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@chronicallylinz.bsky.social

scientist, artist, stack of illnesses in a trenchcoat; listening, learning, trying to do better. disabled #pwME - no energy for anything much. she/they.

43 Followers  |  104 Following  |  3 Posts  |  Joined: 01.10.2023  |  2.1101

Latest posts by chronicallylinz.bsky.social on Bluesky

Thank you, yes it is.

03.12.2023 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My Mum is dying in hospital.

She's being cared for and surrounded by people who won't do the bare minimum to protect patients like her.

Fuck everyone who doesn't mask, especially in a damn hospital.

03.12.2023 15:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Never dating ableds again and feeling freed by this realisation πŸ’ͺ

10.11.2023 15:19 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The necropolitics of the pandemic were a test run for the Necro politics/ capitalism of climate change and we failed. οΏΌ

06.11.2023 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Does the effect of cognitive behavior therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) vary by patient ... Does the effect of cognitive behavior therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) vary by patient characteristics? A systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis

Your usual reminder that CBT has *never* been shown to improve *actual physical symptoms* in #MECFS patients.

Self-reported well-being is often higher after CBT; but that's what CBT does -- it gets people to look at things more positively.

Actual strength, endurance, mobility etc all UNAFFECTED

06.11.2023 16:55 β€” πŸ‘ 100    πŸ” 34    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Wear a mask in public because chronic illness is exhausting and expensive and if you can avoid it by doing something so minor and unobtrusive, you might as well.

06.11.2023 17:26 β€” πŸ‘ 65    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I was trying to think about advice related to my expertise as a Disabled person in the US but honestly all of my advice is "it sucks; don't end up in this position if you can help it" so.

06.11.2023 17:27 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
5 Oval shaped pins with gold outlines with an oval cutout in the middle with a yellow slideable star:

Spoons: Lavender background
Hunger Scale: Red background
Migraine Scale: Blue background
Speaking vs Non Speaking: Green background

The first one has SHE, THEY, HE on top. At the bottom there's HER, THEM, HIM. White background.

5 Oval shaped pins with gold outlines with an oval cutout in the middle with a yellow slideable star: Spoons: Lavender background Hunger Scale: Red background Migraine Scale: Blue background Speaking vs Non Speaking: Green background The first one has SHE, THEY, HE on top. At the bottom there's HER, THEM, HIM. White background.

Mushroom and cat compression gloves

Mushroom and cat compression gloves

Galaxy and Pastel Galaxy Wrist Braces

Galaxy and Pastel Galaxy Wrist Braces

Galaxy wheelchair/workout gloves

Galaxy wheelchair/workout gloves

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03.11.2023 18:58 β€” πŸ‘ 78    πŸ” 72    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 6

There is never money for people drowning in student debt, can't afford housing, or are having to crowdfund their medical bills. But there is always money for war.

03.11.2023 18:25 β€” πŸ‘ 464    πŸ” 134    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1
The absence epidemic has struck – welcome to sick day Britain
Carrying on at work despite a cold used to be a badge of honour – not anymore

The absence epidemic has struck – welcome to sick day Britain Carrying on at work despite a cold used to be a badge of honour – not anymore

Wilfully spreading disease used to be a badge of honour, writes spluttering idiot and committed infection vector.

02.11.2023 04:57 β€” πŸ‘ 94    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 3

Every time I accidentally but viciously bite the inside of my own lip, I think bitterly about all of my precious time that was wasted by people trying to convince me that human bodies were intelligently designed by some perfect deity.

02.11.2023 07:47 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

You want the people who are trapped on other platforms to leave them… by making Bluesky MORE inhospitable? Mute. Block. Fuck off.

It’s inaccessible. If you’re Black you still get directly or indirectly abused here. This will become Twitter if you don’t listen to marginalized people.

01.11.2023 08:53 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Long History of Long COVID and Other Chronic Illnesses The term post-acute infection syndrome refers to chronic diseases that occur after an acute viral, bacterial, or parasitic infection, including chronic Lyme and

Lots of people know about #LongCovid but are unaware that "post-acute infection syndromes" are a recognised medical problem & have existed for centuries.

Here Yale School of Medicine outline the 4 main causal theories >> viral remnants; autoimmune responses; latent viruses; tissue damage

#MECFS

01.11.2023 09:56 β€” πŸ‘ 89    πŸ” 51    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

THE ANGLERFISH!!! πŸ˜‚

30.10.2023 19:18 β€” πŸ‘ 137    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

Some account felt the need to decide that everyone who does mass gun violence is mentally ill by definition and it's like... I think you don't understand what illness is?

"Illness" and "harmfulness" are two different things.

