And it works to me as a #spoonie - people often Rob me of agency in an effort to help - "try this special diet" - I've already changed it. After discussing it with my DOCTORS.
Easily solved by ASKING instead of inflicting your version of help. I could have then given them dozens of ways to help.
This article is spot-on professionally too. People often hire me, then don't want to take my advice.
Or they do things without communicating & think they're helping, but they're just creating more work for everyone.
And fine, thanks for your money. BUT.
Nothing I do is just for the money. Helping people, regular people, fulfils my life purpose.
Anyway. Read the article. I gotta put this writer on my daily read list.
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Friends, Romans, Country ass folks? This week all #myspoons threads will be cross-postedto @WeAreDisabled.
It's a cool project you can learn more about at weatedisabled.wordoress.com -a snapshot of @disabled people's lives & experiences, hosted for a week at a time by various disabled people.
I'm also going to be re-postimg some of my old cancer posts from tinustuff.com.
Damn if coffee doesn’t help me more than hurt. #myspoons
I wonder if getting out of the habit of drinking coffee was a daft choice as a #spoonie with multiple fatigue conditions.
Once my body let me get out of bed today, I figured, let me get coffee while I'm up. And wow.
It didn't fix everything (I’m definitely depressed and need a therapist) but damned if I'm not actually getting things done for the first time in 3 weeks.