IC Rants

How much bullshit are stress induced flares? Urgh. Like, “Hey I know you’re insanely stressed, and sobbing nonstop, and so emotionally distraught that you probably want to die to some degree- but let’s just make you hurt and pee like 10x as much, that will make it FUN!” Fucking seriously!?

Me rn.

Same.

If someone doesn’t “seem” disabled to you, maybe it’s because they’ve been forced to develop a huge and complex system of coping mechanisms in order to try and survive in an ableist world. It’s probably that.

#PREACH

Me @ my joints: please remain in your seats with seatbelts fastened until the vehicle comes to a complete stop

Being denied accommodations because you don’t look disabled is not a privilege it’s discrimination.

Before I finally got my POTS diagnosis, someone suggested that I should try hot yoga. If I had tried to exercise in a heated, humid room, I likely would’ve passed out and could’ve injured myself. Suggesting treatments for people’s chronic illnesses is annoying at best and dangerous at worst. If the person is undiagnosed, it’s doubly dangerous to suggest treatments because they may not know all of their symptoms and limits yet. Please don’t give people dietary or fitness advice; I know you’re trying to help, but that’s a doctor’s job. 

I hate being asked by abled people how I can live and deal with my pain and conditions, like I’m some sort of inspiration. I don’t have a fucking choice, this is my life. That’s how I live with it, because I don’t have the option to live any other way.