If I Ever Interacted With You And It Was Awkward Just Know Im Sorry And Painfully Aware That Sometimes

i be checking my phone like someone cares about me lol

visibly disabled people will present others with the most basic and easy to understand request like “please don’t talk to me like I am a small child” and in response people will just start monologuing about how difficult and confusing this is for them and how they’re doing their best and how they need patience and understanding too and it’s so fucking tiring lol

Does anyone else feel like they kind of have to train their able-bodied friends?

I know that sounds fucked up, but y'all know what I mean. Teaching them things like "slow down" and how to let me set the pace when we're walking, or how and when to offer help, or a HUGE pet peeve of mine: taking the ramp with me instead of splitting off to take the stairs.

I know they're not dogs, but y'all gotta admit that they do take some training.

like yeah. you're not a bad person just because you're disabled. but also you're not a good person for being abled. you're not a good person for being abled. it doesn't make you better than disabled people. you're not a good person for being abled. internalise it. it's not a reward. you did nothing to deserve this - because health is not something that people "deserve" or don't. it's something they have or not, for any number of reasons

People eventually get diagnosed BECAUSE they are already disabled and struggling. The symptoms don't appear AFTER the diagnosis. So don't expect everyone without a professional diagnosis to be basically fine. That makes no sense.

different than what I usually post but I'm mentally so so tired and in a ranting mood lol

able bodied people doing things that aren't ideal for their health is so normalized, but when disabled people do it it's wrong or worse somehow?? are disabled people not allowed to be human sometimes??? "isn't that bad for XYZ?" "didn't you say you shouldn't XYZ?" "i thought people with XYZ shouldn't-" I'M AWARE!! I DID NOT ASK!! im not a toddler that you have to remind to eat their veggies or not to stand too close to the tv, im a grown ass adult. ive been living with my disability and chronic illnesses as long as i can remember. sometimes i don't wear my braces when i should, or drink more alcohol than i should, or have caffeine, or do things that I KNOW could trigger flares or seizure or some other issue my body feels like being a bitch about. im fucking human. im allowed to do things that make me happy even if it's not the best for me, just like anyone else. let me live, christ.

doctors hate her! This woman is experiencing symptoms that might point to a health problem and wants doctors to do something about it

Why why why do medical professionals so insistently push people with chronic pain to “just push through it.”

I’m in a flare right now and my left hip has been hurting no stop for almost three weeks. My physical therapist knows this and I reminded her last time I saw her. So tell me why she proceeded to have me do a bunch of jumping exercises landing with all my weight on my left leg.

I told her the exercises were hurting a lot and she told me to just work through it. Well it’s been half a week and ever since that appointment my hip has hurt even more than before.