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[disabled-systems]

Welcome to Disabled Systems!

This is an ask blog meant for physically disabled systems to have a safe space to collect and talk! This blog is also meant to start and uplift a conversation about the exclusion of physically disabled systems!

This blogs intentions is not to exclude mentally disabled people, but to have a space exclusive and safe for physically disabled people. Please be respectful of that.

How to submit asks;

This is a formatted blog, but you don't have to stick with the format! The main format is "Disabled system culture is...", but you can also share stories that pertain to being a disabled system, ask questions, look for info, and whatever else!

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Mods;

Nuke's Wasteland/Antihero! (Tag; ⚠️) Pronouns; it/its (Main blog; @pixelated-blood-cells) About; Hi! We are NW, an adult system in college. This blog is run by us but specifically Aimee (all prns), which is me! I'm the person in this blogs PFP, but that might change later. We are a cane and ambulatory wheelchair user :)

This blog is not currently looking for mods.

DNI;

DNI if... normal dni + proship, (pro)endo, radqueer, transid, antimogai, anti mspec (including anti mspec gay/lesbian), zoophiles, syscourse blogs. people trying to start fights will be blocked!

Further DNI if... you think "crippled" or "cripplepunk" can be reclaimed by phys-abled ment-disabled people, and if you believe a single alter can be disabled when the rest of the system is not.

Claimed Anons;

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[disabled-systems]

thank you so much for mentioning us aww :,(((

the account is a little inactive atm since i have been throwing myself into getting whatever money i can to support my family in the aftermath of hurricane helene! it should be back up and running shortly <33

-aimee (any)

Disability blog appreciation post

Because some of you need more recognition

@disabled-systems - a culture is blog for disabled systems run by a longtime follower of ours <3

@whos-that-demon - active in the cpunk community and reblogs plenty of interesting and silly things!

@disabledsysboxes - a userbox blog for systems focused on disabilities and disorders, we made this after finding out disabled-sysboxes was transandrophobic before they archived.

@cpunk-strabismus - good friend and mutual of ours, a fellow system in the disabled and cpunk communities. Absolutely worth checking out their cpunk blog !

@pixelated-blood-cells - yet another fellow system active in the cpunk community! Posts and reblogs some neat stuff!

I may make a part two if anyone else would like to be tagged for appreciation!

Be sure to check dnis before interacting/following people!

[disabled-systems]

> and if you believe a single alter can be disabled when the rest of the system is not.

Dynamic blindness has been documented in DID multiples for decades. Way less severe but I'm friends with a system who has one redblind alter. I see no reason that certain disabilities.

Can't find the dynamically blind case at this instant but here's another dynamically colorblind system from I think the New York Times

> “a problem that ended with the successful treatment of her… condition”

it is not a physical disability at that point! it would be considered a delusion or a hallucination since color blindness is not something that can just “go away”

also, from what i understand, ADA does not generally consider color blindness a disability (this can change with severity). /info

> “multiple personality condition”

proof that this us a very outdated article as that term is no longer applicable!

a single alter in a system cannot be disordered or disabled individually. alters can present with different severity, however, the whole body and brain is still disordered!

hope this helped :) /g

-aimee (any)

[disabled-systems]

We’re not even pro endo but even we can see that having “(pro) endos dni” on a disability culture blog is in poor taste. If it was just endos dni, that’s one thing. It’s fair to not want endos to interact with a blog like this if you don’t want them to (even though they themselves can be and often are physically disabled).

But pro endo systems often have dissociative disorders themselves. They can have histories of complex trauma. They can have alters who feel one way while the rest of the system feels differently. And they can be physically disabled. It’s weird to have a culture blog for systems that cuts off such a huge swath of systems who could be in need of such a space.

It might be worth considering for you to take the (pro) out of your dni if you actually care about physically disabled systems. Please understand that syscourse is a really touchy and complicated topic for lots of systems, and not everyone will be able to fit neatly into that black and white view of “anti endos good, pro endos bad.”

i genuinely understand where youre coming from here and i really appreciate where your heart is, but i dont agree with you.

the problem with even a pro endo traumagenic system interacting and sending asks is that those system experience could be heavily formed by misinfo and other things like that. while their experience still could be valid, theres nuances that i worry about. the actual symptoms may be real, but the way that they connect them together or talk about them could be entirely wrong or even upsetting to us personally. another issue is, i could be unknowingly promoting misinfo with non-anon asks for people who could go to their blog because i platformed it.

