Advertisements Living with a disability is frustrating but eventually, you become used to it because it’s everything you know but what’s even more frustrating is when you aren’t disabled and become that way! Anyone can become disabled and all it takes is to get in...
Tag: disability acceptance
Advertisements Mobility aids and assistive devices infinitely improve the lives of disabled and chronically people but unfortunately many don’t see it that way. When people see someone using an assistive device there is so much negativity around them and people often assume around lives are...
Do You Struggle To Make Friends Because Of Your Disability?
posted by: My Rockin Disabled Life
January 7, 2021
Advertisements When you are disabled making friends is really hard because a lot of people think they understand it so they ingore your challenges, try to cure you, or refuse to be friends with you because they think the cure is as simple as be...
Guest Post: How Muscular Dystrophy Shaped Me As A Person
posted by: My Rockin Disabled Life
November 14, 2020
Advertisements Having a disability that progressively gets worse over time definitely has it’s challenges but it’s not as depressing as you may think.. When you are disabled you can use your disability to help others and without it you would be a completely different person....
Accepting Your Scars: How I Learned To Accept My Scars
posted by: My Rockin Disabled Life
October 15, 2020
Advertisements When you have a chronic condition sometimes you will have either one big long scar or many small ones from either the result of a medical condition or lots of surgeries to maintain a condition. Whatever the reason is or if you have one...
How To Help Someone Who Is Feeling Sorry For Themselves
posted by: My Rockin Disabled Life
September 7, 2020
Advertisements Having a disability can be difficult so, some people feel sorry for themselves and think an abled person’s life is so much better. Avoiding these types of people is not the answer! Here are a few ways to help if you happen to meet...
Advertisements So many people won’t use the word ‘disabled’ because they think it’s somehow insulting or means we aren’t normal. Well, here are my thoughts on that. Disabled simply means having a condition that restricts your abilities to function physically, mentally, or socially. That’s the...
A Few Things My Disability Has Taken From Me
posted by: My Rockin Disabled Life
August 18, 2020
Advertisements Whenever I am out and people see my wheelchair usually someone’s first instinct is your disability doesn’t define who you are or you can do anything you put your mind to. Yes, I’ll give you that my disability doesn’t define who I am as...
Advertisements When you are a disability advocate people often think that you love every part of your disability and whenever you show any signs of frustration they are shocked. The truth is as a disabled person you won’t love everything about your disability and some...
Advertisements When you have a permanent disability that has no cure such as Spina Bifida it can be very difficult to come to terms with your disability and accept it. Coming to terms with your disability is so important with any disability because if you...