27.10.2023 02:21 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
5 Oval shaped pins with gold outlines with an oval cutout in the middle with a yellow slideable star:

Spoons: Lavender background
Hunger Scale: Red background
Migraine Scale: Blue background
Speaking vs Non Speaking: Green background

The first one has SHE, THEY, HE on top. At the bottom there's HER, THEM, HIM. White background.

5 Oval shaped pins with gold outlines with an oval cutout in the middle with a yellow slideable star: Spoons: Lavender background Hunger Scale: Red background Migraine Scale: Blue background Speaking vs Non Speaking: Green background The first one has SHE, THEY, HE on top. At the bottom there's HER, THEM, HIM. White background.

Mushroom and cat compression gloves

Mushroom and cat compression gloves

Galaxy and Moon Bunny Compression Gloves

Galaxy and Moon Bunny Compression Gloves

Galaxy and Pastel Galaxy Wrist Braces

Galaxy and Pastel Galaxy Wrist Braces

Hi I'm Abi! I'm a Black disabled queer creator! Please share, it could lead to my next sale!

I sell pins, compression gloves, artist gloves, wrist braces, hope braces, cardigans, compression socks & more!

Store details below!

25.10.2023 22:57 β€” πŸ‘ 78    πŸ” 53    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

#NEISvoid... let's say I accept that I'm going to be working mostly from bed through the winter and have awhile before complete collapse to plan that.

What are some things I can do/buy that will make that easier & more pleasant?

Re-post if you pls ✨

25.10.2023 22:34 β€” πŸ‘ 46    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 2

#DisabledMath is getting several major items off your to do list Monday & Tuesday, then waking up Wednesday morning completely useless & out of all the cutlery except knives.

demcastusa.com/2020/03/01/u...

25.10.2023 16:58 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

These tight-fisted fucks won’t lend a few grand to people with a 650 credit score but will eat a $2B (or greater) loss for the sake of Musk’s ego and our government has the temerity to tell us this is the product of a healthy economy

25.10.2023 15:13 β€” πŸ‘ 718    πŸ” 213    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 1
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The world's richest man talks about the importance of having as many children as possible, yet is suing that his children's residency be moved to Texas so he can cap their child support to $2760 a month for 3 kids. The richest man in the world wants to pay $920 per child a month.

25.10.2023 15:00 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

I don’t mean to be king of doom here but the farming troubles aren’t getting anywhere near enough press, I think from a combo of not wanting to cause panic and the fact that the rich people in charge feel like they’ll be fine. I’m not even sure that’s true.

25.10.2023 12:10 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Work With Us Interested in supporting cutting edge research through transcription or closed-captioning? Looking for fairly paid, flexible, accessible remote work? Share our commitment to accessibility and socia…

I founded and run a disabled-led transcription and closed captioning business which prioritises working with disabled, chronically ill and neurodivergent freelancersβ€”and we are recruiting!

Especially interested in hearing from Black, brown, & PoC, LGBTQIA & otherwise marginalised disabled ppl πŸ‘‡πŸ»

23.10.2023 15:22 β€” πŸ‘ 189    πŸ” 180    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 5

Unconditional Basic Income (UBI) offers a paradigm shift: replace force with choice in work, leading to greater commitment and productivity. Psychology experiments show that when given a π™˜π™π™€π™žπ™˜π™š to work, individuals are more engaged and productive. A shift from force to choice is a motivator.

21.10.2023 16:25 β€” πŸ‘ 94    πŸ” 35    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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Verified Accounts on X Spread 74% of War Misinformation 'This is another nail in the coffin for X' among advertisers.

Wow. Blue check users pushed 74% of X’s most viral false Israel-Hamas war-related claims.

21.10.2023 17:01 β€” πŸ‘ 133    πŸ” 56    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 4

After a brief pause, I'm ready for more invitation codes to send out to members of the chronic illness/disability communities! About 3700 codes have gone out so far. Please fill out this form to donate codes, or send it to friends in this community in need of one. forms.gle/G7kRALEvha2o...

21.10.2023 15:14 β€” πŸ‘ 186    πŸ” 93    πŸ’¬ 26    πŸ“Œ 7

The goal of disinformation isn’t to mislead you but to make you feel so insane that you can’t trust anything, that’s when propaganda is at its most effective

17.10.2023 21:27 β€” πŸ‘ 463    πŸ” 138    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 4

So weird how as soon as the pandemic started it became very immediately clear that things like socialized medicine and giving people money so children don’t starve actually work really well but now that it’s been a couple years we have to all pretend we didn’t notice that

17.10.2023 13:03 β€” πŸ‘ 4578    πŸ” 1587    πŸ’¬ 64    πŸ“Œ 34

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