#one of the guys i knew from my highschool music program actually has preformed with them before

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My friend invited me to a concert yesterday! Usually, I would say no. Usually I'm under the impression that I was invited because someone forgot that concerts have strobe lighting that'll give me a seizure. In those cases I don't go. I don't want to ruin anyone's good time and make them look after me if something happens.

She invited me though because I was telling her about a concert I was going to go to (cancled because of covid) and how I was going to go while knowing I'd be lucky if I got to see half of the show.

She was like "there's a show I'm going to in a couple of weeks, it's an outdoor event that starts at noon so I'm sure that will be a lot better in terms of lights! Plus, I know how to deal with your seizures, and you know that I'll make sure you're all right if anything happens. I'm not planning to drink anyways, since I'm driving, so worst case we can always go back early! But it would be soo much fun if you came so you totally should!"

And idk I just like, never realized people would actually know about my disability and be so chill accommodating me. She found a concert that would be ideal before inviting me, and she figured everything out so that I wouldn't be stressed, and when she invited me she did so in a way that focused on how she'd be able to help.

It just made me realize that maybe I'm not such an inconvenience to my able-bodied friends. They don't feel like I'm making them miss out on the fun times, because they want me to be included in the fun times

#actual epileptic #epilepsy #disability #its an event sort of thing with a few bands playing and i dont know most of them #but i do know of lights!!! #my brother saw her a couple of years back though and apparently she didnt play saviour so im not holding my breath:/ #i liked a few other of her songs a lot in middle school #plus one of the bands has collabed with a few other bands i know #WHICH IS FUCKING WEIRD AS HELL OKAAY BECAUSE THAT ONE #theyre from a town not too far away #AND while i dont actually know the guys in it #one of the guys i knew from my highschool music program actually has preformed with them before #(back before they collabed with actual famous people lmao) #im excited tho its going to be fun!