I think it can be true that certain lifestyle changes can help with pain and disability, but people really overplay how those changes will affect people's lives.
I've found that exercise has helped my back pain - I have had chronic back pain that PT didn't touch, but exercise has helped. However, what hasn't changed is what exasperates that pain, and when my pain is especially exasperated, it doesn't matter how much I exercise, I'll be in my bed trying so hard to get out, and I'll be seeing white. So, yes, exercise helped me, but it did not save me. That's an example of what I mean.
It's fine to give (solicited!!) advice to people about how to manage things like this. But I'm begging people to be realistic about this. Lifestyle changes can only do so much, and disabilities are - surprise! - disabling.
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in the amelia pond au, amelia’s aunt does still send her to therapy between doctor adventures, but since amelia is now secure in the fact that he’s Definitely Real since both rory and mels have also met him and because she lost a tooth last week from tripping on the stairs of the tardis, she doesn’t bite any therapists this time around. and besides, her therapist is a very funny lady. she reminds amelia of her doctor, with how her voice will flip and jump in volume and accent and tone on a whim, with how she’ll talk to amelia like they’re conspiring together. she keeps the pictures amelia draws of the doctor and their adventures for her, even hangs one or two on the walls. she listens very intently to every detail, which no adults in amelia’s life do save the doctor himself and river song, whenever she’s around. and best of all, whenever she tells amelia’s aunt that amelia is doing just fine, don’t you worry, she’ll grow out of this, she winks at amelia so that amelia will know her therapist is only playing along to wave away her aunt’s suspicion.
it is a little odd, though, that she insists on only being called Missy. but amelia is quite used to odd by now.
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rant teehee 🤭
How are you so entitled that two people whispering to each other irks you to the point that you cannot eat your food.
and every time I say something that effects me in a negative way, you have to follow right after me.
a few days ago, I told dad that I felt sick.
and you just butt in and went “oh yeah, I’ve been feeling sick all day. I feel awful.”
and when I told you that I felt really bad about my body and that I felt way too overweight, you said “yeah, I feel like I’m so fat.”
like, I know you have never been taught differently because dad thinks that there is nothing he can do, but you do not need to be the main focus. Please, let me have my own problems without having to worry about comforting you.
I need you to not get angry the moment something doesn’t go your way or when someone says something you don’t like.
I need you to not blow up at me when I try to call you out on your behavior.
I need you to not scream at me to shut up and leave you alone when I try to talk about your behavior in a calm manner.
I know dad says you just don’t know how to process negative emotions very well, but I really need you to grow up and mature.
because there is only so much of your behavior I can take before I get agitated at you and then I get in trouble for “continuing the argument”
I don’t know how you have gotten away with this for so long. And I don’t understand why you continue to get away with it.
but please stop.
I cannot be around you for extended periods of time.
I feel so guilty for thinking like this.
I feel like I should give you the benefit of the doubt, but I cannot keep doing this to myself
I can’t keep pushing my frustration away because “you don’t know better” but I cannot do anything but bottle my emotions when it comes to you, because you will not allow me to express them.
you should be old enough to let me tell you that this is badly affecting me, but the slightest mention of anything negative that you have done and you yell at me like I’ve lost my mind and I’m suggesting something absurd.
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