studying medicine as a disabled chronically ill spoonie be like:
Uhh guys why did my doctor recommend cbt for my fibromyalgia. I'm open to treatments but cock and ball torture seems a bit far.
one of the guys in the kitchen at work got called irritating and replied “I am not irritating. You just find me irritating. There are many people who love me.” I think we should all adopt his attitude
sticker design for pride this year! 💞🏳️⚧️
one thing i do love about being obviously trans is seeing the unbridled wonder at my existence in the eyes of a child whose parent is staring at me like they're going to kill me once we all leave the store
we love waking up in pain we love not sleeping because of pain yayy
I have a chronic pain condition:
Weak.
Depressingly easy for doctors to dismiss you.
Likely to have some random white woman appear out of nowhere and ask if you've tried yoga.
This mortal vessel is slowly being consumed by the unholy power contained within it:
Metal as fuck.
Am I a demon, some extra dimensional entity from beyond the stars, something worse?
Likely to attract the attention of exorcists, but at least they take you seriously.
choosing to allocate spoons to hanging out and having a good time at the cost of perfectly completing all your work is not a failing it is in fact an act of survival. “too sick to work = too sick to play” is in fact ableist bullshit that you don’t have to buy into. and the fact that leisure time is treated like a privilege is a fucking travesty
I think if she pulled me into a bathroom, pressed me against the wall and started kissing me it’d fix all my problems actually
blogging from the depths of autistic burnout • he/him • adult
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