#people dont want to accept that the existence of e.g. gluten free bread doesnt just. fix everything
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fuuuuuuck celiac disease
#my symptoms are never that bad but i never know how to explain the psychological distress#or the way the line around what is 'safe' is very fuzzy#like. technically there are restaurants that are safe for me but most places#and ESPECIALLY most places within a certain price range#are varying degrees of Not#and it's just#people try to be nice to you and they make it worse#we will order food special for you! don't worry!#because they want to include you#but on some level it is also just. be normal!! be normal and Eat At Restaurant like everyone else!!!#SOMETIMES I DONT WANT TO#i have a disability that makes it difficult for me to eat at restaurants!#sometimes the solution is to stop fucking expecting me to eat at restaurants!!#i dont know. im having problems again and i dont know why and i want to yell#sometimes the right accommodation is letting me be a control freak in peace#but unfortunately that makes people feel Yucky inside because monkey brain says food = community#so they keep trying to come up with alternatives that are not what i want#this is at work#i dont know how to communicate any of this in a way thats like. Normal#people dont want to accept that the existence of e.g. gluten free bread doesnt just. fix everything#and they get all Sad about it#like. literally it's fine#just accept that my life is a bit different. please#it isnt Worse it's just different#the bread IS worse but that's not really a big deal. im still out here living my life#anyway im TRYING to navigate the social complexities of Boss Buys Employees Food Sometimes#but. good lord is it ever exhausting sometimes#personal
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