It Goes All Ways
New blog post for my blog!
Content: ableism, internalized ableism, mention of hospitalization and depression, mention of denials of reproductive justice to people with disabilities.
When I was 20, I did not love myself. I was tired. I had been in and out of hospitals, been under the care of providers hopeful that a pill would fix my brain. I had been told repeatedly that there was something “wrong” with me. That there were somethings it wasn’t “right” for me to do.
![flutterflyinvasion:
chronicillnesscat:
[Image: 6-piece blue colored background with a Siamese cat with blue eyes. Text reads: “Roomie calls you lazy for sleeping all day. Depression and apathy ≠ laziness, bitch”]
uh, was this made for cpmeanscrazyperson?????????](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luo6xtt6pY1qi36g3o1_400.jpg)
[Image: 6-piece blue colored background with a Siamese cat with blue eyes. Text reads: “Roomie calls you lazy for sleeping all day. Depression and apathy ≠ laziness, bitch”]
uh, was this made for cpmeanscrazyperson?????????
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chronicillnesscat:
[Image: 6-piece blue colored background with a Siamese cat with blue eyes. Top text reads: “If you’re depressed, get up and do something about it!” Bottom text reads: “I CAN’T.”]
(There are days I can’t bring myself to *shower*, much less join a club or activity, mom.)
Ohh, cpmeanscrazyperson is going to have something to say about this…..](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lp81k3vYCZ1qi36g3o1_500.jpg)
[Image: 6-piece blue colored background with a Siamese cat with blue eyes. Top text reads: “If you’re depressed, get up and do something about it!” Bottom text reads: “I CAN’T.”]
(There are days I can’t bring myself to *shower*, much less join a club or activity, mom.)
Ohh, cpmeanscrazyperson is going to have something to say about this…..
looking for information resources on PTSD and Triggers
(Excuse me as I attempt to express myself in the best way that I can, with feelings that I might not be doing the best of job.)
As part of ASDay this year, we’re allowing people to write about anything they want about their lives. However, we want ASDay to be accessible to everyone, and that means filtering triggering posts from safe posts for people, so that it’s safe for everyone.
We’re looking for information resources from PTSD and mental health community that explains these issues, so that we know how to filter and address issues, and so that we can help educate participants and readers who don’t know. For this, we would prefer information from the actual community, from people who actually have PTSD and other anxiety and depression issues who are triggered by topics. We want to know what information and resources you recommend.
Again, we want to make ASDay safe for everyone to attend and participate, and that means respecting people’s boundaries. We want to treat everyone with respect and dignity, but we freely admit that we have no clue where to look to educate ourselves on how to do that, and find a lot of “official” and clinical resources to be quite lacking.
So please, what do we need to know? And what are good resources for people to learn more?
Important Y’all. Consider this as me asking as well- Corina asked me if I had any good links on the topic and I’ve been having data retrieval issues with my brain.
last time i checked i was a human being not a broken down machine
which is why i really hate discussion of my depression as a ‘malfunctioning machine’, a ‘short in the circuits’, ‘faulty wiring’, etc.
like, no.
can we not?
