tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682539221082994584.post6667380029503241111..comments2022-11-18T04:20:00.954-08:00Comments on For a Fairer Today: TimeAssiyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08555670525635631421noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682539221082994584.post-61661089842570008242010-03-07T14:48:58.625-08:002010-03-07T14:48:58.625-08:00Someone once told me, that as chronically ill peop...Someone once told me, that as chronically ill people, looking after our health is a part time job. I totally agree.KDhttp://www.bignoise-enterprises.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682539221082994584.post-28618039000866125612010-03-05T15:58:07.755-08:002010-03-05T15:58:07.755-08:00Wow, I didn't have any idea that other chronic...Wow, I didn't have any idea that other chronically ill and/or disabled folks felt the pressure to achieve 'something' everyday like I do. Assuming that the OP is American (which isn't all that right, I admit), I can't help but wonder what it is about American culture that makes us feel like achievement (at least what other people consider achievement...for me, showering and washing my hair is something I consider an achievement right now) is something someone else can measure and that a day is "wasted" when that visible result of production (again, based on what other people perceive as achievement or productivity) is not present.<br /><br />I have yet to read the "Second Shift" post, but Im going to after I post this. And I admit that some of the pressure to be productive is something that I tend to put on myself in addition to the pressure of an ableist society. So I often find myself feeling cruddy at the end of the day because I didn't do "something." I'm amazed at the extent to which I seem to have internalized that guilt. <br /><br />I actually have to consciously remind myself that feeling that way not only disempowers me, but it's actually detrimental to my emotional health to constantly feel that guilt. It's rather difficult, I didn't realize quite how badly I felt about my lack of "productivity" until I read this post and the comments. It's really gratifying to know that I'm not the only one who feels that way. I feel much less deranged about it now (lighthearted sarcasm here) that I know these feelings of pressure and the implication that lack of 'productivity' equates to laziness is felt by other people in my situation, a lot more frequently than I even realized.<br /><br />Thank you for such a great post!AbominableSnowPicklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00383460257862274525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682539221082994584.post-26666755107525483362010-03-04T18:29:19.802-08:002010-03-04T18:29:19.802-08:00It's really true-- a lot of my energy is taken...It's really true-- a lot of my energy is taken up by being sick, which is of course the reason my energy is so low in the first place! Gah. I checked out the "Second Shift" post, and I agreed completely... so much so that I went off on a little rant about my professor again (I really need to let that go). You're not lazy, Assiya, you're trying your best! It's hard to do, but easy to say: be a little more forgiving of yourself today!<br /><br />(I'm a cornball who rhymes... if I can forgive myself for that, anything's possible).Robyn S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07529658954464854899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682539221082994584.post-2847959143406474762010-03-04T06:52:08.143-08:002010-03-04T06:52:08.143-08:00Are you in my head?
It saps your strength, being ...Are you in my head?<br /><br />It saps your strength, being in pain all the time. "Go take a walk!" does not help.<br /><br />And sometimes I'm just tired.<br /><br />I love this post.<br /><br />I rarely do "stuff" as defined by health(ier) people when I have no obligations, but I need a break.Kaitlynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13279904127449708251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682539221082994584.post-43329368351643678702010-03-03T20:12:02.567-08:002010-03-03T20:12:02.567-08:00I agree! It is really hard work being ill, microma...I agree! It is really hard work being ill, micromanaging everything, and everything being harder and taking longer. I think if I suddenly got well I could take on just about anything and it would be so easy in contrast!<br />Thanks for the link, I am off to read it now!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09337016058758202863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682539221082994584.post-51775294973477801352010-03-03T17:28:29.768-08:002010-03-03T17:28:29.768-08:00Thanks Annie :) I think we work a lot harder than ...Thanks Annie :) I think we work a lot harder than a lot of people of people I know (at least, I think so when I'm not beating myself up for being lazy...).Assiyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08555670525635631421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682539221082994584.post-24522702458193363772010-03-03T17:24:40.915-08:002010-03-03T17:24:40.915-08:00I felt this entirely in my head all day. Except w...I felt this entirely in my head all day. Except without the last line. Which makes me feel like 800 times better about my life right now.<br /><br />So thank you for that.<br /><br />We work as hard as everyone else just in an oddly different way.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14910318186594054287noreply@blogger.com