#Chronic Asthma

[angelbambisworld]

Vent

I'm still thinking about how they said it was just anxiety. I told them I had been breathless for months on end. I told them about the vomiting nearly every night. I told them how I barely had an appetite because I didn't want to have another attack while I was eating or swallowing. I told every fucking thing that had been going on since March of this year. I even told them I had been having these medical problems since last year.

And they fucking said "Oh it's just anxiety and your oxygen levels are fine and your lungs are clear. You're just an anxious lil smol bean too precious for this world UwU 🥰"

Maybe if my mother had just shut up and not kept saying "Oh she's got GAD(Generalized Anxiety Disorder)!" every five seconds even tho I don't have an official diagnosis. I wonder if she thinks her child having a mental disorder is some kind of special status symbol in this world?

Nobody believed me. My own mother who would hear me cough and suffer every day and night wouldn't believe me. I wish I could be delusional and in denial like her and say "Oh you're right. I am an anxious lil smol bean I'm just being a silly stupid little baby UwU" but I can't. I just fucking can't.

[sillyspoonie]

Asthma, What is it?

Alt text: Asthma is a common lung condition that occasionally causes breathing difficulties. Asthma is caused by swelling (inflammation) of the breathing tubes that carry air in and out of the lungs.This makes the tubes highly sensitive, so they temporarily narrow. It may happen randomly or after exposure to a trigger. Although asthma can normally be kept under control, it's still a serious condition that can cause a number of problems. This is why it's important to follow your treatment plan and not ignore your symptoms if they're getting worse. There's also a risk of severe asthma attacks, which can be life threatening.

More info: https://www.nhsinform.scot/illnesses-and-conditions/lungs-and-airways/asthma/

[sweetbunberry]

albuterol shivers me fuckin timbers

[chronically-jinx]

yeah, I'm a tough guy.

I like to live on the edge, man.

I pull my autoinjector out right after the second click. don't even wait the 5 second. and I only scream a little bit because it burns so fucking much.

hell yeah. kick ass.

[phaon1]

PLEASE DON'T IGNORE. PLEASE READ.

Mohammeds wife has uterine cancer and needs chemotherapy. She has not received any chemotherapy since the war began.

One of Mohammeds children, Sarah, is now sick and needs medicine

Mohammed suffers from chronic asthma and an extreme allergy in the ear. He needs medicine that is either too expensive or not available.

Mohammed and his whole family need basic necessities like food, water, medicine, clothing, and bedding.

The tent they live in is not adequate for protection from the weather and temperature.

Please donate if you can, share, and reblog.

Mohammed and his families lives depend on it

Every donation, no matter how much is given, is important and helps.

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I love you all 🙏🙏♥️🌹

I am Mohammed Almanasra, 32 years old, married, and a father of three children: Abdulrahman, 6 years old, Sarah, 4 years old, and Lina, 3 years old.

My story began with the loss of my parents and four of my sisters, who were bombed and lost their lives along with their children after the events of October 7 and the severe war on Gaza. Now, I am facing a severe injury to my leg, which is at risk of amputation if I do not receive the necessary treatment. My wife, children, and I are displaced, without parents or siblings, and my wife is also suffering from uterine cancer.

Recently, I moved to the south of the Gaza Strip, fearing for the lives of my children. We left behind our memories and our new home, for which we had not finished paying the installments, in addition to losing my job. Currently, I live in a tent that does not protect me from the heat of summer or the cold of winter, and without the minimum necessary livinng basics including water, food medical care, clothe and even bedding .

I suffer from a chronic asthma and severe attacks from tightness and an extreme allergy in the ear and I need medicine that are not available, or very expensive .

Under these difficult circumstances, after five attempts at displacement and narrowly escaping death from the bombing, I am trying with all my might to protect my family, the most precious thing I have.

My dreams were shattered, and my house was destroyed, and I found myself living in a tent no larger than 4 square metres. My work turned from a tailor to a street vendor in order to barely buy a few crumbs of bread to feed my children.

Look at what happened to my children because of the intense heat and the insects that thrive in the summer season. Every day, I take them to the hospital to treat them due to poisonous insect bites. I implore every kind-hearted soul to help me protect my children.

My son, Abdul Rahman, has a deep passion for playing football and is a devoted fan of Real Madrid. He always dreamed of playing football at his school, but the war prevented this dream from coming true.

Where are you, Real Madrid fans ?

Help Abdul Rahman achieve his dream.

Every donation will make an enormous difference in helping me save my family.

I feel very sad and embarrassed to ask for help, but I have no other options left. I know that this request is difficult, but I also know that there is still humanity and living consciences and I believe in miracles.

Your support during this extremely difficult time will give us hope in the midst of devastation and despair.

If you have any inquiries or questions, feel free to ask me, please!

To everyone with a compassionate heart,

To all who understand the essence of humanity,

This is a message from my innocent children, who trust that their words will reach everyone who truly understands the meaning of childhood.

We cry out to you, asking you to feel our sorrow and pain, and to extend a helping hand to us in this time when we are in desperate need of your mercy and compassion.

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Sincere greetings & thanks

Mohammed & the family

[chennaiacupuncture]

Acupuncture Treatment for Chronic Asthma

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[evilghostwizard]

Happy Disability Wrath Month

[angelbambisworld]

Yeah shit just sucks total ass for us asthmatics

we as a society dont really like. put any weight to asthma as a condition. like its been getting better the past few years, but growing up with like asthma as the butt of jokes in tv and movies and nobody ever denouncing those jokes irl, i didnt realize at the time how much that sucked. asthmatics in media at least back then were made out to be like sensitive weak and pathetic, like as if it was some kind of personal failure. they were losers, nerds. not athletic. it was funny for them to be out of breath after a short exercise that the other characters were fine about. people dont realize how scary it is. can you blame me for not being athletic because i dont want to put myself at risk of an asthma attack? it feels like youre literally dying. there isnt oxygen in your lungs. is that not terrifying? does it not absolutely suck to go outside on a humid or dry day and feel like your body is working against you? or to feel like youre being a burden to ask people to stop smoking around you? its not a fucking joke.

