choosing to allocate spoons to hanging out and having a good time at the cost of perfectly completing all your work is not a failing it is in fact an act of survival. “too sick to work = too sick to play” is in fact ableist bullshit that you don’t have to buy into. and the fact that leisure time is treated like a privilege is a fucking travesty
Best things about being disabled:
Not necessarily being in a flare up, but it’s been two weeks of things not being right and each day you lose more hope that it’ll ever be okay again
All food and drinks are making you sick, even water churns your stomach
The weather can make your writhe in pain
Not being able to do anything, watching TV is exhausting, even scrolling on your phone requires a modicum of attention
Sitting upright is painful
Lying down is painful
Keeping your eyes open is effort
Wishing you could be the old you, the healthy you
My body’s favorite hobby? Gaslighting me into thinking I’m fine until I move. Then it’s like, ‘Haha, just kidding- suffer’
The fact that experiencing pain long-term actually increases your sensitivity to pain instead of you getting used to it is absolute bullshit! I demand a refund
if you’re starting a sentence with “as a white person” “as a cis person” “as someone who’s skinny” etc etc that is your sign to stop ✋ and consider if what you’re about to say is actually that important, or if you’re just expressing your penitence to the exact group of people who would really rather not hear you talk about how guilty you feel. like maybe just think for a couple seconds about why you feel like you have to finish that sentence
fibro bitchies, how we feelin' tonight
worst part about getting angry is how much it makes you want to be mean
chronic pain diagnoses are all like yeah we don't know what this is or why it happens. we also don't know how to treat it. good luck out there soldier
blogging from the depths of autistic burnout • he/him • adult
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