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The thing about waves of panic of ableist legislation is that when people go "it's fine, if you have a diagnosis you can just say--" you have to constantly be like "buddy, they are also making it harder to get diagnosed (AND STAY DIAGNOSED)"

Yes, mental health like adhd or autism but also like...blindness...or ailments requiring you to use a wheelchair.

Not to mention how many of those things also penalize you for having a diagnosis.

"It's fine, just show them your doctor letter and--" what if you can't get one? what if you now how to prove over and over and over in humiliation rituals that yes you can't do that and still can't? what if a diagnosis prevents you from being able to move? to have kids? to get married? to live alone? what if it costs you your job? your house? your education?

There is no "just" in disability advocacy, cmon

#ljsm #disability #diagnoses

(2/2) In context of PHYSICAL conditions, disorders, disabilities, chronic illnesses, etc: do you think that people should be diagnosed by a professional before they can claim that they have a particular condition?

I'm diagnosed, and yes, people should be diagnosed before claiming a condition

I'm diagnosed, and people should say they "think" or "probably" have a condition

I'm diagnosed, and no, people don't need a professional diagnosis first

I have a suspected condition; I think people should be diagnosed before claiming

Suspected condition; people should say they "think" or "probably" have a conditi

Suspected condition; no, people don't need a professional diagnosis first

No conditions; yes, people should be diagnosed before claiming a condition

No conditions; people should say they "think" or "probably" have a condition

No conditions; no, people don't need a professional diagnosis first

Other complicated opinion

No opinion

Voting ended onMar 10, 2025

If you have some diagnosed conditions and some suspected conditions, select whichever applicable option you want.

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the worst thing about being chronically ill and not being able to see your friends that often (the few friends you have left, that is) is that, after a while, you will dread seeing them. especially if it's in a group setting. because they will tell you about what they've been up to since you saw them last and ask you for the same, and it'll be impossible for you to be honest without bumming everyone out. your options are now to 1) lie 2) tell the truth anyway and inevitably bring the mood down, and the secret third option 3) avoid questions and be vague enough that no one is able to piece together the whole puzzle. unfortunately this will lead to them thinking you're even weirder than they would if you just told the truth, and they will also assume that you are involved in some sort of organized crime. proceed at your own risk

#i'm going to a friends going away party tonight and there will be a lot of people there whom i haven't seen since middle school #and i don't wanna hear about everyone's summer as mine has consisted of 1) lying in bed 2) seeing a therapist again and 3) getting two new #diagnoses #anyway #nessa.txt #can you guys tell that i'm using my blog as a diary. please scroll past i don't actually want to be perceived

COME PARTY MY BELOVEDS UR GIRL HAS AN AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE

#THIS IS GOOD #THIS IS SO GOOD #DIAGNOSES #YAAAAAAAY #misc posting #medical #cw medical

Oh silly me for thinking my DOCTOR telling me I have a condition was an OFFICIAL DIAGNOSIS because apparently the healthcare system plays on made up PAPERWORK RULES and I'm a liar since its not in my 'official file'

#My pediatric pt when I was 17 told me I had hEDS and dysautonomia #In my file? Scoliosis + aortic fusion + migraines + hypermobility + PCOS but NO hEDS or dysautonomia #The two things that cause me the most problems #So now I guess I'll have to find a whole new pt / doctor and redo all the tests and get an official diagnosis put in my file #But im so tired and i dont want to go through all that work again #Augh #Fuck my life #dysautonomia #HEDS #ehlers danlos syndrome #hypermobile ehlers danlos #Chronic pain #Chronic illness #Chronically ill #american healthcare #american health system #Diagnoses #Diagnosis

Benjamin Fitzgerald Pincus at primary school-age

In my mind, before he discovered fanny packs, Ben carried his mother's small, old bag to take his most important belongings everywhere.

Because his father was very embarrassed about it ("boys don't carry handbags!"), his mother only got him his first fanny pack a little later.

Hobbies:

Reading: I like the idea that before Nublar, Ben was a bookworm who preferred immersing himself in imaginary worlds to the real one.

Organizing: It doesn't sound like a hobby, but I can imagine that pre-Nublar Ben passionately (or compulsively) sorted objects like toys, books, etc.

Fantasy worlds: I think that as a child (or rather, before Nublar), Ben loved to immerse himself in fictional worlds. Especially worlds that he found exciting (pirates searching for treasure, he drew treasure maps for them, etc.), but that didn't frighten him.

Diagnoses:

Chronic iron deficiency anemia: In my imagination, Ben has undiagnosed ARFID (canonical fear of certain foods, brings its own symptoms, etc.) and therefore an iron deficiency he's had since childhood, which was also evident at the beginning of JWCC through his very pale skin, frequent malaise, and shortness of breath (also from panic attacks, but anemia can exacerbate this).

Anxiety and panic disorder/phobias: Ben definitely has a pronounced anxiety disorder (at the beginning of JWCC), which manifests itself in many situations (travel, animals, dirt, germs, food, self-confidence, social interactions, etc.).

Even after what was probably the most intense incident of his life (the fall from the monorail), Ben definitely still shows signs of his anxiety, just in a completely different, masked/altered form. But this is about the child Ben.

I could think of a few more things, but now I have to go to sleep!

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Doctors always make a point to ask me about depression and anxiety, and latch onto it (I think because it’s something they can Actually treat, unlike most of my problems.) And I totally get that, and It’s good that mental health is on their radar.

However! Every time they ask, in that Concerned Authority Figure voice, if I experience depression or anxiety, I’m just like…..uh, yeah! But just like, the usual amount, you know? Considering *gestures vaguely at my entire body*

Like, can you imagine if I was in pain all the time and exhausted and etc. —and I WASN’T a little fucked up about it? If I seemed just Completely Fine? Now THAT would be cause for concern, psychologically speaking. Big red flag.

I think it’s a completely reasonable and expected response to be a little depressed and anxious, given both the physical misery I experience on a daily basis and the sharp left turn my life took because of my health.

That’s not to say that my mental health isn’t a concern—far from it. But I see a specialist for that, and I refuse to let my Other specialists try and treat my secondary conditions as though they were primary, instead of focusing on the issues I actually came to them to treat. Been there, done that, at the beginning of my diagnoses journey, and it set me back years barking up the wrong tree.