a good analogy is: would you want a pro-transID but fully, validly transgender person interacting with you? a transgender person who agrees witht transracism, transageism, trans-ect, but isnt themself. their ideology is still JUST AS HARMFUL. would you want that community coming into contact with a space you made so that YOU could share your OWN safe space? no. you probably would not.

our goal isnt and never has been exclusion. if you want to be pro endo, or hell, even endo and follow and like our posts, we dont stalk our follower and like tags. go for it. we dont care. where i draw the line is that we have been being sent MULTIPLE asks a DAY when this blog is only near a week old about how we are a terrible person for not allowing pro-endos in OUR OWN SPACE.

no hate to you anon, but please consider our position from someone who just genuinely wanted a space to be safe from every-day ableism.

-aurora (he/him)

[disabled-systems]

just so yall know im not going to post every bothersome anon i get ^^ if they say some egregious ill respond but other than that im just not going to entertain this stuff! im so sorry the blog has been so aggressive recently :( i really genuinely just wanted this to be a nice blog for disabled systems yet here we are ! god forbid i have a dni, fuck me i guess /lh

[disabled-systems]

Why can’t pro endo disabled systems interact? You’re not cultivating a safe space for disabled systems if you’re purposefully excluding a big percentage of them.

Sincerely, a physically disabled DID system who is trying to choose kindness in their lives.

Annnd here we go 😐

yes. i want a safe space for physically disabled **systems** to go. I, of course, am not going to call all endos fakers or roleplayers because thats not my place and i dont believe in fakeclaiming. however, i do not want people who commodify and demonize and co-op my disorder to be in a space meant for systems. i already face enough ableism in real life as an obviously disabled person, i will not be subject to it online ^^

if you want to call yourself an endogenic system or support those who do, thats none of my business, but i was very clear i dont want yall around here, so please respect that.

- Aimee (any) and Aurora (he/him)

[disabled-systems]

in order for a physical disability to totally vary between alters there must be an issue in the brain: an alter not having access to some area (in this case in the visual cortex) for whatever reason.

so the line between physically and mentally disabled is blurry here.

Also here's a more recent case of dynamic blindness in DID from 2015: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/11/24/the-blind-woman-who-switched-personalities-and-could-suddenly-see/

Screenshot because I'm an anticapitalist anarchist:

The part of the article at the bottom proves the point that I made in my original post.

“…blindness wasn’t caused by brain damage, her original diagnosis. [The blindness) was instead… brain directive, a psychological problem”

A psychological problem, hence not physical, hence not a physical disability.

There is no blurriness about what is physical and mental. Mental disorders can have physical symptoms, however that doesn’t necessarily make one physically disabled. In this case, her blindness was likely some form of psychosis.

If you’re going to send me sources, at least read them first. While you are on the topic of reading, please direct yourself to our DNI and read that closer.

-Ran (they/dae)

[disabled-systems]

hi guys! working on writing up our first #ds.storytime since the poll was a resounding yes! in the meantime, keep submitting posts or just come say hi!

-aimee (any prns)

[disabled-systems]

hey guys!! just wanted to let you know we will actually be back soon! we have been in a very severe life dip (moving three times, insane life events, having to get restraining orders on people, yknow, the usual /lh) but we and our partner are in safe situations for now so we can come back soon!! im gonna work on queueing asks today :) !!

much love as always from aimee!!

[disabled-systems]

hell yeah im gettin shit done >:) 💪

one of those asks is hatemail i havent cleared yet and it was at 15 earlier (including hatemail) today!! so ive clears a lot :)!!

one of the drafts is something super special >:) but you gotta be patient /evil

also!!! thank you so much for halfway to 100!! thats so cool and you guys are the best :3 im so happy w our little community!!

this also gives us a platform to signal boost fundraisers (cough cough Palestine) so if you know any good ones send em our way! we’ll be reblogging them with #ds.signal boost! i cant guarantee i will be reblogging all of them, and also, all i ask is to not send any with moral guilt tripping! we have moral ocd and it fucks with us :( (an example is something like “if you dont reblog youre a terrible person”)

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Followers: 52

Drafts: 2

Queue: 7

Inbox: 3

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[disabled-systems]

hey guys so hurricane helena is hitting my town rlly hard. and by that i mean we havent had a tornado in like 20~ years and had two yesterday. so im focusing on the safety of me and my family rn but ill do what i can w the blog !!

on another note does anyone have any recommendations for what to do with cats in a hurricane /g

our kitten is easily transported but our old man not so much. during the tornado last night we had to leave them in the house for our own safety and it was horrible (they and the house are perfectly fine) so if it happens again im wondering what to do. thanks guys!!

