Way Too Many Disabilities Still Exist In The Public Consciousness As Childhood Illnesses, And That Majorly

way too many disabilities still exist in the public consciousness as “childhood illnesses”, and that majorly contributes to the infantilisation we’re subjected to

Just realized something and I think some of you need to realize it too

Being in *any* unprompted pain means there's something wrong

you don't need to be in agonizing pain to get help, the human body isn't supposed to be in any pain

Ya know I really wish sitting didn’t feel like I was fucking sprinting. Why for the love of everything does my heart rate decide to be 140 when all I’ve been doing for the last 20(? probably more) minutes is be sitting down. Fuck I hate disautonomia

I feel like some people don’t realize what it means to have pain in ALL your joints

like yes, my legs hurt and mobility aids (cane and forearm crutches in my case) help with that. But my arms also hurt, and therefore sometimes I cannot use the mobility aids that help with my legs because they put more pressure on my arm joints. Everyday I have to make the choice of what joints take priority, if my legs hurt more I’ll use my mobility aids, if my arms hurt more then I won’t use them. But even on days I do use my mobility aids, my arms STILL hurt. And on days I don’t use my mobility aids my legs STILL hurt.