When you have a physical disability, you often require more help than a non-disabled person would because there are some things your disability prevents you from being able to do independently. Every disabled person requires different levels of assistance, and it depends on what disability you have because some disabled people need more help than … Continue reading How To Help A Physically Disabled Person
When you live with chronic pain, sometimes it can feel like no one gets it because most people do not have chronic pain and have no idea what it's like. It can be difficult for people without chronic pain to understand pain that they cannot see, and sometimes people don't believe your pain is real … Continue reading Realities Of Living With Chronic Pain That Isn’t Talked About Enough
When you are disabled, one of the first things you have to think about is what you are going to tell others about your disability, because you don't have to tell them everything. Non-disabled people sometimes think they are entitled to a disabled person's medical history and will ask us questions that we aren't comfortable … Continue reading What I Want People To Know About My Disability
July is Disability Pride Month. During the month of July, we celebrate Disability Pride Month, which is an opportunity to break barriers, educate people on ableism, and celebrate the uniqueness and challenges of disabled people. Disability pride isn't about loving your disability all the time, but it's about recognizing that life with a disability is … Continue reading Do You Have Disability Pride?
When you are newly diagnosed with endometriosis, it can feel overwhelming because although it is a common disease, it is often misunderstood in the medical community. Most people, including doctors, think that endometriosis is just a bad period and that birth control is going to solve all your problems. I have had painful periods my … Continue reading Lessons I Have Learned From Living With Endometriosis
When you have a stoma, sometimes you are hesitant to tell other people about your stoma because not everyone sees it as a positive and thinks it's something that you should get rid of. A stoma is not something that all disabled people are going to want or need, but it is necessary for some … Continue reading What To Say To Someone With A Stoma
Chronic pain affects everything you do, and people with chronic pain cannot do anything without thinking about their pain levels. I talk a lot about my chronic pain on my blog because it is important to educate others who do not live with chronic pain to raise awareness. My blog has tons of posts about … Continue reading Why I Don’t Always Talk About My Chronic Pain
When you have a procedure, sometimes the procedure isn't painful, and you don't need any kind of sedative, but if something is going to cause you too much pain, a lot of the time it is done under anesthesia. I lost count of how many surgeries I have had throughout my life and have been … Continue reading How I Recover From Anesthesia
When you are disabled, it is often more difficult to make friends than it is for non-disabled people because disability makes it more difficult to make friends. Disabled people want to have a lot of friends and can bring a lot of value to a relationship, but it can be difficult to find someone who … Continue reading How Disability Affects Relationships
When you are disabled, often non-disabled people think you are depressed because it is often believed that all disabled people are sad and desperate for a cure. Disabled people are more likely to get depressed than non-disabled people, but not everyone struggles with mental illness, and only some people do. Therapy can help some people … Continue reading Bad Habits You Need To Break For Better Mental Health
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