I was thinking yesterday about my food stamp interview where she asked me, "So, are you disabled?" I remember having a hard time getting the word, "Yes" out of my mouth. I must have been successfully gaslight in that way. After saying yes, it started becoming more real to me in the sense that I stopped doubting my reality.
Thank you, this helped me! I've only today realized i have a major problem with internalized ableism, you know, 'if i'm doing my best to live as if I didnt have the disability (it's really severe ADHD btw) THEN i'm not a bad person'). Quite literally something I wrote to myself few weeks ago.. As a sidenote, I must say the more I look the more I dig your style! It's a very pleasant composition of colours and really nice clothes too; love the hair! Thanks for doing the video ❤
Thank you this video. It has changed me ive been this for god knows how long. I was born with an extremely frustrating condition that is quite invisible. Your video has shown me something i never seen before in myself, ive done and said these things before. Ive put myself in the hospital because ive pushed myself to hard just to try to fit in, to feel normal. Ive recently begun to accept my disability and can start to talk about it. Now i can identify these things you've spoken about and hopefully with work i can begin to heal and become more than I've seen myself. Thank you so much you have given me a gift this day. You are a truly amazing person to start a dialog to make these things less hidden and more people can become aware of thes hard heavy issues that have fine unspoken for too long.
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I was thinking yesterday about my food stamp interview where she asked me, "So, are you disabled?" I remember having a hard time getting the word, "Yes" out of my mouth. I must have been successfully gaslight in that way. After saying yes, it started becoming more real to me in the sense that I stopped doubting my reality.
I'm actually learning more from you than the 7 different therapists/psychologists I have tried...
Human beings have an inherent worth granted them at birth. They don't need to do anything to be worthy
Thank you, this helped me! I've only today realized i have a major problem with internalized ableism, you know, 'if i'm doing my best to live as if I didnt have the disability (it's really severe ADHD btw) THEN i'm not a bad person'). Quite literally something I wrote to myself few weeks ago..
As a sidenote, I must say the more I look the more I dig your style! It's a very pleasant composition of colours and really nice clothes too; love the hair!
Thanks for doing the video ❤
Great video. This hits really close to home as I'm recovering from burnout from pushing myself too hard for too long.
Thank you this video. It has changed me ive been this for god knows how long. I was born with an extremely frustrating condition that is quite invisible. Your video has shown me something i never seen before in myself, ive done and said these things before. Ive put myself in the hospital because ive pushed myself to hard just to try to fit in, to feel normal. Ive recently begun to accept my disability and can start to talk about it. Now i can identify these things you've spoken about and hopefully with work i can begin to heal and become more than I've seen myself. Thank you so much you have given me a gift this day. You are a truly amazing person to start a dialog to make these things less hidden and more people can become aware of thes hard heavy issues that have fine unspoken for too long.
I love how refreshingly honest you are about internalized ableism!
If only I had seen this video 10 years ago!
Oh 100% me too
I appreciate sydney's videos so much
Thank you so much for this video! You named it for me. Then perfectly described my experience. I can’t express how greatfyl I feel right now.
I love you. Thank you
What do you do when the environment around you is ableist?
7:12 is so true
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Oof yikes. Relate a bit too much here.