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Post by Miss Wings on Jul 10, 2012 7:32:12 GMT -5
It's where a lump forms on the eye, (easy explanation, Draco can explain better)
I don't get sty's but I do get an awful lot of of dry skin on them.. eugh
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Post by teehee100 on Jul 10, 2012 7:34:46 GMT -5
Ok. Thanks and that sound unpleasant. And to my list I add asthma and allergies. Both are under control, but they have their moments.
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Post by Serena R. Snape on Jul 12, 2012 5:27:51 GMT -5
I've also had epilepsy, but luckily that stopped after ten or so years. Now I've got hyperthyroidism, chronically swollen lymph nodes in my neck, my stress hormones don't work, I have -11 dioptry in both eyes, and am quite obese. I'm prone to being tired a lot and am also unable to work - I'm lucky to have such great parents that take care of me. It's hard being a burden on them (I'm going to be 27 in 9 days).
It's also hard, because I can't go to school. I want to very much, but I just can't - partly because I suffer from Sociophobia and partly because when I do go to school, when I fall sick (which happens often) I miss a lot of school, because I need to gather up my courage and that takes awhile. So usually when I was sick, I was home for one or two months and I missed a lot of classes then.
I haven't even finished High School. I've only done the first two grades our of four.
It's not that I'm stupid, I'm just sick a lot and just can't take it. I've tried going to school two times already and it never worked out well...
Anyway, I'll stop writing now.
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Post by Miss Wings on Jul 12, 2012 6:38:09 GMT -5
Isn't it amazing when we find out the similarities that we all sare?
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Post by Kitty279 on Jul 12, 2012 7:17:42 GMT -5
Somehow I am getting the feeling that I am very well off with "only" being deaf and my cough ... that sounds intimidating what some people have to deal with!
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Post by Miss Wings on Jul 12, 2012 7:19:27 GMT -5
Aye, I thought that the hyperthyroidism, constant headaches, epilepsy was bad enough..
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Post by eskimoRock on Jul 12, 2012 8:20:41 GMT -5
Wow, this board is incredible. Its nice to know that we've got our own little accepting community on this site.
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Post by 19811945 on Jul 12, 2012 8:41:33 GMT -5
It's a pity that there is not enough information on in the wider world regarding disabilities. Majority of the time it's the visible disabilities that get all the notice, not what's going on, on the inside.
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Post by Miss Wings on Jul 12, 2012 8:46:12 GMT -5
Can I steal the bit in your signature please? I find that it DOES apply to a few of us here.. the fat/medical part..
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Post by 19811945 on Jul 12, 2012 8:53:41 GMT -5
Yes.
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Post by eskimoRock on Jul 12, 2012 8:58:32 GMT -5
I know what you mean. My dad has serious depression and it causes him to pass out and have fits and stuff, but when people see him they assume he's drunk and judge him because of that.
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Post by Miss Wings on Jul 12, 2012 9:01:06 GMT -5
thanks 198
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Post by Miss Wings on Jul 12, 2012 9:37:12 GMT -5
I'm going to put this in here:
Does anyone have any difficulties in getting a job due to their disabilities?
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Post by 19811945 on Jul 12, 2012 9:49:59 GMT -5
I lost my job last year due to dyslexia and dyspraxia. They helped up to a certain point, but they didn't even offer me another job within the company.
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Post by brokenquill92 on Jul 12, 2012 11:40:56 GMT -5
I'm going to put this in here: Does anyone have any difficulties in getting a job due to their disabilities? People really don't like hiring blind girls to honest I'm not sure what the problem I just learn my way around and I have no more issues just don't let me do paperwork wink |
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Post by Miss Wings on Jul 12, 2012 12:18:54 GMT -5
Yeah people don't really like to hear Epileptic Photographers..
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Post by brokenquill92 on Jul 12, 2012 13:07:56 GMT -5
Yeah people don't really like to hear Epileptic Photographers.. Is it wrong to think that's a little funny |
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Post by Miss Wings on Jul 12, 2012 13:09:14 GMT -5
I actually call myself the Epileptic Photographer aswell as the Randomographer.. It's what my sites named so I'm not bothere..   |
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Post by mountaingirl777 on Jul 12, 2012 13:31:36 GMT -5
Never had a paying job, so I don't know what it is like to be turned down because of diabilities.
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Post by Kitty279 on Jul 12, 2012 13:58:13 GMT -5
Back when I was trying to get into the library school, they tried a lot to keep me away, convinced that I wouldn't manage anyway. Well, I showed them! Got to do one half of my internship where I work now, and obviously I made a good impression, seeing that they hired me the moment a job got free. Made up for the problems with the school.
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Post by 19811945 on Jul 12, 2012 14:20:42 GMT -5
Good one Kitty. I would like to show employers what I can do, instead of all these application forms and interviews. I definately hate interviews, as it takes a lot of confidence to actually go and talk to strangers for me. Then I fumble with words as well.
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Post by Kitty279 on Jul 12, 2012 14:24:28 GMT -5
Oh, I understand only too well, I am rather tongue-tied with strangers as well. It helped immensely that during that internship I worked in all departments for at least a week, mostly more. They knew me and I knew them and they knew what to expect. The interview was just a formality.
Sadly, I can't do more than cross my fingers for these less lucky that they will find something, too.
