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Welcome to c/disabled, an anticapitalist community for disabled people/people with disability(s).

What is disability justice? Disability justice is a framework of activism which centers disabled people of multiple intersections. Before participating in in this community, please read the Ten Principles of Disability Justice.

Do I count as disabled/a person with disability(s)? "Disability" is an umbrella term which encompasses physical disabilities, emotional/psychiatric disabilities, neurodivergence, intellectual/developmental disabilities, sensory disabilities, invisible disabilities, and more. You do not have to have an official diagnosis to consider yourself disabled.

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Disabled Community Megathread from March 9, 2026 to March 22, 2026 (hexbear.net)

submitted 3 weeks ago by un_mask_me@hexbear.net to c/disabled@hexbear.net

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I hope this week treats you gently and all your needs are met.

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Mask up, love one another, and stay alive for one more week.

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[–] DisabledAceSocialist@hexbear.net 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Did they do any tests for anything else before diagnosing you with ME? It's just they blamed my exhaustion on ME for ages but it turned out to be thyroid cancer. Not saying that you've got that, it's just whenever I hear a diagnosis of ME now I always think a lazy doctor just hasn't bothered to test this patient for other things.

[–] alycat@hexbear.net 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

No doctor has officially diagnosed it. I keep being told to exercise and to sleep less by every medical professional I saw which both make everything worse. My last doctor told me "everyone is tired" and that she's also in pain lol.

My only known covid infection has left me housebound and made all my chronic health issues worse, to a point where I can't ignore them or push through anymore. This was about two years ago.

I do remember getting thyroid tests done due to fatigue and weakness (I think these were blood tests tho), but those came back clear just like every other test I was put through the past six years.

I've basically checked out of the medical system, I've been imparted so much trauma and got basically nothing substantive in return. So if I have cancer it's unlikely it will be treated. I fucking hate doctors so much.

[–] DisabledAceSocialist@hexbear.net 5 points 1 week ago

I understand how you feel. I would check out of the medical system too, if it weren't for the fact that I need thyroxine to stay alive and I need medical support notes for benefit claims.