I am utterly fascinated by this outlook, because it is so different from mine.
Because of my visible disability and chronic pain, I have (in some dim fashion) always known that this life with these things was not the one I set out to have.
Furthermore, no matter how hard I wish otherwise, I will inevitably be judged on how I look to others. The trick is to get people to see PAST that.
The stigma that goes with perceptible disability is always going to be something that others apply to you, whether you will or no, and that is a sad, unfortunate thing. I also live with chronic pain, and have for the last 20 years (no obvious disability though, most of the time; the canes are a choice not a necessity).
What do you find works for getting people to see past the overt symbols of disability, or even past what they think they understand about the presence of pain in your life?
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Because of my visible disability and chronic pain, I have (in some dim fashion) always known that this life with these things was not the one I set out to have.
Furthermore, no matter how hard I wish otherwise, I will inevitably be judged on how I look to others. The trick is to get people to see PAST that.
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What do you find works for getting people to see past the overt symbols of disability, or even past what they think they understand about the presence of pain in your life?
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