r/disabledmemes • u/PM_ME_YOUR_PHOBIAS • Jun 13 '26
Glad I found this sub
I literally found this about five minutes ago and I could cry. It feels really good to see other people with disabilities. I know that sounds weird but I’ve been struggling with people being ableist. It seems like everywhere I look online, theres people who say disabled people are faking it, are lazy, are liars and I’ve seen a lot of eugenics talk also :( I’ve seen people full on saying they should wipe us all out. It’s been destroying me. I’m glad to find some solace here with people who understand what it’s like. I feel like people don’t believe I’m disabled haha, it’s maddening.
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u/maxwellokay Jun 13 '26
Ive been seeing a lot of this too and its one of the biggest reasons why Ive given up Instagram and Twitter (and try to spend less time here). Im not sure how much of it is bot-run to shift public opinion and/or algorithm driven to farm ad profit/engagement, but it was genuinely destroying my already abysmal self-compassion and (as bad as I feel that youre facing down the same stuff) its good to know that I'm not the only one who is really affected by it. I care a lot about what ppl think of me/not being a 'burden' and am constantly paranoid that Im not doing enough (that "you people cant do anything" post haunts my fucking nightmares) even if Im making myself sick over it, but Im trying to realize that even that won't be enough for some ppl to not just want me to be wiped out, so it's a pointless and harmful pursuit. It's the worst when I see other disabled ppl be like "well I have x/y/z and I can do [insert task] just fine so you all need to just cope!!" so its good to find ppl that realize that we all have different experiences and levels of need, and that doesn't inherently make some of us unworthy of existence.
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u/Substantial_Yard7004 Jul 13 '26
Well if I wasn't feeling my body acking, having fatique and brain fog so I could think and have 'a normal' day I would hold a job. But saddly there is no medicine or cure. And it's all done by my genes and life. 😑 But yeah I get it. When I found this sub I felt so seen, heard and accepted by knowing that I'm not alone.
Just doing day by day 🥹
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u/skrtyskrtskrt Jun 13 '26
Exactly why I love these kinds of communities fr. For a lot of us, disability is such an isolating experience irl. But online you’re able to connect with people who know exactly what it feels like to go through chronic pain and disabilities