#EDS isn't autoimmune but the two go hand-in-hand. one begets the other.

[crimeronan]

it is crazy how injured i am right now. wild how EDS got an online reputation for being the "i pulled a muscle so now i think i have a pathology bc i'm a dramatic faker, waaaah, i'm a little bitch" illness. rafi very gently massaged me several days ago and now my whole arm and side are so black-and-blue i look like i was in a car accident. it's not the autoimmune disease this time, my platelets are Fine. i have never met anyone else on EARTH who this happens to, even when searching Desperately. asking massage therapists all over the place. "hey, have your clients ever bruised after a massage??" and the answer is always "ehh, they get sore, but never physical bruising." you look at my body right now and go "WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED TO YOU." i have the kind of injuries where i could gone girl myself without needing to actually hit my face at all. i have the kind of injuries where i want to post tongue-in-cheek pics like "PSA: EDS is real" but i Can't because it's actually like, Fucking Horrific to look at. i look like i should be in the hospital. i look like i'm about to open a house episode. right now my shoulder hurts again but i can't rub it because, as mentioned, my entire arm is Already black-and-blue, and it Hurts To Touch.

genetics are stupid and EDS is clown shoes on steroids. like. simply..... don't..... do that.....