Want to know a secret? One thing people say that gets under my skin is:
Well, it’s not a secret, but any time people assume that lacking the motivation to do something you want to do just means you don’t actually want it enough. Just want it more, that’ll fix you. God, you’re just lazy.
Today when I was at the store with my mom and dad, I decided to use the bathroom and used my old “If I am not back in 20 minutes, I have fallen and I can’t get up.” The gender-neutral ADA bathroom was absolutely horrid because someone didn’t dispose of a diaper properly almost like someone purpose…
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i’m posting this text post on this blog so maybe someone can stop and have a think, to prevent this from happening. however, i don’t want to go into detail with this publicly. for some reason i feel like i can open up a little bit about this on this blog.
tw: ableism, telling someone it’s “all in their head”
I suffer from a severely debilitating anxiety depressive disorder, and lately have sunk into a very deep depression. I have no one to talk to because all my friends don’t understand. I hear, “snap out of it,” “it’s all in your head,” “it’s…
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[Image: 6-piece blue colored background with a Siamese cat.Text reads: “You look too young to be using that cane! I am, thanks for reminding me.”]
For some reason, being 21 and using a cane means simple e v e r y o n e feels welcome to comment on it.
It doesn’t get any better at 22
or 25
or 30
at least living in Retirement Central, FL the old ladies make more compliments on my rad cane than just observational comments.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m24lbyw3Ps1qi36g3o1_400.jpg)
[Image: 6-piece blue colored background with a Siamese cat.Text reads: “You look too young to be using that cane! I am, thanks for reminding me.”]
For some reason, being 21 and using a cane means simple e v e r y o n e feels welcome to comment on it.
It doesn’t get any better at 22
or 25
or 30
at least living in Retirement Central, FL the old ladies make more compliments on my rad cane than just observational comments.
Instances of ignorance towards invisible disabilities.
[–]eatspaintchips 110 points 1 day ago
just because I look completely healthy doesn’t mean I am
[–]backbeatrhythm 26 points 1 day ago
Thank-you for saying that. Invisible disabilities are really hard to deal with. On one hand, it really isn’t everyone else’s business, so I don’t just immediately tell people. But when a situation arises, having people think I’m making it up because of some preconception they have in their head about what people with x look/act like and I don’t match that, is quite infuriating.
[–]nikitanl 10 points 1 day ago
exactly! I hate it when people think I’m lazy because i take an elevator instead of the stairs, or when I don’t have a full time work week. I wish people would understand that my condition just doesn’t allow me.
[–]MonsterBlock 7 points 1 day ago
When I still had a massive hole in my knee (as in no bone, thankfully it grew back over the span of 5 years) I had to take the elevator even just one flight up and down. Someone actually commented on how lazy I was until I corrected him, and he was kind after that. Still irked me.