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  • Don’t hide behind your disability
    Social connections | Strategizing for success

    Don’t hide behind your disability

    ByAlison Hayes June 12, 2020June 11, 2020

    This post doesn’t apply to everybody, but I think most of us likely know a person or two who could use this advice. What I’m talking about is mostly applicible to people stuck in a victim mentality, but it is something that any of us with disabilities need to step back and reflect on every…

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  • Victimhood: the identity that just keeps taking
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    Victimhood: the identity that just keeps taking

    ByAlison Hayes May 29, 2020May 27, 2020

    When I started writing last week’s post on ableism, I recognized that the single behavior that bothered me most was this man’s insistence that his disability was the heart of the problem, followed by his insistence that he was the victim. This post digs into the victim identity, and the emotional shift from having been…

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Alison Hayes

As a person with a sometimes-invisible illness that straddles neurology and psychiatry (Functional Neurological Disorder), I've dealt with a lot of the stigma surrounding physical and mental illnesses and both visible and invisible illnesses. I want to help other people with disabilities to regain perspective and control over their lives through manageable steps and make their lives better, one step at a time.

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I am not a doctor, lawyer, or therapist.  I am a person with a disability who has learned a lot about many aspects of living life with a disabling condition.  My posts are intended as jumping off points connected to the best knowledge I could find.  I cannot be held responsible for the decisions you make or the actions you take.  

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