Provider: “Unless and until you request access, we cannot provide access.” Access for disabled people should not be an afterthought or reactive. Access should be built in and an aforethought. Disabled people should not be required to ask for something to which we are entitled.

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The evidence supporting much of psychiatry is largely terrible. Most of its proponents justify their stances with anecdotes, appeals to authority, mistruths, and outright denialism. The bad faith is overwhelming. There's just too much money in psychiatry for reality to prevail.

Medical staff who walks right into me, a wheelchair user: “Be careful. I didn’t see you.” Wheelchair users are careful. It is often others, including medical staff, who don’t see us, literally and figuratively. Too often, disabled people are rendered invisible.

No one will be angrier at your peace then the ones who convinced you that you were the problem in conflict they created.

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Some stressors & triggers are gonna outstrip your current sklls or overwhelm your current strategies. It happens-- to everyone. Don't panic & don't overreact. Take stock; take a breath; check in w/ all parts of yourself; & identify the next baby step to getting back on track.

I was sexually abused as a child, And they didn’t give me a sticker or a pat on the back, or a professional to talk to, They gave me a mental illness label and drugs, and made it clear that I was to never talk about being sexually abused as a child. Fuck them.

Maybe you don't owe anyone a rundown of why you're struggling or suffering before they extend you respect & support. Maybe anyone who expects such a rundown isn't a particularly reliable or safe source of respect or support.

Like most marginalized groups, #Autistic advocates are accused of being too “angry” when we talk about the changes we want to see. Look up Autistic life expectancy. Our anger may feel uncomfortable, but it’s needed for change to happen.

Trauma survivors are routinely oversold on the value, or even the "necessity," of "forgiving" & "letting go." First: I've never met a trauma survivor intentionally "hanging on" or who isn't desperate to "let go; " second: "forgiveness" is very often an emotional bypassing scam.

To be disabled is almost always to be traumatized. It’s living in a body that can’t keep you safe. It’s doctors dismissing you. It’s family and friends abandoning you. It’s living in a society that doesn’t see your value. It’s constantly having to prove your life is worth living.

Disabled people are forced to exist in a society where others determine our access to every aspect of life. This cycle must end.

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Disabled people don’t owe you productivity. Disabled people don’t owe you silence. Disabled people don’t owe you inspiration. Disabled people owe you nothing.

Imagine telling a survivor of abuse or trauma that they’re mentally ill and need drugs to feel okay, when you could instead help them get in touch with their feelings and provide a safe environment for them to tell their story? It’s absolutely outrageous.

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