance abuse. In this episode we’ll be unpacking his Polyvagal Theory, a theory that links the evolution of the mammalian autonomic nervous system to social behaviour. The theory is leading to innovative treatments based on insights into the mechanisms operating in several behavioural, psychiatric, and physical disorders. He is the author of several books which we’ll be mentioning in the interview and you can find links to in the show notes. What we discuss in this episode? 06:29 What’s going on inside people’s heads? 09:00 If your body is in a state of threat you can’t access certain areas of your brain 12:49 What does the Vagal nerve do? 17:00 Facial expression and tone of voice broadcast our physiological state via the Vagal nerve 22:30 Co-regulation between parent and child 24:00 Polyvagal Theory explained by its founder 28:00 Bidirectionality: feedback between physiological state and mental state 32:00 Trauma, making ourselves numb, disassociation and turning off your body 35:00 Co-regulation VS co-exacerbation between individual and collective systems 40:30 Dan Siegal’s ‘window of tolerance’ 43:00 Error in thinking about trauma, of focusing on event and not on bodily reaction and feelings 45:30 Stephen’s new book ‘Polyvagal safety: attachment, communication, self-regulation’ 48:00 Physical and mental illness are the same, but medical professionals aren’t taught this 51:45 Vagal metrics to help explain ‘medically unexplained symptoms’ 57:00 Moving beyond Paul McLean’s outdated concepts of the Triune brain and the Limbic system 54:00 ‘Neural exercise’ (play and social interaction) should be a fundamental part of a healthy education 1:04:34 Being listened to is crucial to feeling safe 1:07:30 Voice cues for safety have been critical to man’s survival 1:07:40 The ‘Safe and Sound’ protocol for inducing clam and safety 1:12:00 Tools from Polyvagal theory for bypassing trauma triggers 1:13:45 Listen to your body don’t hack it. References and books mentioned:  Dr. Stephen Porges ‘The pocket guide to Polyvagal Theory: the transformative power of feeling safe?’ https://www.stephenporges.com/books Dr. Stephen Porges ‘Polyvagal safety: attachment, communication, self-regulation’ https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324016274 Dan Siegal’s ‘window of tolerance’ concept https://www.stmichaelshospital.com/pdf/programs/mast/mast-session1.pdf Stephenporges.com Polyvagalinstitute.org Safe and Sound protocol™ https://integratedlistening.com/porges/
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The image contains a series of illustrations with text describing the emotional and psychological effects often experienced by people who have been abused. Each illustration is accompanied by a specific feeling or struggle:

  • A person feeling like they're not enough.
  • A person feeling vulnerable and afraid.
  • A person struggling with nightmares and flashbacks.
  • A person struggling to see the beauty in themselves.
  • A person feeling numb when they normally wouldn't.
  • A person struggling to put their guard down.
  • A person feeling disconnected from their 'true self'.

At the bottom, there is a message: "Please be patient - the grief, trauma, and pain from abuse takes a lot of time and work to heal from." The image is credited to The Depression Project, with their logo, and the handle @RealDepressionProject.

New instance, new #introduction:

I'm an autistic xennial (she/her) who will 100% be telling people I'm from Canada if I travel internationally in the near future.

I joined Fedi in '22 & this is my 5th(!) instance because I'm currently learning #Welsh/ #Cymraeg & I need a break from the US.

I'm a cat mom, #horror nerd, former #horse girl & hoarder of unread books.

Other interests: #Tea, #Taskmaster, #FOSS, #Android #Psychology #Zoology #CelticLinguistics #Egyptology #TypeONegative #90sGoth