Disabled Ghost

23, he/they Diagnosed with hEDS recently, just looking to find a community that might help me manage my pain and fatigue I feel like a very visible ghost all the time

[zhiantara]

Emergency please don't scroll past

My dad died today June 1st. it was very sudden and unexpected and he was the sole income provider for my family. They're going to need help paying for cremation expenses and rent for at least June & July while they figure out another living arrangement. Please please share, they're already on bad terms with their landlord and she's been pushing them and looking for a reason to evict them for a long time, so they can't miss rent.

We're trying to raise $2000 total.

http://paypal.me/lalabel

I'm also accepting donations on venmo and cashapp on their behalf because they don't have accounts, please leave a note along the lines of "for your family" so I can distinguish their funds from my personal ones.

http://venmo.com/bloodhail

https://cash.app/$zhiantara

Please share, please donate, thank you.

[zhiantara]

$755/$2000

We've almost gathered enough to cover a month of rent, thank you all so much 💕 Please keep boosting!!

[voluspo]

$1347/$2000

[voluspo]

traction has slowed and donations have stopped, and our rent is due again in a few days.. getting to the goal amount will hopefully be enough to cover it and have a bit leftover so we can move in july

i know everyone is struggling right now but even small amounts have been so helpful to my family so please consider donating or at least boosting if you can ! thank you so much i love you all

[sparrowlucero]

dragon sees a bug on the ground

[pmpkn]

Gameboy peripheral PediSedate was designed for dentists and dosed kids with nitrous oxide as they played games.

[defective-replicant-deactivated]

Time to enter the ＧＡＭＥＲ ＺＯＮＥ

[theindefinitejames]

Camera, printer, sewing machine, now a fucking anaesthetic adminstrator…was there anything the Game Boy didn’t have an accessory for?

[fakegeekguy]

Do you know about the fish finding sonar?

[britnxyspears]

gameboy sprinted so smart phones could lag and be ugly

[faeriesaurus]

more of my stuff here

[whatshouldwecallchronicillness]

How I look at my bottle of gatorade...

[tiktoks-lost-n-found]

[bludragongal]

Spider-Man: MENACE

[janasojka]

[meangirlnurse]

i’ve started replacing “i want to die” with “i feel overwhelmed” in my internal monologue, which is usually more accurate and more productive

[philonotis]

ive been working on replacing ‘im so stupid’ with ‘im so silly’ and it has the same effect!

[shrunkencannelini]

“I can’t do this” -> This will be a challenge for me, it’s normal to feel intimidated

“I hate this” -> This is a tough situation to handle and I’m doing my best

“I hate myself” -> I’m struggling with low self esteem right now, I need to support myself as I would a friend

“I can’t believe I forgot again” -> It’s tough to balance so many things, maybe I need to let go of some of them

“They’re not going to like me” -> I don’t have to perform for anyone, my personality is valid and loveable just as is

The list could go on and on…

Redirecting the “blame” from yourself and recognizing that you are a human suffering through normal, difficult human experiences is important. Support yourself like you’d support any of your close friends if they said these things.

[chronicsonicironic]

Bitches with chronic illness be like "wow my condition is getting better ! That must mean it'll stay like this forever from now on !" Only to be very disappointed the next week

Im bitches

[uglyspoon]

To people who can't clean themselves on their own, or clean themselves well by themselves. I'm sorry every reminder for self care often includes things you straight up can't do; that a relaxing shower is not or may have never been something you can relate to.

Take every liberty you can in making washing something enjoyable, or to add highlights to the process so that whether you're bathing yourself or someone is helping you, there's something to look forward to. Plastic animals in soaps, a truly ridiculous looking sponge, a comfort food heating slowly in the oven to dive into afterwards.

Dignity and self confidence are hard to come by, and you deserve to maintain yours.

[seravph]

2012 was such an insane cultural moment

[seravph]

no but for real . Gangnam style call me maybe riptide we are young . lana releases her first album and changed pop forever . Frank ocean releases his first album . 1D premieres . grimes releases genesis . and the movies. don’t even get me started. the first avengers movie the last twilight movie hunger games the hobbit les mis. like them or hate them they were cultural phenomenons. minecraft was at its peak before it was deemed cringe and before the minecraft renaissance. 2012 was one of the last good years of youtube too . and everyone was rlly into moustaches for whatever reason

[vegancinnamonroll]

gaining weight is good and being fat is good and nourishing your body is good and resting is good. fat bodies and disabled bodies and queer bodies and all marginalized bodies are good and deserve to be celebrated. your body does not have to be relegated to the sphere of neutrality or tolerance or acceptance. the world is *better* because your body is in it. the world is better because you are in it.

[owivizzle-deactivated20190829]

God I really wish carrying stuffed animals around with you was socially acceptable

[mitch-that-bitch]

I don’t mean to take over a post, but I actually did a project on this for my sociology of deviance class in college!

I carried a large stuffed rabbit whenever I went in public for about a week to observe the reaction of others. The point of the project was to do something harmless yet unusual to see if the action would be considered deviant, in which case someone had to try to correct or shame the behavior.

Long story short, nobody tried to correct my behavior. I was asked about it casually, had a few lingering stares thrown my way and when I was with my boyfriend, shop employees would direct questions to him instead of me. However, nobody refused to assist me when I was alone in a store, nobody said anything about the rabbit besides “oh, thats a cute bunny!” and I attended college classes without even a teacher questioning it.

