By Anna on 26 November, 2009
One of the hardest things for me in dealing with my mental health condition is my very strong theory that everyone else is having exactly the same problems that I am, but they’re just 8 million times better at dealing with them, and hiding them from everyone else. And thus, I don’t talk about my mental health, much, because everyone else is obviously coping with the same thing, and I’m just a big whiner who can’t cope and fails at everything and is useless and should just run away and everyone will be better and–
Posted in blaming, mental health, social attitudes | Tagged mental health, mental health concerns, mental illness, personal, stigma
By Anna on 26 November, 2009
Recommended Reading for November 26, 2009
Posted in recommended reading | Tagged abuse, accessibility, autism, blind, captchas, closed captioning, games, gaming, volunteering, youtube
By lauredhel on 26 November, 2009
OK, so we’ve had the “what assistive devices I use” thread. Now it’s time for… In My Dreams: Assistive Devices I WANT! Stealing from meloukhia a little, I’d like a self-powered mobile bed-platform-thingo that contains all of my needs at easy reach: my laptop and all peripherals, assortment of pillows, my teetering bookpile, meds, water [...]
Posted in accessibility, Question Time
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