Being Chronically Ill Is Like Having A Curse Where Every 4 Hours You Get A Random Status Effect, And

ideas from@/ a.dykeotomy on tiktok!!

“sneezed”

“got poked in the eye”

“turns out fish don’t fear me at all….he just came right up to me..”

“inflation”

“wouldn’t you like to know weather boy”(a classic imo)

“too powerful”

“some freak named Dave.”

“fucked around….found out.”

“Geese.”

Some funny/less paltable things you can say when people invasively ask why you have a mobility aid!

"It's a weapon."

Ignore them

Something dramatic like "Oh I was attacked by a shark" or "I got caught in a zombie apocalypse"

"It's to spice up my outfit"

"I tried to build an army of insert favorite animal and they turned on me :("

"What insert mobility aid?"

"Why do you have an insert mobility aid?"

"Why do you not have an insert mobility aid"

"Do I know you?"

"Yeah I guess I just couldn't wait for my 60s"

"Just to bother you."

"Just to confuse you."

"Wouldn't you like to know"

"I went through a wildly traumatic experience, thanks for asking"

RB/comment your go-to when somebody asks about your mobility aid!

being chronically ill with fluctuating symptoms is so annoying because when it's at it's worst im like "okay i desperately need some type of mobility aid right now, i haven't been able to leave my house in days" but then i'm able to go for a walk one day and suddenly i feel like im exaggerating my symptoms and that i actually can walk fine and it would just be embarrassing and pointless to ask for a mobility aid assessment

but like ... not struggling as much one day doesn't take away from the days that i struggle the most

our pain is valid even when it's not at it's worst and we deserve the accommodations we need even if we don't always need them at all times

i’m still alive, I’m sorry for my lack of posting, the despair of social media rotted my brain and caused me to need some outside mental help.

Hopefully I’ll get back to posting normally.

I pray for you all of the time,

please come home.

Lidia Yuknavitch, from Reading the Waves: A Memoir published in 2025