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its not only bad writing but its extremely harmful to people who actually live with conditions that are misrepresented in media. when i found out i had DID, my mom freaked out because her only point of reference was Sybil. when i was younger and first went on psych meds, i thought it meant i was set on a track to be a bad person, because in so many movies and video games you find out the bad guy has medication in his bed side table for some sort of psych disorder. the worst thing a hallucination has ever made me do was wake my mom up at 3 AM to check my bathroom to see if the bugs i saw everywhere were real and the worst thing an “episode” of any sort has made me do is hurt myself. my ptsd doesnt make me kill people, my alters dont kidnap people, my autism doesnt make me so morally unaware that ill murder for senselessly, my ocd doesnt make me hurt people etc etc etc

Take a 2 minute break and read this:

Let's say it's 5:25 pm and you're driving home after an unusually hard day's work.

You are really tired and frustrated. All of a sudden your chest pains. They are starting to radiate in the arm and jaw. It feels like being stabbed in the chest and heart. You're only a few miles away from the nearest hospital or home.

Unfortunately you don't know if you can make it..

Maybe you've taken CPR training, but the person running the course hasn't told you how to help yourself.

How do you survive a heart attack when you're alone when it happens? A person who is feeling weak and whose heart is beating hard has only about 10 seconds before losing consciousness.

1. But you can help yourself by coughing repeatedly and very strongly! Deep breaths before every cough. Coughing should be repeated every second until you arrive at the hospital or until your heart starts to beat normally.

2. Deep breathing gives oxygen to your lungs and coughing movements boost the heart and blood circulation. Heart pressure also helps to restore a normal heartbeat. Here's how cardiac arrest victims can make it to the hospital for the right treatment

3. Cardiologists say if someone gets this message and passes it on to 10 people, we can expect to save at least one life.

And then this:

DONT DO THIS SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

the very unfortunately (mis?)labeling of this practice has probably lead to propagating its popularity but when all is said and done the last thing u want to do in an emergency is fuck up ur chances further lol so please be careful. ahem this is a reminder for me as much as it is for you.

Take a 2 minute break and read this:

Let's say it's 5:25 pm and you're driving home after an unusually hard day's work.

You are really tired and frustrated. All of a sudden your chest pains. They are starting to radiate in the arm and jaw. It feels like being stabbed in the chest and heart. You're only a few miles away from the nearest hospital or home.

Unfortunately you don't know if you can make it..

Maybe you've taken CPR training, but the person running the course hasn't told you how to help yourself.

How do you survive a heart attack when you're alone when it happens? A person who is feeling weak and whose heart is beating hard has only about 10 seconds before losing consciousness.

1. But you can help yourself by coughing repeatedly and very strongly! Deep breaths before every cough. Coughing should be repeated every second until you arrive at the hospital or until your heart starts to beat normally.

2. Deep breathing gives oxygen to your lungs and coughing movements boost the heart and blood circulation. Heart pressure also helps to restore a normal heartbeat. Here's how cardiac arrest victims can make it to the hospital for the right treatment

3. Cardiologists say if someone gets this message and passes it on to 10 people, we can expect to save at least one life.

And then this:

DONT DO THIS SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

the very unfortunately (mis?)labeling of this practice has probably lead to propagating its popularity but when all is said and done the last thing u want to do in an emergency is fuck up ur chances further lol so please be careful. ahem this is a reminder for me as much as it is for you.

[Plaintext: So You Want To Write A Disabled Character?]

Summary: Hi! My name is Ember Phoenix. My blog is @emberphoenixisgoingtolivee My pronouns are they/them and fi/fire/fires/fireself. I am an amateur writer who is disabled. I am going to teach you how to write disabled characters well. This is inspired by the blog @creatingblackcharacters. Each lesson will include summaries at the top. Each lesson will include plaintext. The list of lessons I am going to give you are below. You are welcome to ask me any questions! Below is a list of hashtags I use, and some things about me and this blog.

Hi everyone! My name is Ember Phoenix (of the blog @emberphoenixisgoingtolivee), my pronouns are they/them and fi/fire/fires/fireself (if neopronouns are hard to use, they/them is fine) and I’ve been an amateur writer for six years, and disabled my whole life! There is such a lack of disabled representation in the media, and as an avid consumer of books, films, TV shows, fanfic, fanart, etc, I would love to see people like me represented.

So I made this lesson series as requested for my friends, and inspired by the amazing @creatingblackcharacters blog and their lessons on creating Black characters with intent, thought and sensitivity (which, btw, you should read and follow!!)

If all goes to plan, with the help of this blog, you will have more knowledge and understanding of disability, and will feel more confident and equipped to make amazing, well-rounded, nuanced disabled characters!

