Oof, this one hit home. I have had an undiagnosed lung condition for over 6 years now, which comes with a chronic, persistent cough that makes SO many people uncomfortable. I work in circles that overlap with lots of new age folks, & in my experience, the ableism & unsolicited advice can be the worst in that world. Because there’s this undercurrent of belief that EVERYTHING is ultimately mind over matter, not only do I get truly wacky (and often prohibitively expensive) suggestions for diets and remedies, I ALSO get a healthy dose of judgement that clearly I just haven’t fully committed to my own healing, because if I had, I’d be fine by now.
I know better now, but I spent several years blaming myself for my illness, because obviously if I believed hard enough, & tried hard enough, & figured out how to manifest more financial abundance to see this specialist or that alternative medicine practitioner, I’d just get better.
Oof, this one hit home. I have had an undiagnosed lung condition for over 6 years now, which comes with a chronic, persistent cough that makes SO many people uncomfortable. I work in circles that overlap with lots of new age folks, & in my experience, the ableism & unsolicited advice can be the worst in that world. Because there’s this undercurrent of belief that EVERYTHING is ultimately mind over matter, not only do I get truly wacky (and often prohibitively expensive) suggestions for diets and remedies, I ALSO get a healthy dose of judgement that clearly I just haven’t fully committed to my own healing, because if I had, I’d be fine by now.
I know better now, but I spent several years blaming myself for my illness, because obviously if I believed hard enough, & tried hard enough, & figured out how to manifest more financial abundance to see this specialist or that alternative medicine practitioner, I’d just get better.