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demiboydemon · 1 month ago

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So sad about the United Health CEO :( has he tried yoga?

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poorly-drawn-mdzs · 3 months ago

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hope you feel better soon!

I am riddled with ailments, but I stay silly!

#ask #non mdzs #My health journey has been: Hernia -> acid reflux -> Vocal pain due to aforementioned reflux -> chest infection.#I'm terrified to know what's about to hit me next. Please let it be something kind. PLEASE.#The consequence of living with linguists is that you'll wake up with a wacked up voice -#suddenly you're sitting you down in front of a program called something like Praat having your shimmer and jitter levels calibrated.#They gave me a GRBAS of 33012. I have a fun thing called a pitch break where a whole octave just does not exist.#My vocal pain was bad enough I ended up seeing a speech pathologist and that whole experience was super neat!#I learnt a lot about voice - to be honest I might make a little comic on it after some more research. Fascinating stuff.#For example; your mental perception of our voice modulates the muscles of the vocal folds and larynx.#meaning that when you do have changes (inflammation = more mass = lower frequency)#your brain automatically attempts to correct it to what it 'should sound like'. Leading to a lot more vocal strain and damage!#And it gets really interesting for trans voice care as well - because the mental perception of one's voice isn't based on an existing sampl #So a good chunk of trans voice training is also done with the idea of finding one's voice and retraining the brain to accept it. Neat!#Parkinsonial Voice also has this perception to musculature link! The perception is that they are talking at a loud/normal volume #but the actual voice is quite breathy and weak. So vocal training works on practicing putting more effort into the voice #and retraining the brain to accept the 'loud' voice as 'normal'.#Isn't the human body fascinating?#Anyhow; Now I have vocal exercises and strategies to reduce strain and promote healing.#Which is a lot better than my previous strategy of yelling AAAH in my car until my 'voice smoothed out'.#You can imagine the horror on the speech path's face. I am an informed creature now.#I'm my own little lab rat now. I love learning and researching. Welcome to my tag lab. Class is dismissed.#I'll be back later with a few more answered asks </3 despite everything I'm still going to work and I need the extra sleep.#Thank you for the well wishes! And if you read all of that info dump; thank you for that as well!

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endometriosismemes · 6 months ago

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disabled-bug · 7 months ago

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‼️ content warning for talking about (necessary, healthy) food restrictions ‼️

Please don’t be rude about somebody’s dietary restrictions.

Sometimes people don’t even notice it in the little comments about how gross vegan food is, how bad for you dairy-free milks are, how everything gluten-free tastes like cardboard…people don’t choose their food intolerances!!!!

I have to use a lot of substitutes for MEDICAL REASONS, and I’ve had people tell me to my face how gross that is. Vegan cheese tastes like glue. Oh, you have to try a gluten free diet? That’s so trendy now, but really you don’t have to. The food is so bland.

I do have to, actually. It’s discouraging to hear how inferior your food is when there’s no other option!!!!! Please try to be considerate of people’s non-negotiable needs.

Also don’t be mean to people who do choose their own dietary specifications, that should go without saying. Be considerate and respectful of what people have to eat!!!

With love, if nobody is practicing unsafe or dangerous eating habits, mind your business ❤️

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stil-lindigo · 1 year ago

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rare non-palestine post real quick because my finger joints have been hurting really bad for the past three days and drawing is my life so i'd really appreciate any pointers to make them stop hurting

#my fingers arent swollen or inflamed #anti inflammation gel does nothing #a heatpack is soothing but only goes so far #ive held ice cubes for a while and it numbs the pain mostly but thats also a temporary measure #pls help #ill delete this later

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barcodegaybitch · 2 months ago

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#chronically ill #chronic illness #chronic pain #chronic fatigue #hypermobile spectrum disorder #hypermobility #joint inflammation #joint pain

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squid-socks · 22 days ago

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So I saw a short commentary video on this the other day and I’d love some opinions!

What would you - as a disabled person - want others to do that would make your life easier? (Maybe what are things that mean you always have to have someone with you doing but you think should be normal to do by strangers?)

Thank you!!

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hannahcrazyhawk · 3 months ago

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Autoimmune diseases, “Here, we got you this fever.”

Me: “Why!”

Autoimmune diseases, “Just because.”

#fevers #autoimmune disease #spoonie #chronic pain #chronic illness #chronic fatigue #chronic inflammation #ehlers danlos syndrome #pots syndrome #dysautonomia #rheumatoid arthritis #fibromyalgia #whyyyy #sick and tired #neisvoid #hidradenitis suppurativa #sepsis #chemotherapy

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thecovenhouseco · 2 years ago

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The scariest thing about being chronically ill and waiting to figure out wtf is wrong with you is dealing with scary symptoms you don’t know is just a symptom or something else that’s really serious. The anxiety from that itself is debilitating. My body feel like a torture device that I will never escape.

#chronic disability #chronic migraine #chronic inflammation #chronic illness #chronic pain #im scared #invisible disability #disabilties #disabled #dissociative identity disorder #did system #physical illness #disabled creator #disabled artist

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fruitdragon · 5 months ago

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My mother explaining my disability : Okay so you have GCK-MODY which means that if your insulin levels aren't regulated they will start to eat your connective tissues and your mitochondria isn't properly stimulated when nutrients enter the cell leading to chronic exhaustion. You also have Chronic Migraine, hemiplegic leading to partial paralysis and weakness of the limb leading to long term damage, as well as "regular" meaning some days you won't be able to get out of bed because the your senses are attacking your brain, sometimes leading to vomitting spells and blindness episodes. You are also suffering from Long COVID, post COVID myopathy and lactic acid overproduction....

Me explaining my disability: So yeah my parents genetics are a nightmare and I got cursed by the bone wizard, check out my forearm crutches

(my mother's explanation is actually usually much more detailed since she got her PhD in biology and biochemistry and works in patient engagement for research surrounding disability. But I gave what she will bring up in casual conversation)

#thoughts #disability #cane user #chronic pain #chronic exhaustion #chronically ill #chronic inflammation #actually disabled #hemiplegic migraine #migraine #long covid

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kellylynncurry · 5 months ago

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I want my old body back Before the medication ravaged it And distorted it Gave it these aftereffects And turned it into this wreckage — Kelly Lynn Curry

From the book Radiant Poppy