The Chronic Curmudgeon

Surly broad gets diagnosed with systemic lupus, finds no online resources for someone with her attitude problems. So she makes one.

[spooniestrong]

[mackenziesummertime]

That constant struggle between “I can’t show my symptoms or I’ll be a burden” and “why doesn’t anyone realize I’m suffering?”

[system-of-a-feather]

Just because you “function” doesn’t mean you don’t deserve help.

[black-is-simply-beautiful-deact]

How many times have you said “I’m just tired” like it’s nothing? To downplay your illness because you don’t want to sound like you’re complaining too much.

[chronicallyugh]

I mean, yeah, all the time. But it’s fine.

... ooooh. Huh. Damn. Did it again.

[slightlyaggressiveaffirmations]

YOUR DISABILITY IS STILL FUCKING REAL, EVEN IF SOME IGNORANT FUCKBUCKET DOESN’T BELIEVE YOU!!!

THEIR OPINION DOESN’T MAKE YOU A LIAR - IT JUST MAKES THEM WRONG!!! YOU DESERVE UNDERSTANDING, COMPASSION AND EQUITY!!!

[bcpk-deactivated20210131]

I’m gonna make myself feel old, but reblog with your high school graduating class

Class of 2007.

[evapilots-deactivated20200627]

class of 2020…………

are all my mutuals boomers or what

[chronicallyugh]

Class of 1997

You kids get off my lawn.

[clinically-chronically]

Me: Hmm.. My joints hurt more today and in general I'm not feeling too great.

Weather: *Starts storming and raining*

Me: Oh.

[my-middle-name-is-anxiety]

[little-miss-rasputin-pageant]

when you're hit with a random chronic pain flare up that comes out of nowhere

[flyingmustachio]

I’m getting really sick of being called a “chronic illness warrior.” I mean I get that every day is a struggle, struggle :: battle, so patient :: warrior and all that. But a battle implies an end - being a warrior implies you can win. Even if I manage to minimize my symptoms, I will never win. Ehlers Danlos is genetic. It will always be part of me and it will slowly grind my body down to nothing.

I prefer to think of myself as a Chronic Illness Salmon. I’m just flopping upstream as best I can, trying to be the best salmon I’m capable of being, hoping I don’t get eaten by a U.S. Healthcare Bear. Just flopping along doing the best I can until I reach my spawning grounds and it’s time for me to die.

[heyatleastitsnotcancer]

I’m not a fan of the warrior narrative either. To me it’s similar to inspiration porn in why we do it.

[positivity-in-pain]

story of our lives 🙄

[oswpodyall]

Austin, TX - Millionaire media mogul Steven Beard wakes up one night to find his belly had burst wide open, with no idea how it happened. The truth would involve a love triangle, a shotgun, and a whole helluva lot of money. **Bonus - conversation with a real-live lawyer about just what the hell “capital murder” is.

Listen to the full story here!

[oswpodyall]

Outlaws & Scorned Women

A lapsed theatre kid and a legit lawyer explore the weird, wild, often bloody, never boring criminal history of the Lone Star State....

We’re on tumblr now, y’all!

Not just on Podbean, though. You can find us in a whole buncha places.

[chronicallyugh]

Found a way to fill the housebound hours, y’all.

[hauntedhearse]

I made this meme to represent how it feels dealing with chronic illness. ∞

[dadalux]

“Amateur Opossum Actress” by Rebecca Kriz

[branwyn-says]

I object to the diminishment of this opossum’s OBVIOUS theatrical skill and training

[positivity-in-pain]

i’m going to cry about being tired.

[speciesofleastconcern]