#im not my shoulders plus my calves plus my nose shape this is just my body

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Vent post

Wow i didnt realise there was a tag limit

#this is aboit physical disabilities do not derail #if you end a ppost with #i dont care how good the ppst is #im not gonna share it #everyone has a different experience w disability #theres always more or less in common w other people #but like. shut the fuck up? mental is physical is mental is physical #the difference is a construction #diagnoses are constructions #illness isnt #mental and physical are constructions #i see that line and i see someone trying to cut me into pieces some of which are palatable and allowed and some of which are not #and guess what its all the fucking same to me #i remember when i realised i had a whole body and not a collevtion of body parts to have individual opinions on the shapes #or percieved beauty thereof #like that scene in mean girls when theyre at the mirror #im not my shoulders plus my calves plus my nose shape this is just my body #im not this PHYSICAL illness plus this MENTAL illness theyre not discrete things this is just my body #my mind is my body is my mind is my body #and if you cant deal with people who dont have yout exact shared trauma sympathizing and being in conversation with your post #maybe dont put it on the public internet #im not saying harassment is ok #im saying why are you saying anything if you dont qant to have a conversation #what qualifies as derailing why cant we help each other? why draw all these pointless divisions to squabble over #thats not very punk #are you part of a disability rights movement or are you treating this as your personal private support group? #im just exhausted and pissed off #ohysical disabilities only// guess I what need to cut my brain out before participating? oh wait #if yoi cant deal w public conversation dont start a public conversation #see this is in the tags indicating its a vent post its not for sharing its not for most people to see as they skim down their dash