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you don't need to compensate for your disabilities, nobody does.
I know it's difficult to realize you don't need to do so, but it's the truth.
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Bitch stop lying lol
you don't need to compensate for your disabilities, nobody does.
I know it's difficult to realize you don't need to do so, but it's the truth.

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you're allowed to complain about your pain, your struggles, things beyond your control.
it is okay to be mad
it's okay to be mad about what happens to your body. it's okay to be angry about your own chronic illnesses.
you're allowed to be angry, and that's okay.
What’s your go-to for distracting yourself from the severity of your pain? 💙🥄
my personal go to list:
bobs burgers
criminal minds
tmnt2k12
reading
organizing videos
most of these are my own special interests, but they help calm me.
Spending all your time in front of a TV or computer to watch shows and movies is not shameful. If we're going to spend all day in bed anyway, why not be entertained?
I'm almost always spending that time recovering from the previous day, flares and overdoing it. For a lot of that time I can't spend it online writing or reading because of eyestrain and headaches. Same with books. I can't always knit while sitting because my fingers can feel like they're dissociating, and I don't know how else to explain it. My fingers will sometimes hate doing finger things and despise touching other fingers!
So all I can do in those moments is watch TV and I refuse to be shamed by people who have no idea what this is like. I'm gonna keep distracting my brain instead of wallowing in misery doing absolutely nothing.
this is so important, especially for young people with chronic illnesses. you are not being lazy, you're taking care of your body.
this has been difficult for me, as I was often chastised for entertaining myself despite being unable to do much else at the time.
you are allowed to entertain yourself when you're struggling.
read that, read it again, and keep doing so until you genuinely believe it, because it's true.

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what is it like to live with "flu like symptoms"?
it's difficult, it can be very painful, and it's hard to differentiate between a cold or if it's symptoms from your chronic illness.
I'm struggling with a 10/10 flare up, so far its the worst I can remember experiencing. my body aches so badly, and when I woke this morning, I felt as if I was coming down with the flu.
thanks to the help of one of my roommates, we discovered it's just my fibromyalgia flaring up extremely bad.
when I realized how I felt, I made myself an easy breakfast, one that provides plenty of nutrients that a healing body needs.
for me, that was a yogurt cup with fresh berries and granola. in addition, I also had about 12 ounces worth of an immune system boosting juice. this helped a few of my symptoms, but it's different for everyone.
my roommate happened to be going on a coffee run this morning, and was able to grab me my favorite from a local coffee shop.
as for the rest of the day? I'll be resting, hydrating, being sure to take medicine when necessary.
when you have a flare up like this, you have to be gentle with your body, listen to it. I've been listening as well as I could, it's difficult.
blowing a kiss to all the disabled people who cant work and a kiss to all the disabled people who shouldnt be working but have to because of their circumstances and a kiss to disabled people who have never and will never work and a kiss to the disabled people who dont want to work your worth is not measured by your productivity ily
as a disabled person who has no choice but to work in order to pay my steadily growing doctors bills, on top of the cost of living, I needed this little spot of positivity, thank you 🥺
recently, I had a pretty bad experience with my local publlic transit.
I had already been having quite a difficult day, and was using my cane heavily.
I was waiting at the bus stop I always use after work, I could see my bus coming.
only for it to drive right past me, rather than stopping at a designated stop.
after spending quite some time on the phone with the office, I was told "the driver did not see anyone, but we can check the cameras."
as a result of one drivers negligence, I was in excruciating pain from waiting in the cold for nearly an hour.
I have yet to hear an apology from this driver, and the office has given me a free month long pass to make up for this mistake.
but that doesnt erase the pain I had to deal with.
Being disabled and living in a rural area brings so many challenges that I don't think people really understand. If you are considering moving to a more rural area I think you should consider the following realities.
if I can't make food for myself I don't have the option for delivery
if I need to go to the doctor there is no public transportation that comes out here
if I need to pick up my meds someone else has to do it for me, the closest pharmacy is 20 minutes away
even though my car has hand controls, I still struggle to go anywhere because the drive is so long that by the time I get there I'm in too much pain to do anything
if god forbid I need an ambulance, it is going to take a long, long time
I love my life. I love my chickens and geese. I love my garden and being able to grow my own food. I love being away from the loud noises and people in the city.
But it has its price.
as someone who grew up in the country, I didn't realize just how isolating it is. I moved out of my parents country home a year ago, and being able to walk to so many different places, to take public transportation.
I have roommates who understand I have a chronic illness, and who are willing to help me on my bad days, when I can't even stand on my own.
I'm able to order food and groceries if/when needed, or I can ask a roommate to pick things up for me.
I've always loved living in the country, but as a disabled person, I can't live there alone.
it’s easy to minimize your chronic pain when you’re still able to do some things. just because you can function some days at a pain level of 3 doesn’t mean your pain isn’t still real and persisting. i started feeling imposter syndrome once i could walk again. i thought my pain wasn’t as real anymore and then realized: “hey. i can’t walk through the grocery store without almost passing out from knee pain”. remember you’re not being overdramatic for expressing your discomfort. that can lead you to hurt yourself further if you don’t recognize your limits.
I needed to hear this, desperately. I appreciate it.
it's q struggle, with everything we hear about young people who suffer from chronic pain, chronic illnesses, etc.
it's a battle everyday: "how much can I do today?" or "can I even walk today?" and even though we all work so hard every day, we still struggle with imposter syndrome.
I've struggled with imposter syndrome for most of my life, and it's painful, it hurts, in so many ways.
but I'm so glad to hear this, thank you again.

