The Spoonie Life

[solreefs]

you ever get surprised by your own recurring issues. like come on man. I thought we were past this.

[the-spoonie-life]

Right that update i promised you all, this might be a long one.

First off me and my partner moved into a house, we’re renting but it’s nice and we’ve got the dog. Yeah that’s a thing I’ve got a dog, he’s adorable and cuddles up with me when he knows I’m not doing so good.

Second off I got a lot of complications following a cervical punch biopsy where one of the nerves got nicked and am still dealing with the nerve pain from it 4 months on.

Following on from that I’ve been getting super dizzy and turns out I’ve got Eustachian tube dysfunction (it’s all the pain and symptoms of an ear infection without the infection) which is actually super painful but now I’ve got an answer.

Hopefully I’ll be back to “normal” in a couple of weeks.

Sending lots of spoons

Anastasia

[spoonielols]

[the-spoonie-life]

Sorry for the long absence, life’s been hectic and I’ll do a full update soon.

However I’m still off work sick and have decided to start selling my art on Redbubble:

artTAZtic Shop | Redbubble

artTAZtic is an independent artist creating amazing designs for great products such as t-shirts, stickers, posters, and phone cases.

Please check it out, I know not everyone can buy things and things might not be to everyone’s taste but even shop views help if you can.

Thanks everyone and sending lots of spoons

Anastasia

[internetfriend-movedmoved]

why is it like this

[spooniestrong]

[spoonies-and-knives]

[id: a tweet by Joanna No Banana (@/JoannaNoBanana) which reads:

Something a lot of non chronically ill people don't understand is that we don't wait for zero symptoms to do things.

We just wait until it's manageable enough to get to do these things.

Even in those situations, we tend to overly push ourselves and need to recover afterwards.

End id.]

[chronicpaingirlie]

being disabled is so fun because sometimes you can just be going about your day like normal and with zero warning your body will be like you have to lay down Right Now or you will pass out

[thatevakid]

[thaumbody]

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let my people glo @MichaellCClark

sending love to everyone who wants to do better but can't find the energy to make the necessary changes. sending love to everyone who wonders if their exhaustion is permanent. sending love to everyone who's tired of feeling stuck.

[lifeafterpsychiatry]

It's a lot healthier to go for a daily walk than to sign up for a gym membership you won't be using because you hate that kind of exercise. It's a lot healthier to eat a frozen meal than to skip a meal because you were too tired to cook something healthy. It's a lot healthier to take a quick shower than to procrastinate an elaborate routine for days. Don't aim so high that you won't be hitting anything!

[creamypancakebatter]

this is actually really helpful and affirming thanks

[breelandwalker]

[a-sassy-bench]

do able-bodied bodied people not understand that if disabled people call out of work every time they don't feel good that we would call out of work every fucking day?

like honestly. what do you think being disabled means?

[demigodxtonio]

Some people don’t understand and/or recognize the immense amount of strength it takes to pull yourself out of a dark place mentally. So if you did that and defeated depression, anxiety, or self-hate I’m so proud you.

[schwinns-second-law-deactivated]

saying “can u not” to inanimate objects that are just following the laws of physics but in, like, inconvenient ways

[crippled-peeper]

“ew thick water gross and weird” ITS NOT FUCKING FOR YOU!!!!! “ew why buy pre-cut vegetables when you can cut your own” ITS NOT FUCKING FOR YOU!!!!!! “I don’t need a device to help me put my socks on I’m not lazy” ITS NOT FUCKING FOR YOU !!!!!!!!! “Why drink liquid meals when you can cook them” ITS!!!!! NOT!!!!!! FOR!!!!!! YOU!!!!!!!!

[perthshire-fae]

Also, don't let the internalized ableism stop you from acquiring things that make your life easier! If you NEED those pre cut veggies, shredded cheeses, bread/cake/cookie kits get them! If you need liquid nutrition buy it! If you need a sock grabber or shoe horn or hand warmers use them! If you need mobility support of any kind, find and use them. We have to stop listening to the shame uncaring, mean-assed people have ground into us; we deserve to live too.

[longlostdiaries]

I don't know who needs to hear this but:

-"it only hurts a little" is still pain

-"I can ignore it" is still pain

-"I can cope with/manage it" is still pain

-"it's bearable" is still pain

-"I can push through it" is still pain

-"it doesn't hurt that much" is still pain

-"it doesn't stop me from doing x" is still pain

You don't need to be in agonizing pain to be in pain.

[intricatecakes]

if u are reading this i am pouring positive vibes on u from a lil watering can

[the-spoonie-life]

Right so I’ve been signed off work for another 2 weeks following complications from my cervical punch biopsy.

If you don’t know what that is it’s when they basically take a bit of your cervix tissue using a glorified hole punch and then send you on your way.

Anyways 2 weeks on it’s been decided I have an infection and me being in and out of hospital with pain, a temperature and nausea finally needed some antibiotics.

Fingers crossed I’m better soon but I’m more than happy to write some posts about this stuff if people are interested.

Anastasia

[lilaeleaf]

Some more suffering goblins! They really need some rest ;;