In conclusion, it is socially acceptable to carry a stuffed animal, its just not a societal norm. ^^

[nerdgasrnz]

#for followers with a big anxiety or self hate problem #bring a friend with you (via @kingdom-for-muses)

[so1987-deactivated20230102]

DOING IT

[thebibliosphere]

My friend gave me a stuffed monkey plushy when I was struggling with uni, and I took him everywhere for like four years, usually velcrod to my backpack. No one said a damn thing, except my renaissance professor who saw it one day in the hallway and cracked the fuck up because I had a literal monkey on my back and he just looked at me like, “oh god, me too”. I used to leave him on desks during classes and exams (the monkey, not my prof). It was my reminder that someone cared if I was coping. But more than that it was soothing to have something to fidget with that wasn’t a pen. I used to ping those fucking things across the room I was so agitated. Harder to hurt people with a projectile stuffed monkey.

[kripke-is-my-king]

I got what I thought was a normal screen cleaning kit for my computer while I was in college. Much to my delight, instead of a little washcloth or whatever, the kit came with a tiny stuffed pig. 

So I carried this pig in my backpack all through college, periodically taking it out, spraying my screen, and using the pig to wipe it off. 

Now, I kept the pig in the side pocket of my bag where he was completely visible.

Then one day in screenwriting class I pulled him out to wipe my screen. 

One of the guys sitting next to me looked appalled. “You’re wiping it off with your little stuffed animal??” 

I explained what the pig was. 

Turns out, the guy had noticed it and just thought it was adorable I carried a stuffed animal with me every day. He’d never mentioned it before. 

Honestly, people do not care, and will not say anything. No matter the reason for your little stuffed animal friend. 

[marcys-underground]

And if you’re still really nervous about it keep a stuffed animal keychain on your bag. I have a cute little frog that stays on my backpack so when work gets stressful I can squeeze it.

[peanutbutterbananasmoothie-deac]

For my anxious followers.

[shadowy-dumbo-octopus]

Confirmed. I take my Venom tsum tsum to uni when I need a little mental boost. The little goo always brings me good luck and overall makes my day just a tiny bit better. I haven’t received a single comment about them so far.

Bring your stuffed buddies to class/work/whatever, guys. People don’t care.

[lemonsharks]

I have a couple of Ikea sharks* and have had cause to periodically carry them around in public - one of which I bought with the last $15 I had at the time, after making a series of big life changes. “This is frivolous and I don’t have to care about that because I’m getting paid shortly—I’m going to do it!”

The reactions I get range from amusement through delight and “WHERE DID YOU GET THAT” but so far, never disapproval.

The moral of the story is Carry Your Emotional Support Plushie With Pride, You Deserve It.

*pictured: not my shark

[taraljc]

true story: I once had an appallingly awful day at the hell job and it coincided with my giant squishy Baymax being delivered from China, and no lie I hugged on that Baymax to keep from crying until it was time to leave

[lauraannegilman]

I travel with DC (”Don’t Care”) the Emotional Support Honey Badger.  I go through TSA with him attached to my backpack, I hug him when I sleep in transit, I prop him next to me in cafes in cities, towns, and rural areas.  The only time anyone’s ever so much as raised an eyebrow at me was the TSA agent who recognized what he was, and asked it he could get his picture taken with him.

People don’t judge.  Kids think you’re awesome. You get a companion who never judges you.  It’s all win.

[soft-bois-blog-deactivated20210]

I know probably everyone has seen this post already, but its too good not to reblog.

Don’t be afraid to carry your comfort items around with you! :D I take some of my stuffed friends to work sometimes, and no one ever bats an eye at them!

[stargazing-at-the-moon-deactiva]

*looks at my pink teddy bear I named Ruby* you’re coming to college with me and that’s not a choice

[thefurriestofchows]

This post made me cry bcuz sometimes i feel bad for having stuffed animals/plushies

[starkcontrasts]

i needed this a lot

[londonspirit]

the boyfriend had to go to hospital two years ago, big heart surgery and he wanted something of mine so I gave him my stuffed Toothless which I’ve gotten from the BFF a while back. Toothless sat on his nightstand in three different hospitals, watching over him and nobody even batted an eye. some nurses asked about him, but that was all. He was there when he came out of surgery and has been HIS ever since. so yeah, carry your emotional support plushy with you. It helps YOU and that’s all that matters!!! 

[thelittleblackfox]

I take Tigz, the plushie Tiger I’ve had nearly forty years, with me on holiday because I can’t sleep without him. Every hotel I’ve stayed at I’ve come back to find room service have made the bed, changed the towels… And tucked Tigz up in the bed with his squashed little head on the pillow, or put him by the window so he can enjoy the view, or put in a comfy armchair with a book for company.

Seriously, if anyone takes offence to your plush, it’s their problem, not you. And IKEA sharks are AMAZING

[whencartoonsruletheworld]

I carry an emotional support chao plush with me everywhere, nobody cares

[energysavingselfcare]

Stuffed animals are awesome. I’ve brought one with me on so many hospital trips I’ve lost count, and nobody’s ever given me any shit for it .. . mOstly they just admire his brilliant awesomeness, as is clearly the correct response ❤️

[seabeck]

Olympic National Park

[seabeck]

Conks and fog

[seabeck]

Sometimes you just have to stop and appreciate the little details in the forest