health
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a little bit about me
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3–5 minutesi figured one thing that would be good for this blog is to really introduce myself and explain some of the purposes of this blog going forward. as mentioned before theres going to be a huge shift in what kind of stuff i post. the focus of this blog is going to be more on…
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in the spirit of making this feel more like a ‘mad hermit’s diary’
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1–2 minutesi’m going to just start posting, whenever, wherever. sticking to too rigid a structure for this blog sort of defeats its purpose as a living document regarding life as a disabled person in 2026 america. current narratives fail to centre actual disabled voices. they cast disability in a dichotomy of ‘pitiable’ or ‘inspiring’. there isn’t…
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moving the goalposts
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1–2 minutesi’m coming to the realisation that i can’t tackle everything all at once. it’s impossible to dedicate appropriate resources to large numbers of tasks. ive been trying to manage so many concurrent changes that i am basically just half-assing all of them. lately i’ve struggled with low appetite, but i’m also trying to lose weight,…
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am i… a landmine?
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1–2 minutesso i’ve been delving into japanese mental health subcultures lately, mostly because i’ve been hearing about menhera and jirai kei in my circles and i’ve come across the term “landmine” used both as a self-descriptor and as a pejorative. for those who don’t know, the term “landmine” in japan refers to a woman with a…
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i’m crazy, got a doctor’s note
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2–3 minutesone thing that i think most people are acutely aware of is that mental health matters. whether you look at it through one lens or another, the conclusions are all the same: without taking care of our mental health, taking care of our physical health is moot. i have been trying to take care of…
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man if i didn’t know i was real i would think it wouldn’t be possible to be this sick
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2–3 minutesI wanted to talk a little bit about my experience with disability. This is something I will be bringing up more often in my blogs, as it influences every part of my life. For starters, I’ll begin by putting my cards on the table and explaining what my diagnoses are and what symptoms I’m still…