“Why are there so many sick/disabled people on Tumblr?”
Maybe because we can’t get out of bed and need to laugh at bad memes to keep our minds off of the fact that we’re dying a little faster than the rest of you able-bodied little shits, Susan.
I left Tumblr for 4 or 5 years. I had kinda adulted out of it. Then I ended up with 24/7 pain and couldn’t work. I was so bored and had difficulty concentrating so I returned to this hellsite and it’s chronically correct, endless scrolling dash and it’s been a great distraction and a great place to vent. So many spaces for people with my condition are all disease all the time but here I get smattering of disease interspersed with memes and interesting social issues. It’s allows me to both feel like I’m accepting my condition while not feeling swallowed by it.
I love this. That’s also how I feel. I needed someplace that wasn’t 100% serious all the time. I tend to stay out of The Discourse ™, so it’s kind of a relief to log in here as opposed to other disability/chronic illness communities.
Okay, a quick and rough calculation I’d say that this person bought about 2000 kcal worth of food, aka about enough for 1 day. For that same $11 I can probably buy a medium bag of rice, a dozen eggs, and some frozen vegetables, allowing me to make over a week worths of food, that is more nutritionally balanced than this.
but that doesn’t fit the glamorous aesthetic of a healthy lifestyle. whatever will you do???
“Why are there so many sick/disabled people on Tumblr?”
Maybe because we can’t get out of bed and need to laugh at bad memes to keep our minds off of the fact that we’re dying a little faster than the rest of you able-bodied little shits, Susan.
Maybe because, under the protection of semi-anonymity (our urls are attached yes, but not our real names and identities), people are more willing to share their issues that in public would be considered shameful and embarrassing. 🙄
I was 25 the first time I met someone with RA. 25 whole long ass years without ever knowing anyone else ever suffered like I do.
It really fucks with your mental health feeling like you are the only one in pain like that. I cried big ugly tears when the other woman I met described something so simple as going to her rheumatologist or taking mtx.
Plus! when I’ve been prescribed a new med, its helpful to search around online and see what other people’s experiences have been.
Urocyon's Jaunts 2.0 
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