Survival is a talent.

[Survival is a talent.]

[ragingantisocial]

[Survival is a talent.]

[bebsi-cola]

happy disability pride to

• disabled people who live with their parents or carers
• disabled people who dropped out of school because of their disability
• disabled people who struggle to feel like they "count" as disabled
• disabled people who feel like their conditions are treated like jokes by others (ibs, ocd, menstrual disorders, etc etc.)
• disabled people who feel like they aren't seen by the wider community
• disabled people who feel like they're taking one step forward and two steps back
• disabled people who get stared at and hate it

and so on! disability pride is for every disabled person but it's nice to get a shout out and feel part of the community !

[Survival is a talent.]

[carpethedamndiem]

[Survival is a talent.]

[chronic-me-disorder]

anyway, this disability pride month i would like to remind the abled people that just because i can do something doesn't mean i should.

just because i can walk three miles doesn't mean i should, because it will hurt like hell today, tomorrow, and for like four days after.

just because i can exercise doesn't mean i should, because maybe it would help but right now my arm feels like its about to pop out of it's socket and if i stand up i am going to pass out.

just because i can do schoolwork doesn't mean i should because my brain is currently fogged up with all the pain i am feeling right now.

just because i can doesn't mean i should.

[Survival is a talent.]

[crazycatsiren]

You know what, happy Disability Pride Month to everybody who is always the youngest patient in the waiting room at your specialists' offices.

[Survival is a talent.]

[mindflamer]

disabled people: i’m not able to work anymore

insurance: can you do a bunch of work to prove your disability to us so we can confirm you can’t work

[Survival is a talent.]

[chronicallyonlinesworld]

[Survival is a talent.]

[disorderly]

When you've been told your whole life that expressing any emotional reaction is dramatic so now you can't tell the difference between whether or not your emotional reaction to something is dramatic or normal

[Survival is a talent.]

[borderlineangel222]

i’m afraid that one day my anger will overshadow the little love i still have left for the world

[Survival is a talent.]

[bionicbabe0101]

I’ve been disabled for 20 years now. A new ‘friend’ asked me recently if it’s gotten any easier with time. I said no, absolutely not. I think she was surprised by that, because she pressed a little, saying it must be easier to accept at least…like there must be somethings I had gotten used to by now?

I really think it’s hard for people to imagine being in chronic pain for that long. She was clearly uncomfortable with this idea that every day I wake up and have to cope with my illnesses and that will always be hard to accept.

I told her that my health was always changing, and the thing I have learned is to try and adapt every day as best I can in a world where healthcare is expensive and hard to access, my employer sees me and others like me as a liability, and very few useful, practical, affordable accommodations actually exist.

She asked me if I had considered trying a ‘clean diet’.

I changed the subject.

(Btw…her husband is a doctor…sigh)