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I wonder if people ever realise that disabilities can be a reason someone can’t be a very active activist.

Like I know nothing, and what I used to know I’ve now forgot.

I haven’t got the energy to look after myself let alone spending time to read about very intense subjects that will likely drain me even more very quickly.

But there is a guilt there because of it. I hope I’m not alone in that

body-of-ouches

When you’ve got brain fog and try to remember what happened five minutes ago

bee-fox

I think that it's really important for people to realize that being disabled is traumatic. genuinely. your body and brain feel like they are breaking down and wrong. you are in constant heavy stress from stuff like chronic pain. most disabled people i know have a somewhat regular emotional break down from the trauma of it all. and we are expected to just smile through it by society, to not be in the way, to not be an issue.

chronicallypainful

So many doctors never learned to say "I don't know"

Instead they say:

Some version of "It's not real": "It's all in your head," "Are you sure that's what's actually happening?", "Maybe you're just looking for attention?"

Or, some version of "It's your fault": "You just need to lose some weight/be more active/eat better/etc.", "It's just because you're stressed out."

In summary, doctors whose egos can't handle not knowing everything either invalidate what you're feeling in your own body or else they blame you for it. And the results can be traumatizing. "I don't know" should be a part of everyone's vocabulary!