The slightly (un)fantastical mind of Mr Jimenez.

This blog was for a uni project.. now its for WHATEVA DA FUQ I WANT

[demonius-darkblade]

[demonius-darkblade]

A medicab service insists on picking me up for my job 90 minutes early every day for what should be a fairly short commute. Sometimes they're late picking me up after work, and that second ride itself varies a lot but is regularly over 40 minutes. I might spend upwards of nine unpaid hours a week in these vans. Becuase I'm legally blind and can't drive.

Now, we should probably also have the conversation about the fact that everyone should be compensated for commute time, but what I want to get at is that this is considered 'accessibility'. Since the lousy public transport might take even longer, and often has its own (sometimes outright illegal) access issues, this unpaid time is supposed to be a boon for the disabled. And yeah, to an extent it is, others without do often have it worse! But think about this! How much extra is expected of a person due to disability? My part time job with no benefits i made full time! This is always after months of even finding someone who out of pity will hire from the reserve labor army that we make up.

I guess my point is I'm bored on my long trip to work and can't stop thinking about how capitalism is so clearly the greatest enemy of disabled people.

[animusrox]

[memewhore]

[memewhore]

[bedbugbiting]

My face is having uncontrollable spasms. Great. It hurts really, really, really bad.

I think part of why I have trouble explaining pain to the doctor is when they ask about the pain scale I always think “Well, if someone threw me down a flight of stairs right now or punched me a few times, it would definitely hurt a lot more” so I end up saying a low number. I was reading an article that said that “10” is the most commonly reported number and that is baffling to me. When I woke up from surgery with an 8" incision in my body and I could hardly even speak, I was in the most horrific pain of my life but I said “6” because I thought “Well, if you hit me in the stomach, it would be worse.”

[bomberqueen17]

I searched and searched for the post this graphic was from, and the OP deactivated, but I kept the graphic, because my BFF does the same thing, uses her imagination to come up with the worst pain she can imagine and pegs her “10″ there, and so is like, well, I’m conscious, so this must be a 5, and then the doctors don’t take her seriously. (And she then does things like driving herself to the hospital while in the process of giving birth. Probably should have called an ambulance for that one!)

So I found this and sent it to her. Because this is what they want to know: how badly is this pain affecting you? Not on a scale of “nothing” to “how I’d imagine it’d feel if bears were eating my still-living guts while I was on fire”. 

I hate reposting stuff, but I’ll never find that post again and OP is deactivated, so, here’s a repost. I can delete this later, i just wanted to get it to you and I can’t embed images in a chat or an ask. 

[derryderrydown]

This is possibly why it took several weeks to diagnose my fractured spine.

[petralemaitre]

Pain Scale transcription:

10 - I am in bed and I can’t move due to my pain. I need someone to take me to the emergency room because of my pain.

9 - My pain is all that I can think about. I can barely move or talk because of my pain.

8 - My pain is so severe that it is difficult to think of anything else. Talking and listening are difficult.

7 - I am in pain all the time. It keeps me from doing most activities.

6 - I think about my pain all of the time. I give up many activities because of my pain.

5 - I think about my pain most of the time. I cannot do some of the activities I need to do each day because of the pain.

4 - I am constantly aware of my pain but can continue most activities.

3 - My pain bothers me but I can ignore it most of the time.

2 - I have a low level of pain. I am aware of my pain only when I pay attention to it.

1 - My pain is hardly noticeable.

0 - I have no pain.

[airagorncharda]

It’s also really important to get this kind of scale to people who have chronic pain, because chronic pain drastically lowers your perception of how “bad” any kind of pain actually is, and yet something like this pain scale is extremely user friendly. 

For example, if someone asked me how much pain I’m in at any given time, I’d say hardly any, and yet I’m apparently at a chronic 2.5, and it only goes up from there depending on the day. 

