Pop Quiz time.
Imagine there's a new Star Trek show in the works. Show name, 5 - Year Mission. Where should the mission take place?
I'm looking forward to hearing more of your expertise in the future. I'd like to hear others experiences on this, as well.
During initial consults with new providers I often told the same joke. It was humor and a sort of experiment.
"Doctors and I don't always agree. The doctors always want to be the smartest person in the room when, everyone knows that's me."
The providers that laughed were always great providers. The others displayed frustration, arrogance and were not good providers.
Of course I don't believe my joke. Just ask many doctors in my wake.
I'm not very bright. 😀
The graphic below - courtesy of Stephanie Otroleva
Kind of sums it up for many.
#disability #InvisibleDisabilities #PhysicalDisabilities #MedicalCare #Providers #accommodation #SelfCare #MentalHealth #inclusion #listen
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Imaging supporting TBI/ spine, ortho etc. from a accident, ignored. Your words here RE: MI Dx also spot, my friend. I always obtained the records and imaging. Spoons were the problem in correction response. I've heard many others say they don't want medical treatment as a result. Neurodivergent, those with Autism, #TBI or invisible disabilities of any kind included.
My medical records paint a very inacurate picture. They do state that I am "abnormally humorous and unusually jovial" as if it were a bad thing. Is brooding and bitterness the medically preferred alternative for the cards I've been dealt?
I didn't attend Med School, just studied myself from within for nearly 2 decades.
First, do no harm... somebody used to say. Oh dear, my exposed nerve is showing. 😉
Did I say "Don't get me started?"
I'd love to talk with you more, if you choose. Thanks for voicing this. Some, need to hear more of what you have to share from your experience.
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Thanks for this. Good timing too. I don't work in mental health, to be clear. Just a 20yr insiders understanding and self observation, combined with a love of research.
I think the best thing for many with invisible disabilities that have felt, or been outcast - forgotten; is listening and spending time. That's what I can, and do, learning so much from others in the process. Kindness heals the giver and the recipient. So many only want know that anyone gives an expletive. Anyone at all.
Talked over? Misinterpreted? Patronized? What stories I could tell.
I've often said, invisible disability or TBI etc.. Do not equal incompetence, inability or being less intellectually endowed. They do sometimes require accommodation, patience and understanding.
Regarding #stigmatude:
Ever heard someone you've known for a year say to another, "It took me about six months to realize, he does know what he's talkin about". I've overheard this more than once. Even punctuation and spelling problems, combined with ID. Can cause these attitudes. Your words are spot on.
The image selected from all that I viewed, just seemed to best represent the sentiment those that are outcasts feel. The stories I've heard from people living with homelessness and IDs - MI, while visiting with them in the parks where they lived? Regardless if it stems from Family, friends or employment interactions, the feeling is dark; thus this image.
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What we’re seeing with Kanye West and Nick Fuentes is the beginnings of what could become a multi-racial Christianist coalition organized around antisemitism.
While we might want to dismiss what we’re seeing as “crazy,” I suggest we take it seriously and monitor it closely.
As we saw with Trumpism, people—by which I mean human beings regardless of political views—are drawn to spectacle.
What’s happening is very, very dangerous.
Corporate profits hit a record high of $2.1 trillion last quarter.
Folks, corporate greed is driving inflation, not workers asking for better wages.
Todd Waters
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Leah McElrath
Robert Reich
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