-aimee and bayou (any and he/??? i havent been back long enough to get neos)

[disabled-systems]

(Regarding non-epileptic seizures)

According to the United States' National Library of Medicine's academic article entitled 'Dissociative Seizures: a Challenge for Neurologists and Psychotherapists', a Dissociative Seizure is defined: "Dissociative seizures resemble epileptic seizures but have no electrophysiological correlate. Their manifestations may include alterations of consciousness such as trance or stupor, amnesia, and/or hypermotor seizures with more or less rhythmic movements of the head and trunk, muscle stiffness, and tremor-like movements. In the current diagnostic manuals (DSM-IV, ICD-10), they are considered a manifestation of a dissociative or conversion disorder (e1). Dissociative seizures are not under the patient’s voluntary control and are thought to represent the patient’s involuntary response to emotional stress." Associated cited articles include 'Reuber M. Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures: Answers and questions', 'Gates J R. Diagnosis and treatment of nonepileptic seizures' and 'LaFrance WC, Jr, Devinsky O. Treatment of nonepileptic seizures'. Further, the United Kingdom organization Epilepsy Action mentions that, "...it’s thought they are a physical reaction to distressing triggers such as sensations, thoughts, emotions and difficult situations. Some experts say dissociative seizures are the brain’s way of ‘shutting down’ to protect itself from overwhelming distress. What happens during a dissociative seizure varies from person to person. Some dissociative seizures look very similar to epileptic seizures, whilst others look more like fainting. Someone having a dissociative seizure may fall to the floor and have shaking or jerking movements, bite their tongue and lose control of their bladder. Other people may go blank and stare, and not be able to respond to people around them.

Sources:

stresshttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3647137/

https://www.epilepsy.org.uk/info/seizures/dissociative-seizures-non-epileptic-attack-disorder-nead

So, in those with dissociative identity disorders, non-epileptic seizures may occur in between switches. For instance, if I switch with Doc and in between the switch our head droops or our eyes blink rapidly or feel like we’re going to fall over; that is a non-epileptic seizure switch.

I hope this helps! Sorry if it comes off as rude, we’re in a class where we research stuff constantly and we responded in between work

- 🌅 anon

thank you so much for this info!! i had no idea, this is great to know :)

-aimee (any)

[disabled-systems]

Is it okay if we follow and interact since we've had pains that go on and offs since we were nine?

yes of course!! that is still a very valid way to be disabled. we were like that until around 15.5-16, thats when it got pretty consistently bad. this isnt to say its only valid if it becomes consistent though! its just to say we understand and validate you :)

-aimee (any)

[disabled-systems]

sorry for less frequent ask posts!! i just started working at our new job so we are in more pain + busy most of the day + my ask box has been a little hard to sift through for reasons im sure you all know! so please be patient! im gonna try and get through some tonight <3

-aimee (any)

[disabled-systems]

Hey sorry I'm a little confused. You dni says "you think "crippled" or "cripplepunk" can be reclaimed by phys-abled ment-disabled people" does that mean your saying ppl who are both physically disabled and mentally disabled can't call themselves crippled?

of course not!! i am just not in support of mentally ill/disordered people who are physically abled calling themself crippled since it is a slur against physically disabled folks specifically and is not a reclaimable slur for physically abled people even if they are mentally disabled :)

-aimee (any)

[disabled-systems]

hey! wanted to ask abt a boundary before i followed! how do you feel about people without a diagnosis interacting? as in, both without a diagnosis for the (possible) dissociative disorder and the (possible) physical disability. we are struggling with symptoms of both but have difficulties decidedly saying yes/self-diagnosing because of anxieties. a blog like this might be very informative to us but i completely understand if you don't feel comfortable with us interacting! take care!

-Miki

hey!! i wrote out a response to this earlier but i had bad service and it didnt post :(

yes of course youre welcome here!! our own disability isnt formally diagnosed, its just down as “chronic knee pain” so i understand!!

self dx’d did and disabilities are very welcome here!! much love <3

-aimee (any)