Courting Demons

Creature of Poison 🦂 $tlilmiztontli

[ex0skeletal-undead]

{Cero Umano}, photograph by Gorche

[only-cat-memes]

[deseos-de-la-via-lactea]

by Lorraine Sorlet

[thepersonalquotes]

sometimes i talk to myself and we both cry

[landsccape]

[kohoe]

[vorpalfae]

♡‧₊˚🕸️ katherine wranovich ‹𝟹 ∙ 🥀

[zegalba]

Painting by Odd Nerdrum

[zoeberry]

fact: when a big huge server room has wires that are all zip-tied together in neat rows, that’s shibari. you agree

[landsccape]

[dizzy1ife]

Medical condition: gets worse without sleep

Medical condition: makes it harder to sleep

[sapphorican]

How I’m feeling right now.

If only I could buy us all a new functional pain free spine.

[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.

[something-existing-somewhere]

Sorry I Spent all mY spoons this week already and it's fucking Tuesday. We're heading to the knives

[take-a-dip-in-the-deadpool]

THIS!!

THIS IS AN AMAZING WAY TO THINK OF CHRONIC PAIN

[recovery-is-brutal-deactivated2]

Honestly? If something helps you, use it. You don’t have to be chronically ill or disabled. If it helps, you can use it.

I used to force myself to stand while showering, shaving, brushing my teeth, folding laundry. Why though? If sitting makes the task easier, I’m allowed to do it.

I used to love going on long walks and even hikes before I started feeling so weak and out of breath all the time. The experience was soured by my chronic pain. And you know what? I started looking for a large stick to use as a cane every time my friends take me on a hike. They laugh at me. So what? It makes the experience better for me.

I don’t have to wear tight clothes that make me feel like I’m suffocating. If I look 20% less attractive in my comfy sweater and baggy pants, who cares? Who am I trying to impress? Isn’t it better to be 20% more comfortable instead?

Why force myself to overeat if it makes me sick? Please pack up the rest for me so I can eat it later. It’s not that I hate your cooking, I’m respecting my body’s needs. Why force myself to stay awake when I need rest? Let’s continue having fun tomorrow, when I have the brain capacity to do so.

Respect your body. Respect your limits. I know it fucking sucks when you’re not able to do the things you could do in the past anymore. It sucks losing that life quality, probably forever. But you can make your suffering a bit more bearable. Please do so.

[fibro-memes]