CONFESSIONS OF A SPOONIE

stomach: *is hungry*

heat: *is dizzy and hurts*

me: *eats ONE SPOONFUL of jello*

Stomach: *makes weird noises*

Stomach: WaHt aRe YoU doiNG??!! *slams panic button*

I know myself and other sick/disabled people included get a lot of mistreatment from healthy people. These “normal” people seem to assume we are sick or disabled because we don’t take care of ourselves or try hard enough to get better. We hear it when they suggest basic shit like, try yoga, eat more kale, try vitamin x, go to bed earlier, just get out of the house more, just take a tylenol, exercise more, try to be more positive ect.

Here is the truth: we take great care if ourselves. If there was an award for attempting to be as healthy as possible we would win it. 50-60% of our day is spent taking care of ourselves (some people spend even more time if they are really sick). Sometimes we spend so much time trying to be healthy, we have no energy for anything else.

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1. Do NOT take 8ams. You’re not getting enough sleep as it is. 

2. Let your professors know if you can’t make it to class or have to extend a deadline. Your illness doesn’t define you, but if it’s hurting your grades, let them know! They’ll be more understanding if you explain why you can’t do the thing.

3. Be careful how many spoons you use, especially on weekends. Some days you might be able to go party/hike/explore your city. But don’t overextend yourself or the next week is going to be less productive than Congress

4. Pick seats nearest the door. I know with large lecture halls this can be difficult but if you need to vomit/pass out/take meds you can duck out quickly instead of toppling over your classmates, screaming.

5. If they do dorm inspections, be honest about what your meds are and why you need them so your RA doesn’t report you for illegal drug stuff. 

my gastrointestinal system: