#before bedtime to maintain good sleep hygiene when it's pretty much the only thing distracting me from my pain i'm gonna throw it at them

[opalsiren]

introducing mental health tips from ableds including such timeless classics as 'engage in some light exercise like a 10k run,' 'try and maintain a positive environment by cleaning your entire house from top to bottom,' and 'read this 500 page book in its entirety even though your brain fog is so bad you can hardly get through the first sentence!'

#.txt #spoonie #disabled #chronically ill #chronic illness #chronic pain posting #chronic pain #listen. i know i'm sounding defeatist here. but if another fucking able bodied person with depression tells me to turn my phone off 4 hours #before bedtime to maintain good sleep hygiene when it's pretty much the only thing distracting me from my pain i'm gonna throw it at them #someone the other day said sleep hygiene as a concept is for ableds. i'd like to add that most mental health advice is aimed at ableds #'call your friend and have a 9-hour conversation about what's bothering you :)' fr i can barely keep my head upright rn. let alone maintain #a proper conversation. so thank you for that #i'm gonna post some lil things that help my mental health as a disabled person later on in the week bc i'm tired of the ableism which will #include things like 'instead of wearing the same tracksuit bottoms you've been wearing for four days with the same top you've been wearing #for four days why not switch your top out for something that you like to wear' and leave it at that #which like. i know isn't even possible for every disabled person so igi. everyone's disability looks different #n if you're someone who is disabled who vibes with getting fresh air or cleaning their immediate area to improve their mental health that's #awesome n power to you etc. it's just not a luxury that many of us have ig #idk this is a conversation that we can have nuanced takes on i reckon #i know some spoonies love audiobooks and podcasts to rest or for leisure but i can't focus on shit without my mind wandering back to my pai #so like. i know i'm not the only one here lol #disability