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Post by Miss Wings on Jul 12, 2012 15:52:17 GMT -5
just applied for a job but i got it wrong *embarrased*
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Post by Serena R. Snape on Jul 12, 2012 23:10:53 GMT -5
I'm going to put this in here: Does anyone have any difficulties in getting a job due to their disabilities? Never worked before because I'm clinically unable to. But I'd love to work - I'd love to earn money for myself and to help my parenty financially. It's hard living with only 180€ a month and paying bills at the same time. But I found a kinda solution. It's called FanBox and I earn money slowly by posting stuff and reading and commenting. It's a good way to earn some money by the side and completely free. |
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Post by sherza on Jul 12, 2012 23:27:02 GMT -5
Does that mean you guys can't really handle a party atmosphere where they're playing music quite loud? It's not the sheer volume, for me, rather than the bass notes that are the problem. Any kind of heavy bass beat is just painful as all get-out. Which is part of the reason I like country music so much ... there's not much in the way of bass to it, so it doesn't trigger the owies. |
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Post by devil101 on Jul 13, 2012 1:13:28 GMT -5
Wow!!! Man I'm lucky!!! I have paraplegia which I have had since I was 12 (I'm now 18). I quickly got used to being called names behind my back. I also have quite a few allergies, that I can thank my mother for. My brother was also dignosied with diabeties about a month and a half after my accident.
All of you are amazing going through all that you are going through!!!
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Post by rachelhitsujii on Jul 13, 2012 1:44:52 GMT -5
I have bipolar disorder, seasonal affective disorder, auspergers, anxiety disorder, OCD, and also a slight behavioural disorder. It makes it extremely hard to function in society, especially since the auspergers make it hard to have a normal conversation face to face and then my bipolar or behavioural disorder will kick in and then my mood will be thrown for a loop. One minute I will be calm and relaxed, the next something will have pissed me off and I will be yelling at the top of my lungs. The anxiety makes me constantly fear the worse in any possible scenario (example; my parents are in the city and if they are even 10mins later than they said they would be, I assume that they died in an accident.) The OCD makes it so everything I do has to be perfect and a specific way. The S.A.D. makes it even harder for me in winter, because I am usually stuck in a severe state of near suicidal depression.
Thankfully, my current meds allow me to function in a somewhat more normal fashion. I still have problems for sure, mostly depression, but at least I can interact with people without them backing away in fear of me now.
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Post by 19811945 on Jul 13, 2012 9:08:12 GMT -5
I have bipolar disorder, seasonal affective disorder, auspergers, anxiety disorder, OCD, and also a slight behavioural disorder. It makes it extremely hard to function in society, especially since the auspergers make it hard to have a normal conversation face to face and then my bipolar or behavioural disorder will kick in and then my mood will be thrown for a loop. One minute I will be calm and relaxed, the next something will have pissed me off and I will be yelling at the top of my lungs. The anxiety makes me constantly fear the worse in any possible scenario (example; my parents are in the city and if they are even 10mins later than they said they would be, I assume that they died in an accident.) The OCD makes it so everything I do has to be perfect and a specific way. The S.A.D. makes it even harder for me in winter, because I am usually stuck in a severe state of near suicidal depression. Thankfully, my current meds allow me to function in a somewhat more normal fashion. I still have problems for sure, mostly depression, but at least I can interact with people without them backing away in fear of me now. In case of your parents being home late, could you get something be able to communicate better, ie mobile/text (pay as you go type - cheaper) or a pager in order to leave a message to let you know when they are going to be home. It would be a device that both your parents and you can use, so leave a little message saying why time has changed and when they will be their eta (expected time arrival). I hope you understand what I'm trying to say, as I'm having slight problems myself with what I've typed. |
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Post by rachelhitsujii on Jul 13, 2012 9:51:33 GMT -5
I have bipolar disorder, seasonal affective disorder, auspergers, anxiety disorder, OCD, and also a slight behavioural disorder. It makes it extremely hard to function in society, especially since the auspergers make it hard to have a normal conversation face to face and then my bipolar or behavioural disorder will kick in and then my mood will be thrown for a loop. One minute I will be calm and relaxed, the next something will have pissed me off and I will be yelling at the top of my lungs. The anxiety makes me constantly fear the worse in any possible scenario (example; my parents are in the city and if they are even 10mins later than they said they would be, I assume that they died in an accident.) The OCD makes it so everything I do has to be perfect and a specific way. The S.A.D. makes it even harder for me in winter, because I am usually stuck in a severe state of near suicidal depression. Thankfully, my current meds allow me to function in a somewhat more normal fashion. I still have problems for sure, mostly depression, but at least I can interact with people without them backing away in fear of me now. In case of your parents being home late, could you get something be able to communicate better, ie mobile/text (pay as you go type - cheaper) or a pager in order to leave a message to let you know when they are going to be home. It would be a device that both your parents and you can use, so leave a little message saying why time has changed and when they will be their eta (expected time arrival). I hope you understand what I'm trying to say, as I'm having slight problems myself with what I've typed. I do, my parents have us on a family plan, but until they get back safely, even if they do call, I can't relax. It annoys me to all ends, and I have been to so much counselling to get it to stop, but nothing works. And that is only one example of the things that my anxiety disorder makes me worry about. Others include what people (and that is even people who I don't know and walk past in, say, a mall) think of me, how I'm going to spend my day even if I have it all planned out and also, like when I leave my cat at home, I worry about if he will escape and get hit by a car. That is just a few more examples. Sigh... I really do wish it wouldn't bother me so much, but my brain just overreacts and I can't stop it. |
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Post by physicssquid on Jul 13, 2012 10:26:49 GMT -5
You aren't the only one who worries about what complete strangers think of you. That's one of the things I worry about too, and it really irritates me.
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