I have written the MC to share one of my mental illnesses, a mental illness that quite a few people want to see removed from the DSM, which would mean I could no longer claim disability despite this mental illness disabling me, and could no longer get insurance to cover my therapy and meds and lol - ThreadSky

daxaeterna.ink • 6 hours ago

I have written the MC to share one of my mental illnesses, a mental illness that quite a few people want to see removed from the DSM, which would mean I could no longer claim disability despite this mental illness disabling me, and could no longer get insurance to cover my therapy and meds and lol

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daxaeterna.ink•6 hours ago

The people who have this mental illness but enjoy having it probably are not gonna like the way the MC deals with it / manages it because it acknowledges a lot of medical stuff about it and the actual like brain chemistry of it. Oh well.

daxaeterna.ink•6 hours ago

Yeah, the "this isn't a mental illness it's a SUPER POWER and you folks who are disabled by it are just stuck in internalized ableism and by saying it disables you, you are just contributing to stigmatization" crowd are NOT gonna like this book, but this book isn't FOR them.

captainraz.bsky.social•5 hours ago

If it's what I think it is, then yeah. Just cos there are some useful things that can come with it (creative solutions, being good at lots of things quickly) doesn't mean I magically remember to feed myself without reminders.

daxaeterna.ink•5 hours ago

Even WITH reminders it's a struggle more often than not!

captainraz.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Yup! My favourite trick is turning off the lunch alarm thinking I'll do it in a minute. Suddenly it's an hour later, my hands are shaking and I need to devour everything in the house.

penguin-ponders.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Your disability is your superpower is just exhausting. We can y'know, live with disability and the pressures it brings, without having it be fixed or get superpowers "in exchange".

daxaeterna.ink•4 hours ago

yupppp. It's easier to say it's a superpower than trying to ask for or provide meaningful accommodations and empathy

ladzwriting.bsky.social•6 hours ago

BIG 👀👀👀👀👀👀

daxaeterna.ink•6 hours ago

Turns out, even in fully automated gay space luxury communism, major executive dysfunction, memory issues, concentration and focus issues, etc, can all be extremely distressing! It's not just the capitalism!

ladzwriting.bsky.social•6 hours ago

this sounds like a work for me :] (I truly detest the memeification and acceptance-to-superpower pipeline of that one)

daxaeterna.ink•5 hours ago

It just feels so icky and gaslight-y to be told the thing that makes my life hell is actually a blessing and I'm Doing It Wrong by finding Swiss cheese memory a difficult thing to live with and if I just Change How I Think About It, I'll be happy when I forget to do my taxes!

turbl.es•6 hours ago

If you are talking about what I think you see and I think you are I will LIVE for this.

daxaeterna.ink•6 hours ago

I am 10000% talking about what you think I am

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