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recently, I've been having a difficult time. my stress levels have been absurdly high, which has triggered a long lasting flare up, in addition to the weather changing.
this is what I did to help myself:
I told myself it's okay to rest.
I had many warm drinks, cocoa, tea, coffee, it helped me warm up.
I bought myself many pain relief edibles, as well as some specifically for sleep.
I ensured I had nutritious meals, although I couldn't eat full meals for several days.
I allowed myself to enjoy my hot showers, which helped with my pain.
I asked for help when I needed it, I wasn't afraid to use my mobility aid.
Just so we are clear…..
This is Polly. She bites ableists and she is one of my stickers I made.
ID: drawing that says “I BITE ABLEISTS” in block letters, with a bird (parrot maybe) biting around the BL in “ableist” (the A is in front of the bird’s cheek)
over top of the block text, in small lettering, it says the artist’s tumblr’s name “unusual legume (s)”
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I too, will bite ableists :)
how yall gonna look at someone struggling and be like "I don't think you actually are struggling"
BITCH DOES IT LOOK LIKE I CAN WALK WITHOUT MY MOBILITY AID???
normal vs not normal: pain edition
normal: your knees/hips starting to twinge after climbing a big set of stairs
not normal: climbing stairs is hard for you, and you start to feel pain after a couple steps
normal: you wake up feeling pain after doing a lot of exercise the day before
not normal: you wake up feeling pain regardless of your activities the day before
normal: you are usually a zero on the pain scale
not normal: you cannot imagine what a pain scale zero would feel like
normal: when you experience pain, there is a direct reason for it, and it is able to be fixed with over-the-counter drugs (such as paracetamol)
not normal: you can’t figure out why you’re in pain, and taking over-the-counter painkillers doesn’t always work to fix it
normal: you do not spend most of your time in pain
not normal: you’ve spent most of your time in pain for over three months
if you experience pain regularly and for seemingly no reason, go to the doctor! you are not supposed to be in pain, and you deserve to find out what’s going on with your body!
reading this post, it took me a couple re reads to realize that my normal is very much NOT NORMAL.
this is such a good example of things that can help you realize that something may not be right with your body, and I hope this reaches as many people as possible!
anyway, Thought Of The Night:
when i was 6, i started experiencing back pain. said it hurt, kept suggesting a doctor.
no one listened.
by the age of 13, i should have been tested for scoliosis.
the school fucked up, and i wasnt.
at the age of 14, i went to the doctor for a bad back.
she looked at me, looked at how criminally large my breasts where, how fat i had become due to inability to exercise properly.
looked at my back. said i might get scoliosis if this kept up. do these exercises, youll be fine.
sent me home.
at the age of 15, i walked around New Orleans for a week in flats. gave myself tendonitis and plantar faasciatis.
no referrerals to a proper PT specialist. no rx drugs that might help. just...
here, do these at home exercises.
by the age of 16, i was having stomach pain every day from acid caused by my OTC drug use.
the stuff i used to mitigate the pain.
the doctor gave me what was essentially topical Ibuprofen. told me i couldn't injest painkillers anymore.
i was 20 by the time i saw a doctor and got my diagnoses. i was 20 before i knew i had fibro and scoliosis. i was 20 before i knew that drugs that weren't narcotics or OTCs that messed with my stomach existed, that i should use a cane, that i might need a wheelchair some days.
kids don't say "I'm in pain" over and over and over for attention. they don't fake being hurt in a chronic way.
i feel like everything i went through was preventable. i feel like i might be abled had i had proper care and treatment.
parents, caregivers, loved ones of children:
When a kid says they're in pain, please listen.
thank you for this post, it's made me start thinking of signs and symptoms I was showing when I was a child.
for so so so long, I've had such bad back pain, I remember falling out of my bed, and crying from back pain.
I was never taken to a doctor.
over the years, my body weight increased because exercise hurt me so badly. for several years when I was a teen, I was able to exercise because my mother, who also has fibromyalgia, was gifted an exercise bike. I firmly believe that I'm still able to walk with such little pain in my legs today is because I was able to build up that muscle.
listen to kids, they know what's happening to their body more than you realize.

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It's good that I am taking steps to manage my pain
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this is such an important thing to remember. I love this artwork, and once I have the funds, I'm hoping to purchase one of these!
mobility aids are not the worst case scenario, even though it may FEEL like it at first, once you've gotten your first mobility aid, you'll wish you'd gotten one much sooner ❤
i hate the anti self diagnosis crowd bc it’s so counterproductive and has so little nuance abt how disability intersects w ppl who are already marginalized outside of it. So many ppl either don’t have access to or are not taken seriously by doctors because of misogyny, systemic racism and poverty, sometimes there’s just nothing a person can do than wait indefinitely on a waitlist when their healthcare system isn’t stellar or they don’t have access to anything better. The one thing self dx does is give ppl a community where they can find self help and a sense of belonging w ppl who share their struggle and ik from experience my journey was a lot lonelier and scarier when i was too scared to interact w other neurodivergent ppl on the internet when i was afraid to speak about my chronic pain or my experience as the host of a system, when i was bottling all these things up. nobody can tell you your experience except for yourself and trying to police and undermine ppl who are only searching for answers or a sense of community and belonging is not only stupid but cruel.
believe me when I say that so many people need to know this.
doctors very rarely actually believe you about chronic/mental illnesses.
in a lot of cases, with people I know, self diagnosis is referred to as not relevant, not accurate, or something else with negative associations.
but having a self diagnosis is so so so important, although doing your research will certainly help you on that journey.