It took me years to admit to myself (and others) that I was disabled. My disabilities are invisible & I used a tremendous amount of energy keeping them hidden
Ableism is powerful, and internalized ableism is a difficult thing to wrestle with
If society were more inclusive, we wouldn’t be so scared
Ableism is powerful, and internalized ableism is a difficult thing to wrestle with
If society were more inclusive, we wouldn’t be so scared
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Especially when there’s so little support for those of 1/
Fuck the American healthcare system, and our disability system, and everything that goes along with it. I’m so fucking tired.
It took about 2-3 years for me to get approved, which I hear is rather timely. I had a lot of documentation from current doctors, & that helped immensely.
"Medical hospital" lol! 😅.
Oh, and if you hire a disability lawyer they don't get paid unless you do - so them taking your case or not is a decent indicator of whether you could get benefits.
Again, sorry, if this is unwanted or unhelpful information!
That we don’t have better systems of support. Pushing ourselves ends up being the norm and it really shouldn’t be.
The “shouldas” are the worst for me. I’m always saying “you should have been able to do…”‘
Working hard at shutting off that narrative