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Bulletins as they occur
Dec. 20th, 2013 07:51 pmI suppose I have 2014 resolutions already, so...
1. Ignore people who tell me that cutting out gluten will help fix most of my problems.
2. Ignore people who tell me that cutting out dairy will help fix most of my problems.
3. Ignore people who tell me that doing proper yoga will help fix most of my problems.
4. Ignore people who tell me that ingesting certain medicinal plants will treat, heal, or even cure most of my problems. I may take almost forty supplements and I advocate fully for supplemental medicine, but I am aware that not even the ones seen as miracle magic panaceas will do everything for everyone.
5. Politely remind people that being autistic is not a death sentence, that autism is not caused by vaccines, that having autism means seeing and communicating with reality in various beautiful ways, that I do not want or need a cure for autism, and that any "charity" seeking to cure autism is not one I will support.
6. Politely remind people that cerebral palsy cannot be cured, that it in fact is a static brain injury that usually results in comormid syndromes, associated disorders, and attached conditions like epilepsy, autism, joint pain, joint degeneration, bone issues, muscle pain, chronic pain, premature biological aging in certain aspects, and the eventual need for a mobility aid, be it a cane, crutch, or wheelchair.
7. Politely remind people that recently, fibromyalgia has gone from a "trash can diagnosis" to an actual, factual pathology, and that most doctors and specialists now understand and most importantly believe it is a real condition and not just an excuse to get the patient out of the office, that there are many symptoms, that sometimes what seems like fibromyalgia really isn't and vise versa, and that there actually are ways to diagnose it.
8. Politely remind people that I only just learned of my autism in the summer of 2013, and I am still discovering and figuring out all the little things that comes with it. Including special interests, otherwise known as narrow interests. If I seem obsessive about one thing or another, a friend can choose to politely ignore me, because I won't care that much. However, being belittled, scolded, yelled at, snapped at, and insulted for being a broken record about certain interests will not be tolerated and might result in removing such people from contact lists.
9. Try to not grind my teeth when someone tells me to "just think positive!" about my health issues, as I have subconsciously internalized the phrase "just think positive" with magical thinking and the concept of pure belief healing illnesses. Try to see the phrase "think positive" as literal once more, not a ridiculous catch phrase from spiritual self-help books.
10. Be happy. Even when not. Also, keep slaying syndrome monsters and such.
These are not resolutions anyway, because I don't make resolutions. I just write lists because my memory is falling apart.
1. Ignore people who tell me that cutting out gluten will help fix most of my problems.
2. Ignore people who tell me that cutting out dairy will help fix most of my problems.
3. Ignore people who tell me that doing proper yoga will help fix most of my problems.
4. Ignore people who tell me that ingesting certain medicinal plants will treat, heal, or even cure most of my problems. I may take almost forty supplements and I advocate fully for supplemental medicine, but I am aware that not even the ones seen as miracle magic panaceas will do everything for everyone.
5. Politely remind people that being autistic is not a death sentence, that autism is not caused by vaccines, that having autism means seeing and communicating with reality in various beautiful ways, that I do not want or need a cure for autism, and that any "charity" seeking to cure autism is not one I will support.
6. Politely remind people that cerebral palsy cannot be cured, that it in fact is a static brain injury that usually results in comormid syndromes, associated disorders, and attached conditions like epilepsy, autism, joint pain, joint degeneration, bone issues, muscle pain, chronic pain, premature biological aging in certain aspects, and the eventual need for a mobility aid, be it a cane, crutch, or wheelchair.
7. Politely remind people that recently, fibromyalgia has gone from a "trash can diagnosis" to an actual, factual pathology, and that most doctors and specialists now understand and most importantly believe it is a real condition and not just an excuse to get the patient out of the office, that there are many symptoms, that sometimes what seems like fibromyalgia really isn't and vise versa, and that there actually are ways to diagnose it.
8. Politely remind people that I only just learned of my autism in the summer of 2013, and I am still discovering and figuring out all the little things that comes with it. Including special interests, otherwise known as narrow interests. If I seem obsessive about one thing or another, a friend can choose to politely ignore me, because I won't care that much. However, being belittled, scolded, yelled at, snapped at, and insulted for being a broken record about certain interests will not be tolerated and might result in removing such people from contact lists.
9. Try to not grind my teeth when someone tells me to "just think positive!" about my health issues, as I have subconsciously internalized the phrase "just think positive" with magical thinking and the concept of pure belief healing illnesses. Try to see the phrase "think positive" as literal once more, not a ridiculous catch phrase from spiritual self-help books.
10. Be happy. Even when not. Also, keep slaying syndrome monsters and such.
These are not resolutions anyway, because I don't make resolutions. I just write lists because my memory is falling apart.
