People have a tendency to stare at things that they deem out of place. Especially if that assumption of what belongs or is common to such a place is a result of bigotry and negative assumptions or stereotypes of others. One of these? Assistive devices or coping methods for disabilities. Be they canes, wheel or [...]
Since this seems to be a really popular topic for readers of my blog, I want to take a moment to expand on why the assumption that people or systems with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) look like or are properly represented by the book and movie Sybil. Unfortunately, when I see or hear people talking [...]
edit: lol at trolls icu Through all of my previous years as a gamer, I initially avoided mass multiplayer online (MMO) games. Considering that I used games to get away from people, playing with them seemed counterproductive. But over the past couple of years I’ve started expanding myself into the digital culture of MMOs, playing [...]
Someone I know recently made the claim that Schizophrenia and “exceptional creativity” are “practically the same”. This stems from a very common misconception that I see, regarding the understanding of Schizophrenia and other schizotypal spectrum disorders (Schizotypal Personality Disorder, Schizoid Personality Disorder, Paranoid Personality Disorder and in some cases Schizoaffective Disorder). Specifically, stemming from ignoring [...]
Note: I am aware that this post is more than a month late. It had been originally started on March 29th, and since then I have not had the spoons to continue working on it. Like I mentioned on Twitter, I am aware that me choosing to post this despite it being so late could [...]
I [1] have Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). Before you start thinking about all that you know about the disorder or its American historical counterpart Multiple Personality Disorder, probably influenced by media portrayals such as that train wreak of a movie Sybil – stop. Now. These portrayals are so wrong and full of tropes it’s not [...]
There’s this annoying little trend that I keep finding in places that offer avatar creation for self-representation. It’s not that there isn’t enough diversity to represent my unique quirkiness, or that they’re unrealistic (like so many of them are). It’s that frequently, my skin tone doesn’t seem to exist. Often they do their best to [...]
Dear VA state representative Bob Marshall, I am not a punishment to be bestowed upon anyone, much less my caring and supporting family. I know your beliefs strongly state otherwise, but they do not represent the reality of the situation. My mother’s medical decisions and past choices are hers. They are not anyone else’s business. [...]
This is my big fuck you to you. Are you going to assume I’m pro-life? Anti-choice? Against women? That’s the one that pisses me off right now. Against women. How about some fucking exposure for other female assigned at birth (FAAB) individuals? Why the assumption that FAAB equals woman? Why the assumption that woman equals [...]
There is nothing more frustrating to me than people staring at me with disbelief when I tell them about my disabilities. This happens a lot. From friends taking it personally when I say I can’t go out today, to teachers not understanding why I didn’t turn in an assignment on time, to coworkers and managers [...]
