No. I know this is probably just a casual commiseration but I think it’s a real and important question to ask and answer. If doing the stuff you’re expected to do everyday is super hard, then something is probably wrong.
Anyone who relates to this too hard, I’d recommend looking up spoon theory and starting to make a record of how you feel and your experiences that you can bring up with some kind of health professional. Chances are if doing laundry feels like climbing everest, it’s because you’re disabled in some way. Whether that disability is some invisible chronic illness or depression or ADHD or burnout, *something* is wrong.
Almost all disabilities have some form of treatment or accommodation that can make your life easier. If you can get a diagnosis, you might also be eligible for official accommodations and benefits. Social security sucks ass and is almost impossible to access but like, it’s not the only thing out there set up to help disabled folks and usually local organizations are gonna be better anyway.
Plenty of people reblogging this probably already know they’re disabled in some way but if even 1 person sees this and can learn something important about themselves then it’s worth saying.
TLDR: people who aren’t disabled don’t find acts of daily living extremely hard. Maybe look into that and see if you can get help making your life less hard.
Sincerely, a multiply disabled person.
This is super important okay. Like, I used to try to ask my conservative family/church/etc. for help, and they’d just be all, “suck it up; life is hard for everyone; quit being such a baby”… and then I went to, like, actual experts, and they were basically like, “um, wow, you’re clearly super depressed and suicidal; you should actually be proud of yourself for still being alive!” And I’m still trying to unlearn the former and accept the latter, even after all this time. And I’m so mad that I’ve wasted so much time just trying to “push through it” instead of getting help I clearly need(ed), and that’s still a thing I struggle with.
Please, please seek real help if you need it. Like, I understand that there are shitty doctors and shitty therapists and whatnot, but it’s so worth expending what effort you can to find good ones who can help. If you have mentally ill friends – which, if you’re reading this in the first place, you almost certainly do – they might be able to point you in the right direction.
[ID: a screenshot from the Too Afraid to Ask reddit that reads: “How do people just so stuff? Is life not incredibly hard for everyone?” /end ID]
Judge Bruce Schroeder is bending over backwards to ensure that Kyle Rittenhouse is set free. He’s all but an active member of the Rittenhouse defense team.
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