[chronicallycouchbound]

PSA: Please don’t ask participants to do grounding/mindful/somatic/etc practices at your events

Grounding exercises should not be an activity in large group settings, especially unsolicited and without warning, especially if you’re not aware of every single person in the space’s mental health conditions, physical health conditions, and personal relationship to their body.

Practices such as mindfulness, grounding, somatic exercises, breathing techniques, body scans, etc. are very helpful therapeutic tools to help manage stress. They can (and do!) help plenty of people– when taught safely and used effectively!

HOWEVER for people with conditions that cause psychosis and/or dissociative conditions such as depersonalization/derealization, these techniques are contraindicated and can make their symptoms significantly worse. They should only be used with guidance from their mental health team and adapted to their needs. For people with conditions like anxiety and PTSD, being aware of breathing can trigger a trauma response or anxiety attacks.

And for people with conditions that cause chronic pain or other uncomfortable bodily sensations, becoming re-centered with their bodies can cause more awareness of the pain they are in, which a level of (ideally functional) dissociation is actually helpful. For people in wheelchairs and powerchairs, touching the ground beneath their feet isn’t always an option. For people with cardiac and pulmonary conditions, deep breathing can be impossible or can trigger asthma attacks. For disabled people in general, doing body scans can be impossible due to paralysis or limb differences. They can bring awareness to things the person wasn’t aware were wrong to begin with (which is helpful in certain spaces, but not a great ice breaker at a retreat!)

And for trans people, binders and other garments can restrict breathing, and taking repeated deep breaths while binding can cause rib damage (which is why you shouldn't bind at night, while coughing from sickness, while exercising, etc). Becoming centered in a body that makes you dysphoric can be deeply distressing, again, a level of functional dissociation helps.

This also goes for plenty of other people in marginalized bodies, such as people of color, people who use substances, queer people, and more. Becoming grounded in your own marginalized body can be a heavy weight to carry, and needs appropriate and individualized care to be a beneficial experience.

As an alternative, I suggest doing a round of gratitudes instead, it allows for people to choose their level of vulnerability in spaces, while not being generally contraindicated for many people. Doing fun (and appropriate to the setting) icebreakers are great. Ask what brings someone to the space. Check-ins about basic needs such as if people need to use the restroom, eat, drink water, are rested, etc. can be more appropriate body check-ins for folks to do.

I don’t recommend doing these exercises even with a warning beforehand. If I'm in the room while someone is leading a breathing exercise, even if I try to ignore it, I (and most people) would automatically become aware of my breathing. The same goes for any other techniques. These techniques can cause real, life-threatening levels of harm for some people, and can even just be deeply uncomfortable or distressing for others. Dissociation is not inherently evil or bad or harmful. It is the way the body and mind naturally respond to adverse experiences (note: it can also cause distress and at higher levels, can be disordered) it is best to allow people to exist as they are in communal spaces. Let people show up as they are.

Most spaces are not equipped or appropriate to respond to emergencies, difficult feelings, and all the varied responses that can come from folks doing mindfulness in group settings.

I personally do some things before large gatherings and events to feel centered on the activity I’ll be doing, and afterward, I decompress. Encourage participants to lean on their natural supports and offer suggestions for it! Be creative in your caring!

This also doesn’t mean to discourage these practices! If you see someone doing deep breathing, check in with them, offer a space for them to decompress, care for them! Worksheets or posters on techniques like square breathing and 5 senses check-ins are great for a quiet room or spaces where participants can decide if they want/are able to engage with those tools. It should be a fully consensual opt-in, rather than being forced to opt-out. Having to leave a room when a group leader says “We’re going to start a mindful breathing meditation, please feel free to leave if you have psychosis, chronic pain, or are trans” is obviously othering and outs people.

Sincerely, someone who has psychotic symptoms, dissociation, chronic pain, is trans and whose body is marginalized in many ways and is really tired from trying to explain this at every event I go to

[angelbambisworld]

I am too sexy for asthma flare ups this is bullshit

[allswellthatswellforme]

BSD characters as unhinged texts I’ve unironically sent to people, part 2

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[angelbambisworld]

My mom's still in denial. She still thinks I just have a summer cold.

what is it with able bodied people saying “get well soon” after you say that you’re chronically ill?? like? i am not gonna? and i once literally responded with “i’m not gonna, it’s chronic, as in permanent.” and they went like “oh well, hope you get better!” like bro 💀

[crippledcryptidd]

Re decorated cane

ID: a black cane with various stickers, spikes in the middle, cat lights wrapped around it and a purple and black, witch cat squishamellow keychain with a black wrist strap around the top, it is leaned againsted a white door with part of a black halloween decoration in frame and standing on a grey brown hardwood floor. The lights are on but the picture is taken with flash so it is not dark. End ID

[evilwriter37]

Just saying, but if you've been diagnosed with severe asthma, I think your insurance company should let you fill your inhaler more than once a month. Like, I shouldn't have to try to ration my inhaler. I need that thing to breathe!

[jazaesis]

A pressurized can in the middle of a battle with flying lasers may not be ideal but it's what he got to work with

[angelbambisworld]

I think I've completely forgotten the girl I used to be before asthma

ive been unable to breathe for so long i dont even realize what its like. people get mad at me for sighing and im like brother im not mad this is just my first breath in like three minutes leave me alone