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Had a strangely affirming experiance

Was recently on a one week bus trip with a tour guide. Lots of driving to places (at least 4 hours a day) and the tour guide was just the worst. She talked... CONSTANTLY and it was so annoying cause of the overgead bus speakers, she also had that god awful nasaly voice that mede her sound like she is constantly berating somebody (she was also borderline fatfobic and most likely hostile towards lgbtq+ and ND people). Quiet moments in the bus were far and few between because when she was not talking she put on local music which was kind of better but we still had to constantly remind her to turn it the f down.

Anyway, I had a meltdown in the morning of day 3 and it was strangely affirming. I got really annoyed with the guide cause emen my headphoned could not drown out the voice, i just wanted her to SHUT UP already. The realization thet other people were okay with her talking pushed me over the edge. I felt so stuck in that situation and there was no legitamate way out for me.

My mum was there to help me through it and when I was able to think I felt really affirmed. Other people on the bus were not having meltdowns because some lady with an annoying woice would not shut up. They could deal with it and I couldn't even with my headphones there. For me it reonforced my understanding of myself, that I can not do things an partake in them the same way NT people can. I need and deserve acconmmodations and so do you my fellow disabled folks!