There’s this myth amongst healthy people that being chronically ill exists in a vacuum. That yes, you lose your health, but everything else in life stays the same. And that’s just not even close to the truth. Being sick affects everything. Not a single aspect of life is left unchanged.
Chronic illness changes everything- the friends you have, the food you eat, the movies you can watch, the hobbies you do, your job, your education, your family, your relationships, etc, etc, etc.
There is no such thing as “just health,” or “just physical ability.” Chronic illness is a malignancy, and it slithers its way into each and every aspect of a person’s life.
THIS… chronic illness changes EVERYTHING. And thoughts included. I was always anxious before this illness and now it’s like 10 fold.
you ever realize how able bodied people just are not expected to do things that cause them excruciating physical pain? like they’re just. not
if i shouldn’t use my cane because i can sometimes technically walk without it, it would just hurt like a motherfucker then abled people should no longer be allowed to use potholders to take things out of the oven because i mean
well they could technically pick up a hot pan with their bare hands. it would just hurt like a motherfucker
*sees an abled person using potholders*
i just think it’s really sad that you’re giving up on yourself like that
if you use potholders how will you ever build up the calluses necessary to pick up scalding hot metal without burning yourself so severely? it’s like you’re not even trying to get better
I mean, my mother uses potholders, but she’s in her 70s. You’re just… too YOUNG to be resorting to potholders at your age.
If you start using potholders, your inability to hold hot metal will only get worse.
planouteverythingitwentwrong
As a professional cook I was, and still am, able to pick most stuff up out of an oven without a pot holder. I might get blisters and maybe it will hurt, but usually it won’t
AMAZING! based on this one specific individual’s experiences i will now safely assume that it’s possible for anyone to overcome hand pain & leave potholders behind for good!!! as long as you want it bad enough, anything is possible!! make this story go viral so that all those self pitying losers who still use potholders know that there’s no excuse
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j4ckwynand
This made me cry. I can’t even imagine what it must be like to be potholder-bound like that, and it must have taken such incredible strength to overcome it. If someone like that can hold hot metal, the rest of us have no excuse to give up on anything.
Always reblog.
mental illness is weird because even if the toughest shit has been going on i didn’t shed a tear and then literally got a mental breakdown because i couldn’t find my watch the other day
caringsuggestion
REAL
too relatable
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New Volunteer Hour Log Printables
Hi lovelies! I’ve made some printables for those of you who have to be keeping track of your volunteer hours. Having volunteer hours is a must when it comes to college (undergrad) and even grad school applications. Make sure to record them so that by the time college app season comes along, you’ll be prepared to show the admissions officers all of the work you’ve done over the years!
These printables come in four bright pastel colors and also gray. There are spaces to list the date you volunteered, what task you completed, the organization you worked with, and the hours you completed. There is also a slot at the end for your total number of hours.
- Pink volunteer hour log
- Lavender volunteer hour log
- Blue volunteer hour log
- Green volunteer hour log
- Gray volunteer hour log
This is my first printable set so it’s okay if nobody uses them but if you do use one of the printables, please tag it #studyingsenseless or reblog/like this post so that I can see! Thank youuu <3