12/04/2025
My doctor after our recent appointment when asking if I should see her replacement next time:
It's good we got your LTD sorted. I will put really good notes in your file for the next doctor. And who knows maybe one day you may not want to be a disabled person, a person on disability.
Me: 😳
I mean no body wants to be disabled. It's not something we choose. But if I had to choose again, I would pick AuDHD for all It's strengths again and again.
My disability is invisible. It is inconsistent and fluctuates. It affects me in ways that many don't understand. I don't appear disabled. But I can't change my genetics.
This is an example of outside noise or opinions that make it difficult to trust your own experience. Seeking expertise is always encouraged. Listening to yourself becomes even more critical.
Practicing gratitude and acceptance for what is helps change our relationship to it. It gives us power over our own sovereignty. I can be disabled AND have a happy, thriving life - and I do! 😀
I don't want to be disabled, but denying parts of myself creates unease, discord and pain. Accepting all truths of myself empowers me to be whole. To be wholly myself is freedom. ❤️