#surprise: chronic pain!

[druid-for-hire]

[images ID: three images of a comic titled "one must imagine sisyphus happy" by druid-for-hire. it is a visual narrative beginning with someone with wrist pain (depicted by bright orange nerves) working at a drafting table. the reader is shown the same wrist as the person uses it for many everyday tasks such as carrying a grocery basket, pushing elevator buttons, typing, and doing dishes, until the pain dissolves all the panels into chaos. the person then performs several physical therapy exercises until the pain subsides. they sit back down at a desk with their laptop, sigh, and begin typing. a small spark of pain reappears. end id]

a fun little piece i made during the semester and submitted into our school comic anthology! (which you can buy at the Static Fish table at MoCCAFest in NYC ;] ). it's about artists and injury

#comic art #comics #original comic #chronic pain #carpal tunnel #tendonitis #my art #original #edit: what a delightful surprise to see this take off #this was made for class on very low fuel and very few thoughts and late at night and exhausted #the prompt was just a wordless narrative essay. three pages. and i had nothing and no ideas #and my head hurt and i was too tired to think about doing any of the like. research and mind mapping and ideating i'd do otherwise #but my arm hurt #so i decided to do a thing about arm hurty #i'm surprised to see so many people finding it resonating with them #but then again i shouldn't be. the universal lies in the specific #i should make more things about smaller stuff

[the-rogue-mockingjay]

Me when my chronic pain which is worsened by doing things is chronic and gets worse when I do lots of things:

#i massively overdid it this weekend #but hey i got to hang out with some old friends for the first time in like five years #and that is well worth the pain #however. it's amazing how the chronic pain - which i have had 24/7 for like 2 years now - manages to sneak up and surprise me #i am not a clever woman 😂😂😂 #chronic pain #chronic fatigue #chronic illness #blehhhhhh too many organizational tags

[roisin-wolfibou]

Me when my chronic pain disorder is chronic and painful

#disability #disabled #chronic pain #disabilties #meme #surprised pikachu

[thedisablednaturalist]

That the occupational therapist/ergonomic advisor I met with today was appalled by how I've been treated by doctors when bringing up mobility aids shows how the more knowledgeable one is about mobility aids the less likely they are to dismiss people who could actually benefit from them. Who knew

#wrenfea.exe #i told her my doctors laughed at me and told me im too young and they dont want me to ruin my body #and she was disgusted #it was surprising actually because most people go oh no :( but also roll their eyes #bc unconciously they side with the supposeded medical expert #also apparently my manual isnt that bad! she showed me how to sit in it properly #and they are gonna look into getting me assessed through their mobility aid office #i forget what she called it #seating department? #and shes gonna help me navigate getting my insurance to pay for it (once i have actual insurance lmao) #wheelchairs #chronic disability #chronic pain #spoonie #fibromyalgia #disability #degenerative disc disease #chronic illness #mobility aids

[septembersghost]

marina posting today that she's been diagnosed with CFS/ME after struggling for seven years...my heart breaks for her, but i could also weep for the fact that any time someone discusses the agony and exhaustion of this disease, or any chronic illness, it raises awareness and legitimacy about how serious and life-altering it is. i wish her rest and recovery and some return of her health, with full acknowledgment that for many of us, that never happens. especially being as severely ill as i am right now - half my life has been stolen and consumed by illness, and much of that spent fighting to even get people, from family to medical professionals, to believe i'm sick. this is not an uncommon story, nor is it taking many years to be diagnosed. the more we talk about, name, and recognize it, the more people suffering invisibly will hopefully be seen and supported. 💜

#marina #chronic fatigue #chronic pain #chronic illness #jess.mess #would not be surprised if she has pots as a comorbidity like i do too :( #cfs me

[waitineedaname]

when people said your twenties are for learning about yourself I thought it would be like. personal self discovery about who I am as a person. not learning that my body functions differently than most people's

#things i have learned in the past several months: #having chronic pain so severe it wakes you up at night is not normal #apparently being able to fold in half and twist into pretzels is also not normal #these are. potentially related issues #i have also learned that i might be allergic to alcohol. or maybe ciders specifically? unclear #and in the past like two days i have learned i might have like. very specific auditory/tactile synesthesia #that's not a bad thing. just a surprise #youre telling me not everyone thinks of music as having a texture? you don't have music you wanna chew on? #wild. #anyway i have a headache from the one cider i drank good night

[royalarmyofoz]

Judi the Librarian KEVIN CAN F**K HIMSELF 1.02|1.03|2.05|2.08

#kcfhedit #kevin can f**k himself #* #ok she's my surprise fave #she came out of nowhere and stole my heart #also i need time to emotionally take in that she's the reason patty started dealing #she saw her in chronic pain and it broke patty's heart #like....this woman who she's probably known her whole life #probably a mother figure to patty at this point #this well read woman who recommends and slides her old used never-rented books #(who finally gets to rec all the good queer shit she's had on her list forever) #this sweetheart who is a loyal customer to patty #(i don't think she gives a shit about her hair e.g. the titanic deck chair comment) #because she's always seen and loved patty #and i just made myself cry #OH ALSO that last book she gives her is 'my brilliant friend' and while it is't gay it does mirror patty x allison i feel

[honestlydarkprincess]

me, fully aware i have chronic headaches

also me, when i get a headache:

