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You shouldn’t need to “understand” someone’s trigger to respect it.

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It's okay if it takes a little longer than you thought.

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abled people really act like if your illness or disability isn’t terminal then you’re not allowed to complain about it or grieve the life you thought you’d have and it’s so fucked up

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Weed can help with so much and that’s so valid if it helps you.

But damn, one of my biggest pet peeves when someone finds out about my chronic pain is when they go “oh, have you tried weed? It’ll help!”

I realize they’re trying to be helpful but they often don’t believe me when I say it doesn’t help. And it doesn’t. And honestly? It makes it worse somehow. I’m not sure what it is but weed, in any context, makes me hyper focus on the pain.

#i dont have medicinal one #but i sometimes buy cbd to help with chronic pain bc it works for me #and each time the seller tries to convince me its some miracle cure that will cure my autism as well lmao

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@ my fellow chronically ill/disabled/neurodivergent folks:

friendly reminder that just because you CAN do something doesn't mean you SHOULD and that it isn't harmful for you !!!

be kind to yourself please 🫶

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Even though you may know that you’ll make it through this, it’s okay to take some time and realize that you aren’t okay right now. That things aren’t okay. It’s okay to feel that, maybe even cry about it, or whatever other feelings you have about it.

Sometimes, it’s beneficial to stop and allow yourself to feel the things you try to avoid or to set down the obligation you feel to pretend everything is okay.

You are going to make it through this, but it’s okay to have feelings about it and acknowledge them.

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make a point to do something for your inner child today. you used to love drawing but haven’t had the time recently? doodle something, make some art. haven’t had your favorite flavor of ice cream in a while? treat yourself. do something that would make younger you happy. do something for your soul today

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If you’re reading this I want you to know it’s okay to make mistakes just please don’t forget all the good things you’ve done because those do matter more

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Local PSA: invisible disability does NOT mean you can live your life like a "normal person" invisible disability meant that if a stranger looks at you in public they wouldn't know what's going on.

Like if a wheelchair user were to decide to run into a corner store to grab a candy bar because they know that their legs can last that long without, the cashier wouldn't know.

Or someone with "mild" scoliosis walking upright through their shoulder leans slightly to the left. Maybe they just have bad posture. The lady in the next isle thinks to herself.

The person with EDS or POTS or whatever sort of condition wearing compression gloves out and about. Perhaps it's a fashion statement?

Or what about the people with intestinal issues? They can look like "normal people" too.

You never know what someone is going through.

You never know what they might need to survive or if they're on the edge of a flare up or even if they are currently going through one just by one look.

I think both disabled and non disabled need to realize this. You're not "no longer disabled" because you can "live without" disability aids. They're there to help you. To make your life easier. If living without a cane is going to make it more likely you'll fall over and hurt yourself, use the cane.

If you need to sit down to do dishes or cut vegetables because you need to save your legs for taking out the trash, sit down.

If you need a shower chair because you don't know if you'll pass out, use the shower chair.

People are going to judge you regardless for multiple reasons out of your control.

I'd rather they judge you while you're being safe.

You don't need to struggle to be "normal."

You can just be you.

However that looks for you.

Use your disability aids.

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gay😔irl

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Katja Kublitz: Anger Release Machine (2008)

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This tweet saved so many lives actually

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Look, we joke a lot, but really, "you were born evil, wretched, worse than the scum of the earth, and it took killing a god to make you salvageable, so now you'd better be grateful to that god and thank him 10,000 times a day for it and fill your thoughts with him 24/7 and abide by the letter of his every word, lest you suffer unimaginable torture for all of eternity" is a truly horrendous thing to believe about yourself and other people

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the venus girdle (cestum veneris) | aquatilis_expedition on ig

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"but there is something that happens when you are told you are too much. you begin to ask everyone, "how small would you like me?""

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y’all remind yourselves your account is your space. you’re not a performance. you’re not annoying by being yourself. if people aren’t into it they can leave. you’re not obligated to please anyone, especially at the cost of your personal expression. the worst thing you can do for your online enjoyment is to filter or censor yourself.

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Affirmations.