Emily Moran Barwick [archived]May 21, 2025

Hey. I don’t know how to share this here. I don't know how to "frame" it for Mastodon...

But I want to share it. Because I know other people out there hurt. I know how isolating it is.

So, this isn't snappy & well-packaged. But neither am I. And neither is pain.

I hope this somehow helps someone feel less alone in their pain: https://fromemily.com/open-letter-to-my-body-and-public-apology/

@actuallyautistic

#ChronicIllness #HealthCare #ChronicPain #spoonie #ActuallyAutistic #ActuallyADHD #blog #writing #MentalHealth #FromEmily

An Open Letter to My Body (and an Apology to the Public)

This is a post in two parts. One to my body, and one to you.

...from Emily Moran Barwick
Show threadBibiMay 22, 2025
@EmilyMoranBarwick I cried reading your post. Because sometimes there is only pain and darkness... 🖤 Can't shut my mouth properly today because my teeth shifted so much. Will be hard work to relax it enough to be able to eat.
Show threadEmily Moran Barwick [archived]
@lebeninbunt I’m so sorry to hear what you’re dealing with. And I do wish I could take it all away. It’s never fair. And it means we have to fight so hard to even get to a “baseline” of semi-functionality. My heart hurts for all the lost joy, the lost…us. For all we could be and could do if free of this. But we are here as we are. And sometimes it just fucking sucks and that’s all we have in the moment. I’m there with you, at least. 💜
May 22, 2025 at 11:17amWeb