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Marshmello

675d

"your so young and healthy!" all it would take is a single glance at my health chart to realize that is very much not true. legally disabled since I was 12 my good fellows. and the list has only grown.

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    • KabdiSystem

      675d

      When you're a high functioning disabled person everyone expects the world from you, and consider any struggles to be a personal fault. I feel you on this one so much.

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    • AnimalBoy

      674d

      God i hate that if im so healthy explain why I slept for literally 23 hours after going to a single 4 hour pride event.

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      • Marshmello

        674d

        @AnimalBoy y e s like? Hello? Do u not hear the words I am saying.

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        • AnimalBoy

          674d

          @Marshmello it makes me wonder how far they would take it like would they still take this stance if one day I slept so long it just became a coma? I think the outcome in that case I'm the most concerned about is my mom coming up and telling me everyone experiences a mid 20s coma or something like that lmao

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    • Mop

      674d

      Felt this post pierce through my soul.

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    • SyndeeG

      674d

      When I was younger I heard this all the time and usually told it was in my head or if I just exercise and slept better it go away... Now I'm almost 43 and it's switched to "that's what happens when you start getting older"... My usual response is something like " then explain why it was there when I was 20"... And I usually get something to the effect of "well if it was that bad then it would have gotten treated then" so frustrating... I'll never get why people can't listen

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    • E_belli

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      I hate hearing that! Older people think that they have worse issues and we have nothing to complain about. And I agree with the above. People see a high-functioning person and assume there is nothing they don't see. It's a major pain in the ass.

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    • KabdiSystem

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      When you're a high functioning disabled person everyone expects the world from you, and consider any struggles to be a personal fault. I feel you on this one so much.

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