Aziraphale Isnt Naive Or Optimistic. Hes Traumatised And Stubborn As Fuck. He Knows Heaven Is Messed

Aziraphale isn’t naive or optimistic. He’s traumatised and stubborn as fuck. He knows heaven is messed up but the earth is his home and he will protect it to his own detriment.

It’s been said before and I’ll say it again: the amount of disabled rep in the media is pathetic

A lot of my seeing disabled people in the media used to be immediately followed with “yeah this is stereotypical but at least there’s a reminder that we exist”.

Fuck that. Disabled people are treated like shit in the media and you never see them (except amputees but they have fully functioning limbs that just look robotic rather than actual prosthetics). Just because they give us representation doesn’t mean we should be grateful for the overused tropes, the inaccuracy and the general ableism.

Be angry. We have the goddamn right.

I don’t personally care about syscourse. As long as it isn’t hurting anyone, it’s not something I bother myself with.

What I am bothered with is people trying to demedicalise being a system.

Please, please, please do not do this. If you’re spiritually multiple that’s fine but when you mention CDD systems being a disorder as “sanism” it’s only cutting back years of hard work that people with disabling disorders fought hard for.

If you don’t believe your plurality is medical then alright. Just please don’t take away the status of CDD system’s trauma disorder because with that you take away the help that we really need.

Um so if you’re my mutual or a follower or if you just interact with my posts at all

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hello! sorry if these are invasive questions and feel free to not answer any of them if they make you uncomfortable, i just can't find any good sources that aren't just about old people

why/when do you use crutches?

do you think your crutches are more helpful than your cane?

any tips on talking to a doctor about using mobility aids?

Hi! I don’t mind any questions at all. I use crutches because of my FND, which, for me, causes a lot of stiffness, pain and fatigue. I use crutches when I’m walking longer distances or when I find it too hard to stand without any support.

My crutches definitely provide more support than my cane. You can balance out your weight on them and put far more support on them. I use my cane when I can mostly walk but I need a little support going up hills or towards the end of a walk. They’re both helpful in different ways. Crutches can carry more of my weight and my cane takes up less space.

I also use crutches around the house if I’m needing a wheelchair but can still walk a little way purely for convenience (wheelchairs are hard to manoeuvre in bathrooms for instance).

The first people who checked me out advised against mobility aids because they worried I’d become too reliant on them. When I met my first physiotherapist, she immediately gave me crutches because I couldn’t walk at all without support.

You can buy your own mobility aids pretty cheap and start using them when you see fit. You can mention to the doctor “hey I started using a mobility aids recently and it’s been helpful for these reasons”.

If you want your doctors approval or advice, I’d recommend being straight forward and saying “look I really struggle with my walking especially long distances/standing/uphill/whatever you’re struggling with and I thought perhaps a mobility aid would be helpful for me”. A good doctor will at least hear you out.

Mobility aids are amazing. They help me live my life everyday. If you’re ever questioning if you need one just go for it. You’re never too young and you’re never “not disabled enough”. Make sure to keep yourself safe and if it’s hurting you find alternative aids if you can. I hope that the outcome is positive for you.

Best of luck