#housebound

Stay in bed. For days. But don't get up if someone needs you to, or you get bored, or you get antsy. Don't do anything other than rest. Just lie in your bed, whether you need to get stuff done around the house or socialize or anything else "productive". You'll have to cancel on people, you'll disappoint them, they won't understand.

but that doesn't mean i need to diminsh what i can do and enjoy in life! i am just as much a person as abled people are.

my life may seem sad or wasted to some assholes out there, but that's on them for undervaluing disabled people and our personhood.

we have things we enjoy! we're allowed to romanticize what we can in our lives! i'm someone who loves creativity in any form. and the most accessible creativity for me is admiring others creations! i love stories! i love projects and art!

do not want shit from doctors, thank you. disabled people, please.

HE'S AT THE SHERLOCK HOLMES MUSEUM ON BLOODY BAKER STREET!!!!!!!!!!!

Good on you for continuing, however that looks for you. If you are able to or have to work, good on you for continuing to show up as much as possible and doing your best! If you're studying, you're awesome, keep up the good work! If you're housebound or bedbound, good on you for pushing through the day, for contributing to online communities, for messaging friends, for loving your pet!

At the same time though, if you're struggling to keep up with all of it, it's ok to take a break. It's ok to reassess and pull back from some things. It's not just ok to look after yourself first, it's imperative.