"We’ve been conditioned by society that pain is weakness. That being sick is something you can ‘overcome’ by simply trying harder. If you can’t overcome it then you better do everything you can to hide it because people do not want to see it." 👇
@broadwaybabyto.bsky.social“I don’t know how you do it! I could never be chronically ill!”
We didn’t get a choice. No one asked our permission. Disability just happens. It can happen to you too.
We cope because we have no choice. We can’t trade our bodies in for new ones. We can’t “try harder” our way out of it.
disabledginger.com
Why Are Chronically Ill People Forced to Hide Their Pain?
And what would happen if we stopped hiding and showed the world the depths of our suffering?