the psych facility I stayed in at 17 didn’t give me a room due to my being a wheelchair user.
i was forced to sleep on an air mattress on the floor in the dayroom of the psych facility because they were “afraid i would fall”.
the dayroom was the “hub” of the facility. i had to try to sleep while patients were getting prepped for admission at the desk only a few feet from me. while people were getting blood drawn, meds administered, etc. i barely slept.
they also didn’t let me bring my own wheelchair in, and made me use a hospital wheelchair which was not fit to my orthopedic needs. my shoulders still ache when i see one of those fucking rust buckets.
psychiatric care is not safe for physically disabled people. if i have another mental health crisis, I will choose anything over going back to one of those places. i would rather die by my own hand than go back there and be subjected to that kind of treatment again.
inpatient psychiatric care is typically only for physically nondisabled people.
psych facilities will often simply turn you away if you have mobility aids or specific medical or access needs they are unwilling to meet. i have also heard stories of them doing things like taking away people's communication devices.
institutional psychiatric 'care' is a mixed blessing at best, but since it's what we have, it should be available to everyone who needs it. people with non-psychiatric disabilities are more likely than average, not less, to need this type of care. but it is often not available for us.
*gently takes you into my arms*
hey. hey. go put a slice of gouda and some crushed up chips in your mac and cheese. things are gonna be alright someday. maybe soon. maybe they already are.
shoutout to being fuzzy
estrogen didn’t get rid of most of my body hair and i’m so thankful for that
I think body hair that isn’t leg hair deserves appreciation too. Body hair is amazing. I love the little hairs above my lip. I love how I can see the peach fuzz on my jaw starting to grow thicker. It’s exciting to see more chest hair everyday, I love that after years of having just the one that more are coming.
I love the little hairs on my arm that are growing in, little blonde ones that will turn black some day to match the rest. I love the hair on my hands and the hair on my fingers. I love that the hair on my stomach has been going growing further up my belly. I can see light blonde hairs on my back that weren’t there before, I’ll love them too when they grow in.
My leg hair was already so thick and dark, and I hope mine gets thicker and darker. I love the matching patches of skin on my legs that are bald from my thighs rubbing together. I even love the hair on my feet. I love being hairy but if the hair on my head thins or goes bald I’ll love that too.
theres something about being disabled and needing to sit down constantly in public spaces that makes you notice how often benches are put up as tributes and memorials. and before i hit an age where i really started to need them as frequently i think i never fully understood the sentiment but now its become very endearing to me. a bit of relief and care for you in the name of someone who offered us the same… i dont think i had a point with this post but i hope everyone thats been memorialized as such knows how loved they were to become synonymous with respite even to total strangers
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she’s got a dick like an icepick, and by the gods.
i’m in need of a lobotomy.
it's really weird having a first dog be blind and then getting a second who can see...like how was I supposed to be prepared for this.
this creature can perceive when I put the treats up on the high shelf. or when I hide stuff behind my back. I can't fool her!! she's always watching me and she shouldn't have this much knowledge!!!
I walk around at night and I shine my flash light directly into her eyes and I'll just be standing there staring at her weird blue orbs for like 5 seconds until I realize it's probably extremely annoying to her, because she has eyes!! I'll turn on the light in the room and she gruffs and grumbles like ?? oh right!! light wakes you up!! the fuck??
Realizing ur a therian is wild like wdym I'm a dog there's no way I could... *reflects on entire life* oh... damn I am
I think it’s really unfair that I (a person who needs to feel loved all the time) am so incredibly hard to love.
soon may the wellerman come, your brain gets smart but your head gets dumb
21 yo physically + cognitively disabled dogboy. complicatedly and tentatively plural. disability awareness/advocacy and sometimes kink posts. artist and musician who likes to wax poetic about silly things.
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