There’s also a similarly useful “Fatigue Scale”

[jedijenkins]

I haven’t been below a 5 on this scale for 4 years 

[nerdgasrnz]

Here’s the fatigue scale

[sunny-day-sky]

Fatigue scale image desc:

10: can barely move; can’t talk

9: can barely move; can talk

8: can move, but can’t do much more than watch TV

7: can watch TV and play a game on my phone simultaneously

6: can do work on my computer lying in bed

5: can get around the house, but definitely couldn’t go out

4: can run a light errand

3: can get in my 10,000 steps, making my fitbit happy

2: can do three or more activities in a single day

1: going clubbing!

[eruvadhril]

See also the Mental Health Pain Scale by Graceful Patient:

Mental Health Pain Scale transcription:

MILD

1 - Everything is a-okay! There is absolutely nothing wrong. You’re probably cuddling a fluffy kitten right now. Enjoy!

2 - You’re a bit frustrated or disappointed, but you’re easily distracted and cheered up with a little effort.

3 - Things are bothering you, but you’re coping. You might be overtired or hungry. The emotional equivalent of a headache.

MODERATE

4 - Today is a bad day (or a few bad days). You still have the skills to get through it, but be gentle with yourself. Use self-care strategies.

5 - Your mental health is starting to impact on your everyday life. Easy things are becoming difficult. You should talk to your doctor.

6 - You can’t do things the way you usually do them due to your mental health. Impulsive and compulsive thoughts may be hard to cope with.

SEVERE

7 - You’re avoiding things that make you more distressed, but that will make it worse. You should definitely seek help. This is serious.

8 - You can’t hide your struggles any more. You may have issues sleeping, eating, having fun, socialising, and work/study. Your mental health is affecting almost all parts of your life.

9 - You’re at a critical point. You aren’t functioning any more. You need urgent help. You may be a risk to yourself or others if left untreated.

10 - The worst mental and emotional distress possible. You can no longer care for yourself. You can’t imagine things getting any worse. Contact a crisis line immediately.

[kingspadedying]

These are so important! SO SO IMPORTANT SHARE THIS AND SAVE IT TO SHOW YOUR DOCTORS!

[agardenofideas]

@good-ho-mens please share this

[yg-ou-deactivated20180202]

the entire mario party cast shows up at my funeral

[catwithbenefits]

Waluigi looks like he’s trying to hide his excitement

[slowbrodawg]

It’s okay i left him everything in my will

[stream]

Predator (1987) | dir. John McTiernan

[dionysusilluminatusx]

…and meme history was made.

[susiethemoderator]

[animatedtext]

[thekwikemart]

[hotrodzandpinups]

[black-grease]

Gimme

[psych2go]

[einaussenseiter]

I did a thing with Pop Stars as Gym Leaders inspired by Rihanna

[brisbone]

There was a Tik Tok trend of people posting the saddest break ups so I jokingly posted about the purple and yellow Wiggle getting divorced and it has 12k views

[mrjimenez]

I want to see this.

Nay..

I need to see this.

[ky-jenners]

a truly iconic moment when rihanna throws a stack of money in stephen hill’s face because she wasn’t allowed to take money on stage 

[keepongaming]

last year i was eating in a fancy, large restaurant when i began to hear a rumble and the distant sound of people chanting ‘potassium, potassium’ and suddenly hundreds of people dressed as bananas flood this restaurant chanting potassium over and over and we were trapped there for a very long time because the bananas would not leave and they were everywhere

i wasn’t joking

[gendersnaps]

this post has haunted me for like 3 years. every time i start to think i imagined it, it shows up on my dash again and then immediately disappears into the ether for another 17 months

[the-absolute-funniest-posts]

weirdest cult ever. i wanna join.

[dinuguan]

[unclefather]

me comforting my mullet husband and assuring him that he is still masculine after he had to see another mans butt cheek

[phonographzerohash]

this is an image with a lot of power and while my instincts are telling me to lean into it I don’t feel like the life I’ve lived to this point has equipped me to do it safely