well, now you can! thanks to the diligent efforts of myself and @notsoalex, there is now a complete audiobook of the first book in the aligned trilogy! this is my first attempt at recording a book like this, so hopefully it works alright for you guys! if there are any technical issues drop me a DM.
it’s disability pride month and im a disabled mentally ill black trans person and im not able to work
i need help with food, toiletries and bills this month, i make art bc i like it but also i need it to supplement my disability check :3
you can donate/tip on cashapp: $communitysaint venmo: @Carter-Raquel paypal: cnorris98
i make paintings, ashtrays, jewelry etc , i graphic design (?) and incorporate into my onlyfans and kofi and i make music that is available to stream and purchase :3
There’s a mistake I see a lot of people in the mental health community make and in all honesty, it’s one I’ve made myself. But I think we should really work on it. And that’s saying “if this were a physical illness, wouldn’t you care?”
I’ve learned that no actually, people wouldn’t care. Katelyn Weinstein (theADHDprincess on Twitter) is a neurodiversity acceptance activist who really put this in perspective for me. She said that it’s actually more an issue of longevity than physical vs mental health.
If you’re having a bad day people will generally be understanding. But when you’re experiencing chronic depression and you have many bad days people lose sympathy.
In the same respect people may be understanding when you’ve broken a bone that will heal properly or when you have a cold that will go away soon in ways they simply won’t understand when you have chronic pain or need to use a wheelchair. They may send chicken soup for a temporary situation, but when you need consistent accomodations it’s an entirely different story.
I understand that from our perspective it looks like people care more about physical health than mental health, but it’s good to remember that our own perspective is also limiting. Facing ableism doesn’t mean you can’t be ableist. And I know so many people are not ill-intentioned when they say this. I know I wasn’t. But we can’t discount the lived experiences of physically disabled people. If we want true equality we need to be united and we need to listen to those with physical disabilities and illnesses. And those with physical disabilities and illnesses (some of which are also invisible) have said that they are not given proper accomodations either.
So let’s be united and fight for equality and accomodations for everyone, no matter what their illness or disability may be.
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