Beauty & The Ostomate

Hi, Danielle 28 from Manchester!

[stars-bean]

Jamie Lee Curtis in Freaky Friday (2003) dir. Mark Waters

[chronicallytiredofeverything]

The problem with being chronically ill is that when you become more sick, with more symptoms, people do not understand why its so upsetting.

"But weren't you in pain before?". Yes but this is a new pain that I haven't dealt with before.

"I thought you already had stomach problems?". Yes but this is a new symptom of it that scares me.

"Arent you used to this by now?". No, and I never will be.

Symptoms that have been had for months or years are hard enough to manage in the first place. Developing a new one is scary, and trying to find ways to cope while still juggling everything else is even more so. We are allowed to be upset at our symptoms progressing. It doesn't mean it wasn't bad before. It just means now its bad in another way we arent familiar with. And that sucks.

[catmat]

I try to appreciate the little things in life and all the things I'm grateful for while living with a disability and chronic illness but I'm not gonna lie, seeing others reach milestones that I know I won't be able to achieve, always stings.

[disabledprincesses]

My disability isn't an excuse. Its a genuine setback that I deal with every single day.

Stop comparing me to abled people. They will never have to work as hard as us.

I'm not annoying.

I'm not complaining.

I'm not lazy.

My body is struggling to survive and you expect me to be able to do what your nearly perfect body does?

The only thing here that is lazy and unmotivated is your ability to comprehend what the fuck a disability means.

[yikesabbee]

shoutout to people who spend tons of time on their phones because that’s all they can physically and mentally handle on most days.

don’t let anyone shame you for that. you’re doing the best you can.

[imawake-butatwhatcost]

You know not nearly enough people talk about how chronic illness is a cycle of ever-increasing grief. Like I'm losing things, parts of myself, futures I can never have to some unknown problem in my brain and in my joints and in my eyes. And I'm mourning them.

[chronicallytiredofeverything]

Sometimes i forget how tiring it is to shower. Like i remember when i used to feel awake and refreshed after a shower.  Now i need to lean on a wall after a 10 minute shower of just standing there. I need to lay down after if I wash my hair. Its exhausting. I hate having to ration my energy. If I want to go out, I cant shower that day. If I shower that day, I cant go out. I just want to be able to take care of myself without being so damn tired.

[takeawaythepain]

people who are disabled don’t sit around all day doing nothing. even when we’re in bed, our bodies are raging a war inside of us at all times. it’s a 24/7, 365 days a year job. there’s no getting off at five. no weekends. no vacation time. being unable to work is not the luxury ableds make it out to be.

[funnytwittertweets]

[beneficialfondue]

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Oh, this is a whole ass mood

[sproutlett]

this is for the people who went through trauma and didn’t come out of it with thicker skin. but, instead, came back with sensitivity to the world and a deep sadness that won’t go away. some of us went through something and lost a piece of ourselves; our broken hearts never healed quite right afterwards. i see you and i feel you and i am you. it’s going to be okay.

[maviedemerde]

[thy-devil-princess-deactivated2]

Please be careful with me. Sometimes I just get sad and I don’t know why. I’m sorry.

[lilpolkadot93]

“Staying quiet doesn’t mean I’ve nothing to say. It means I don’t think you’re ready to hear my thoughts.”

— Unknown (via wordsnquotes)

[lilpolkadot93]

“You get depressed because you know that you’re not what you should be.”

— Marilyn Manson (via quotemadness)

[lilpolkadot93]

“A true relationship is two imperfect people refusing to give up on each other.”

— Anonymous (via wnq-anonymous)

[ambivalentlyyours]

[fyp-psychology]

PSYCHOLOGY FACT # 168

Generally, a woman will only argue with someone she truly cares for. Arguing less occurs when she’s less interested.

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