#c punk

[defiantcripple]

Me when my able-bodied friends walk too fast

[cripplemetal]

my fucking impostor syndrome. some sketches + pain level rating.

me, sitting still for an hour: i'm barely in pain (2/10). i'm actually healthy.

me, when i walk with a cane and it's tolerable (4/10): so do i really need a cane? i can walk fine without it?

me, taking a few steps without a cane and whimpering in pain (7.5/10): i just made up that pain to find an excuse to use a cane.

me, in the middle of the night, getting up to take a piss, grabbing my cane and holding onto walls, i can barely walk (5.5/10): yeah, a play without an audience. okay. you'll get there just fine, calm down and stop pretending.

me, unable to get off the toilet without grabbing the doorjamb (3.5/10): well, i just came up with a cool way to move in a cool way. nothing unhealthy.

[cripple-council]

when the “10 tips on how to make showering easy for disabled people” list doesn’t include a shower chair or a shower/changing table or grab bars etc, i know they don’t care about us physically disabled people.

good for u that turning off the lights and lighting a scented candle instead and listening to music or put on a show and using a bath bomb etc etc helps u but like none of those tips are that beneficial for physically disabled ppl specifically.

it’s good that those tips are there but for once we’d love to be included.

[a-sassy-bench]

do able-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?

[cosmiccripple]

idk who popularised the narrative "i don't let my disability stop me" but it needs to be stomped on, pulverised by a meat grinder and then thrown into the depths of the sea never to be seen again.

it is by far the most popular ableist narrative and i see it so much and immediately just think i'm a bad person for not being able to 'get over' my disability despite the fact it's an incurable, permanent and severely disabling disability.

stop stop stop stop pushing the mindset that people have to persevere despite their disabilities in order to be a worthy person

leave me alone and let me be disabled in peace

[bread-and-roses-too]

fucking hate the "well it's not technically marriage inequality that disabled people can't get married without losing their benefits because no one's stopping you from getting married" yeah something is stopping us from getting married. Loss of medical care. Homelessness. Hunger. Death. I don't know how to tell you this but SSI is not a thing that you get because you could technically get a job but you don't feel like it. The process is awful, it's dehumanizing and it can take years even if you're clearly disabled. If you can work you do work, and if you can't work you can't afford to lose your "benefits". It's eugenics plain and simple, it came from a time where you could only fuck if you were married and they wanted to de-incentivize disabled people from fucking so we would stop existing.

[boyfailurr]

being disabled has an affect on the social life that not many people are willing to discuss . the reality is, being disabled means missing out on a lot. the queer bar you think everyone should go to isnt accessible. nobody in your towns high school was willing to talk to the only kid with down syndrome there. not all autistic people were accepted enough to be social in the first place, much less doing drugs and having sex.

there are so many experiences to miss out on

[chainedspectre]

here's to all the little sacrifices we have to make as disabled people.

here's to skipping a friend's party because you were in too much pain, or because you had no energy.

here's to dropping out of clubs because they became too much for you.

here's to all the times we've said "no it's okay, you guys go ahead, i'll hang back here."

here's to all the things we've held ourselves back from just in case they hurt us.

here's to moving seats in class away from your friends because your back was getting a draft and the cold hurts you.

here's to us. here's to letting ourselves heal. here's to being cautious, being safe.

here's to the things we can do. the things we're allowed to do. here's to enjoying those things, enjoying our lives.

here's to making the most of being us.

[p1xelpc]

i love you shower chairs i love you pain meds i love you canes i love you wheelchairs i love you braces i love you crutches i love you nausea meds i love you inhaler i love you weighted blanket i love you ice pack i love you heating pad i love you loose clothing i love you giant water bottle i love you help from other people i love you mobility aides i love you disability aides

[boughkeeper-dainsleif]

big shoutout to disabled people who smell bad. disabled people who cannot shower regularly. disabled people who sweat a lot and it causes them to smell bad. disabled people who cannot apply deodorant due to mobility restrictions. disabled people who cannot do laundry regularly or at all, and end up wearing dirty clothes for a long time. disabled people who cannot clean their living space, and thus end up smelling bad themselves. disabled people who have any condition or disability that causes body odor. and any other disabled people who smell bad for reasons i didn't mention. i see you and i love you.

(this post is for all disabled people, including mental and physical disabilities)

[genderqueerdykes]

physically disabled schizophrenic homeless trans person about to lose hotel room

hello, i know i have other posts out right now, but i'm in a very terrifying situation right now and i am scared shitless. it is sunday, 2/25/2024. i got a call back from the government waitlist apartment that i've been approved for, and need to Uber over to their office tomorrow morning to sign paperwork to get moved in later this week. they said the absolute earliest they can move me into my unit is tuesday. my hotel stay runs out on tomorrow, monday morning at 11 am and i am currently waiting on my deposits from my art business to hit my account- they take several days to process, and aren't coming in fast enough. the rest of the money i had on my person went to paying for my hotel up until now and my storage unit bill.

i hate to make another post while i have others circulating, but if i do not get at least monday night paid for before 11 am on 2/26, i will be completely without housing right before i'm able to move into my new place. i don't have anywhere else to stay right now and i can't afford any setbacks with this apartment, as i've been working with them since october. i need to be able to afford my current hotel until they are able to move me in, and uber to and from the complex.

my hotel is currently $38/night:

please note these are the only payment gateways that will get to me fast enough so i can book more nights in my hotel & afford an uber to and from my new apartment:

cash App: $glitterGraphix venmo: @ Equinoxian pay pal: glittergraphicnightmare@ gmail.com

thank you to everyone who has already helped- your contributions will be able to go toward getting us moved into our new place, buying necessities like appliances, transportation and more. thank you for all of your help. again, sorry for making another post but we are literally down to the wire and i'm anxious as all hell.

[defiantcripple]

Currently mourning the fact that some of my friends didn't know me before I was in pain all the time.

I was different. Just as cynical, but I had momentum. I moved with a constant trajectory.

I wish they knew me before I got slower.

[cripplemetal]

curious

[cripple-council]

here’s ur friendly reminder to let urself eat literally whatever the fuck u want whenever u want. ESPECIALLY if there’s a lot of shit u can’t eat for various reasons; dietary restrictions, fatigue or pain preventing u from cooking.

anything is better than nothing.

junk food only? good for you!!!!

snacks/candy/whatever? i’m so fucking happy that u r getting something in ur body at least.

i would rather have us eat “unhealthy” than not eating anything.

[island-76]

Everyone is fine with having a disabled friend until they complain about their disability

Everyone is fine with having a disabled friend until they need to slow down for them

Everyone is fine with having a disabled friend until their mobility aids are loud

Everyone is fine with having a disabled friend until their mobility aids fall

Everyone is fine with having a disabled friend until they cancel plans due to their disability

Everyone is fine with having a disabled friend until they need to hold something for them

Everyone is fine with having a disabled friend until they need to open a door for them

Everyone is fine with having a disabled friend until they can't go somewhere because it's not accessible

Everyone is fine with having a disabled friend until their disability is inconvenient

Everyone is fine with having a disabled friend until their disability impacts them.

[cosmiccripple]

did you know that if you're about to suggest a disabled person do something or another to cure their disability, there's a feature everyone possesses but i'm sure you're unaware of it. it's this funny little thing called shutting the fuck up. hope this helps!!!!! :D