I think when people think of mental illness and what helps, especially with things like anxiety and depression, the treatment involves pushing yourself. Pushing yourself to get out of bed, to exercise, to take a shower, to go out in public, to order your own food from the cashier, etc.
And because the mental health movement has grown so much, people think that's the default of ALL illnesses. That the only way someone will get better is if they push themselves. That practice makes perfect. That you'll become more comfortable or strong over time the more you do something.
But what people need to realize is, with physical disabilities and chronic illnesses, pushing yourself in most cases is DETRIMENTAL. Pushing yourself past your limits can lead to flare ups or further injury. That's why it's important to know your limits, how certain activities may affect your condition, and learn how to either adapt or get help to complete the activity in question.
Also, most of us are already pushing ourselves. Most of us don't have access to the help or equipment we need. Most of us live in places where we frequently encounter inaccessible obstacles. Most of us NEED to rest.
So please don't try to be our physical therapists or doctors. There are people specifically trained to help us navigate our own conditions and limitations. There are people trained to help us strengthen our body's resilience without causing flare-ups or injury. Do not tell us "it'll be good for you" or "you need the exercise" when we say something is too heavy or too far or when we say we need our mobility aid(s). Your friend with depression may need to be encouraged to get out of bed, but your friend with chronic illness definitely doesn't.
Respect our rest.
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you mean to tell me my post was the cover of the sonic x shadow know your meme page and i didnt know about it
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Hello, sorry to bother you, I really love your oc and au, so I drew these drawings!
Because I was shadowbanned a while ago, so I’m not sure if you’ve seen these before.
Please let me know if this bothers you! Have a nice day!
Robbie is really cute and cool, he’s giving a vibe like “Chaos? I called it FUN!!!”
And of course, Mob! au, I can imagine that Robbie throw Rubee to speed her up and help her change the direction!
And the besties went to jail together, I love relationship between mob Julie and mob Sally, so cute!
AWEEEE ROBBIEEBBBBB SO MUCH LIL GUY CONTENTTTTT
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wait i would also like to present a concept
A friend of Tim (chose your favorite, let’s say Ives) is super hyped about this new movie coming out, and Tim is like, I’m a rich boy, I can make dreams come true. He pulls strings for them to go to the premiere and be right up next to the red carpet.
Tim knows nothing about this movie. Ives’s rambling has gone in one ear and out the other. He has not looked up a single thing about it. He’s just doing this because it’s a cool thing to do for his friend.
This will prove to be a mistake.
Down the red carpet comes one of the actors, a man long down on his luck, who has finally made his big break in a real Hollywood movie. We’ll call him Not-Eddie. An actor not known for such roles as: Tim’s fake uncle to stop Bruce from adopting him.
Actor Not-Eddie makes eye-contact with Tim. Tim makes eye-contact with Actor Not-Eddie.
Actor Not-Eddie would very much like no one to know he once accepted money to help a teenager commit fraud. (It’s tough making a living, okay?)
Tim would very much like no one to know he once paid someone to help him commit fraud, exclusively so he could prevent the billionaire who has since adopted him from adopting him back then because they were Going Through A Thing. Tim would especially like no one to know that he committed this fraud so effectively that every government database in existence still holds records for his uncle Eddie, who looks weirdly like that cool new actor.
They have been staring too long. Ives, oblivious, says, “Hey, you know that guy from somewhere?”
Tim panics.
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tim, high: bro i was madly in love with you in high school
ives: yeah i know. you used to let me cheat in w&w all the time
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very quick tutorial on how to draw glasses from a side profile
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