Oh, so you don’t work! That must be like a Vacation Every Day! I saw you do a thing! You must be Fine! I saw
Category: stigma
Why do I undermine my pain?
There is a lot of reasons why we develop beliefs about our pain. And how we should and shouldn’t behave with it. How we should
What is Ableism?
You may have heard people talk about Ableism. I often talk about stigma and discrimination but haven’t used the term itself but it is the
Chronic illness: Using a cane
I am used to invisible disabilities. People do not see them and they frankly do not care much to hear about them. And I can
Chronic illness: Shh no one needs to know you’re chronically ill
So I encountered someone random on social media with an illness that said we should not discuss ableism because people do not get our illnesses
Invisible illness: Hiding in plain sight
Here is the good thing about an Invisible illness: you can hide it Here is the bad thing about an Invisible Illness: you can
Chronic illness: Be careful what you tolerate they will use it against you
A person can get used to a lot. A person can tolerate a lot. And when you become passive and used to a certain treatment,
Chronic pain: Don’t steal lives, doc
I am on a pain killer. I know. The horror of it. I must be some sort of addict or something. Well, fuck that. I
Chronic illness: Some thoughts on Judgements
There are times when people judge us for being ill. We are just lazy. We just need to exercise. We are not trying hard enough
To the healthy: This could be you
Okay, so stigma is rampant out there. I heard someone recently that said mental illness does not exist and we shouldn’t talk about it. And
Fibromyalgia awareness and stigma
Fibromyalgia awareness day was May 12. There is a lot of fibromyalgia awareness out there now. A lot more than there used to be. But
Disability: see me smiling?
How A Trump Proposal Could Reduce ‘Happy’ Disabled People A new policy proposal by the Trump administration calls for the surveillance of disabled people’s social
Mental illness: stigma thoughts
There was recently a campaign for mental illness awareness called #BellLetsTalk. And most people love this campaign because Bell, the company promoting it in Canada,
Chronic illness: How we are socially noticeable
People do notice things about those of us with chronic illness but they may not know it is because of chronic illness. Maybe they think
