Ok, I'm directing this at alterhumans, quadrobists and autistics, because the venn diagram between these three things is basically a circle.

I need you guys to know that if you walk on your tiptoes all day everyday, especially in childhood/adolescence, the back muscles in your legs can end up much shorter than they need to be. This means that any time you stand normally your legs will be in pain because your calves will be constantly tense and straining, and this can affect every other joint and muscle in your legs.

I'm chronically in pain and likely permanently disabled because my legs physically don't cope with standing or walking. I'm almost never fully comfortable, even when I'm lying down. I need to take anti inflammatory pills daily and wear medical insoles to function, and even then I'm in constant pain. Running, going long distances, and walking up stairs are all extremely difficult tasks with tedious consequences for me. I didn't even know until very recently that your average abled Joe can stand for more than an hour before he feels any discomfort. It's genuinely unfathomable to me because I'll be upright for maybe two minutes till I'll want to sit back down again. I toewalked nearly every day for all my life till I was medically advised to stop. There's an incredibly high chance that my disability was caused primarily by this.

You might be able to convince yourself you could handle being sore 24/7 but I'm gonna be real: pain is exhausting. It takes a huge toll on your mind and body even when you learn to tune it out. Most chronically ill people can't have the same energy or stamina as healthy folk. I have less time in the day than you because I spend so long lying down just trying to recover energy, regardless of how draining my mental health situation happens to be at the time.

NOTES GAME TIME!

10 notes: I drink water

50 notes: I bake something

100 notes: I start taking my classes seriously and actually studying

200 notes: I bake something complex

300 notes: I deep-clean my room

400 notes: I try to shower every other day instead of twice a week, I also get some self-care neccesities for myself

500 notes: I do a complex Kandi project (mask, bag, or large cuff)

600 notes: I start consistently practicing quadrobics

700 notes: I read through and edit my WIP book so far

800 notes: I organise my wardrobe and throw out stuff I don't want/have outgrown

900 notes: I have a sleepover with my irl friend and we actually do smth instead of just doom scrolling and gaming together

1000 notes: I try to get a babysitting job

Green = Done

Purple = In progress

if your a alterhuman you are getting collected