#i get them almost every day you'd think i'd stop being so surprised pikachu #jess rambles #textposts #chronic headaches #chronic pain #memes

[agave]

I hereby give everyone whose food restrictions restaurants have not taken seriously permission to claim it's a food allergy. that's the magic combination of words -- "food allergy" -- to unlock the message getting through that this customer Cannot Have This Ingredient

it doesn't ALWAYS work but it works far more often than trying to explain your whole medical history to someone making below minimum wage just to get them not to put sesame seeds in your food. "food allergy" is something they can write down, something they can pass to the people making the food. it is something they (ought to) have protocol for

hell, I have crohn's disease, and I've told servers I have an allergy to capsaicin (the component that makes foods spicy), because I know just how many people roll their eyes at a lily white millennial with a midwestern accent claiming they can't have spice in their food

you're having a reaction to the food. it may or may not be an allergy (the definition is broad, look it up if this notion bothers you) but it's close enough to use the shorthand

#technically speaking spice in my food runs a risk i might need major surgery btw #it's a small as fuck risk but the risk exists #and either way it's painful for days afterwards #but i tell people i can't have spice and i can't have grease and i just sound like privileged quinoa mom #surprise motherfucker i can't eat quinoa either #carmine.txt #agave.txt #ok to rb #chronicblr #note: this post is intentionally worded in such a way that it includes people with psychological food restrictions such as autistic people #it's mostly geared at chronic people but you guys are welcome here too imo

[eternally-tired-cryptid]

I like being cozy snuggled up in my bed but the reality of chronic pain is even at my most relaxed and snuggled in bed, I am still in pain

#jasper rambles #chronic pain #i wish it werent true but it is. it is very rare that im actually pain free. so rare in fact that im surprised whenever it does occur #someone popped my back in such away that my pain was briefly gone in my back and for the ten or so minutes it lasted i literally dissociated #from the shock of how little pain i was in. like i couldnt comprehend it

[s0fter-sin]

@ my homies with pain disorders, if i described a pain as hollow and feels the way metal tastes, do you know what i mean?

#its my main type of pain other than just a basic ache but my family thinks im nuts (lovingly) #my dad and my sister both have chronic pain and my sister kind of gets it but no really #it feels exactly like a hollow metal bar inside my body that youve licked #but Painful #i had a pain flare today #all in my back and ribs #it came on so damn sudden i got up to make dinner and within five minutes i didnt want to move so it wouldnt get worse #i had my compression belt on so thought that might be making it worse so i took it off #turns out that was definitely the wrong choice and i immediately tanked even harder #i woke up way to early and spent the day on the couch so im not surprised #and its also march and i always flare in march #any other potsies or dysautonomias get march flares? #i know the october slide is a thing and its Very real #but i flare every march like clockwork too #coming out of my cage and ive been doing just fine.txt #spoonie #pots #chronic pain #dysautonomia

[crimeronan]

the new meds haven't fully cured me (because that would be insane) but i'm noticing that now it's like. weirdly easy to type without getting tired. almost as if.... my hands aren't flaring with pain.... every time i move my fingers. i knew the joints had gotten kinda fucked up and deformed bc my doc kept examining them with an 😱 expression yesterday but. i didn't. i didn't know they HURT....?

#autoimmune tag #this is so embarrassing. anybody reading literally anything on my ao3 is gonna send me the surprised pikachu meme #person who has written ~80k words of fic involving hunter owlhouse having hand pain he's stopped noticing bc it's so chronic:

[cryptidesc]

honestly not my mom coming over to help me with my weekly antibacterial treatment after me warning her that i’m tired today and would rather do it tomorrow after my dermatologist appointment. and then getting upset with me for being tired.

#she knows im autistic and have cfs/me yet she acts surprised whenever im visibly fucking exhausted #she knows i have severe mental illnesses and chronic pain yet she expects me to be happy all the time as well #YET. yet. she also gets annoyed when im happy/excited!! im always wrong wrong WRON #G

[gwyneirastorm]

Why don't we interview doctors? They "work for us" according to their own rhetoric, (and actually, that is true. We pay them for a service they provide, so really they do work for us), so while going through the process of finding a new one, why is there not an interview process? Why do I have to pay a copay and play whack-a-mole every time I need to find a new physician to treat me? Why is it my job to spend hours combing through internet reviews and listed qualifications to maybe come up with a doctor that may or may not be a good fit for me and my health problems? I feel like there is a gap here, like we skipped a step because "they're too busy" or "they're too important"! They're people, just like the rest of us (sometimes shitty people at that) and I should be allowed to find one that can best help me while not also being accused of "doctor hopping/shopping"!

#chronic illness #chronic pain #disabled life #disability #doctors and their fucked up agendas #youd be surprised how often i have yo refrain from using that tag

[thedisablednaturalist]

The knowledge I'm being baby talked to bc of ableism vs. secretly enjoying being called sweetie and honey by old lady bus drivers esp because I never got that kind of affection growing up FIGHT

#fibromyalgia #chronic pain #chronic disability #spoonie #wheelchair #a lot of them act surprised when i say im on my way to class #like...the bus is GOING TO THE CAMPUS. IM GETTING OFF ON CAMPUS #I like the overprotective overly nice ladies better #than the drivers who care more about getting to the next stop on time #than making sure my wheelchair isnt flung around the bus