Masterpost (to be updated when I post the lessons):

[Plaintext: Masterpost (to be updated):] Lesson 1 — Intro lesson (if you can only read one thing, make it this!) Lesson 2 — Which labels to use? Lesson 3 — Know the disability you’re writing Lesson 4 — Common disabled experiences Lesson 5 — Good tropes and representation Lesson 6 — Bad tropes and representation Lesson 7 — Rep I’m on the fence about Lesson 8 — Disability and Self Hatred Lesson 9 — Curing disability: should you do it? Lesson 10 — Disability jokes: when are they actually funny? Lesson 11 — Disability and (in)convenience Lesson 12 — Disability and romance Lesson 13 — Disability in fanfic Lesson 14 — Disability in art Lesson 15 — Disabled people tell you what examples of representation we want to see Lesson 16/epilogue — We belong in every genre

This series will go into common advice that spans ALL disabilities (physical, mental, sensory, psychiatric, intellectual, neurodevelopmental, neurological, mobility, etc), and I will do more specific ones based on my own experiences with being disabled

Upcoming series... [Plaintext: Upcoming series...:] Creating Neurodivergent Characters Creating Characters with Mental Health Disabilities Creating Characters with Chronic Pain/Illness Creating Physically Disabled Characters

Most lessons will come with tips for writers at the bottom, where I tell you things to keep in mind as a writer. Though this is very book/film/TV show centric, advice about thoughtfully representing us can apply to fanfics, comics, art, roleplay, OCs, D&D, and any situation where you’re making disabled characters!

All lessons will come with a simplified text summary at the top. This is to make it accessible for disabled people who may struggle to read long lessons (I do have a tendency to ramble!) but if you are able, please do read the whole thing! There’s so much nuance and detail I can’t fit into one single paragraph

If you need something summarised, explained, simplified, or want me to add an accessibility feature to my lessons, I am very happy to do so!

If you want to show me your disabled character/s, and/or ask me for advice, I am very happy and willing to give you advice (or just share in the joy and love of your character)!

[Plaintext: If you want to show me your disabled character/s, and/or ask me for advice, I am very happy and willing to give you advice (or just share in the joy and love of your character)!]

You can also ask me what I think of disability representation in already existing media and ask me to review it.

Hashtags:

[Plaintext: #hashtags]

#lesson post — posts featuring lessons (you can also find lessons by searching the hyperlinks in this intro post!)

#tips — short posts/reblogs that give a little bit of information

#long post — long posts/reblogs

#reblog — reblogged posts

#ep’s writing guides #writing advice #writing guide #writing reference #writing representation #writing tips — specific to writing characters

#writers on tumblr #authors on tumblr #writerblr #authorblr — more writing tags I use

#image described #image description #id in alt text — an image used is described; I describe as much as I can

#undescribed — posts (often reblogs) not described

#eyestrain — posts that could be visually triggering

#flash warning — hashtag I use for flashing posts

#tw [insert content] [mention] #cw [insert content] [mention] — hashtags to trigger warn posts (“insert content” is where the potential trigger goes and “mention” if the trigger is brief)

#plaintext #plain text — posts where plain text is provided

#disabled and #actually disabled — tags I use to talk broadly about being disabled; more specific conditions will be tagged accordingly

#mature — posts that may contain content not suitable for children to see on the internet (such as discussions of sex (outside of a factual context) or violence)

#cdc inbox #inbox #asks #ama #ask me anything — answering asks you send me!

You may block any hashtags you don’t want to see!

About me (and this blog)!

[Plaintext: About me!]

I have years of experience in being disabled, writing, and creating characters

I’m also very involved in the disability community and have many disabled friends

I’ve been diagnosed with autism, ADHD, hypermobility spectrum disorder/joint hypermobility syndrome (HSD/JHS), and scoliosis

I’ve not been diagnosed with but still experience: depression, anxiety, OCD, chronic fatigue, cPTSD/some form of trauma, other unspecified mental illnesses, and I am likely Hard of Hearing (culturally hearing but I do know a bit of BSL!)

I’m not currently a mobility aid user for complicated reasons, but I should and will be some time in the future

I interact via @emberphoenixisgoingtolivee and post/reblog anything unrelated to disabled characters there

This blog will never feature jumpscares or violent/gory imagery unless *explicitly tagged and warned*

All blog content is suitable for ages 10+ unless it’s tagged mature

This blog does not contain swear words (unless it’s in reblogs)

All potential triggers will be tagged — if I miss any triggers, that is my own fault entirely and I accept full responsibility

I use tone tags often; if anything is untagged, assume I am being genuine, serious, and informal. We’re not in school, you can relax!

I believe everyone deserves human rights, but I don’t talk about politics on this blog

I’m very friendly and happy to help!

I give advice for writing other miscellaneous, non disability related things here [plaintext: here] 

I will answer questions about my own experiences being disabled, but my experience is not the only disabled experience

The only questions I won’t answer are questions related to sex, or my personal life and details

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