Guaragaito (he/they)@sopuli.xyz to Chronic Illness@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoWhy does everyone assume they can magically cure my lifelong illness? It's exhausting.sopuli.xyzimagemessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up186arrow-down15
arrow-up181arrow-down1imageWhy does everyone assume they can magically cure my lifelong illness? It's exhausting.sopuli.xyzGuaragaito (he/they)@sopuli.xyz to Chronic Illness@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square25fedilink
minus-squarejet@hackertalks.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down2·2 days agoBecause people at their core just want to help.
minus-squarejollinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down2·2 days agoThey want to feel helpful, which is different than selflessly helping.
minus-squareGuaragaito (he/they)@sopuli.xyzOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down2·edit-22 days agoThese same people don’t actually help me if I need it, they can’t seem to deal with the reality of my disability. If people want to help, there are so many ways to actually help them. You don’t “help” a blind person by trying to sell them a random sham, you help them by asking them if you can do something for them.
minus-squareNougat@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·2 days ago Because people at their core just want to help feel like they’re helping.
Because people at their core just want to help.
They want to feel helpful, which is different than selflessly helping.
These same people don’t actually help me if I need it, they can’t seem to deal with the reality of my disability.
If people want to help, there are so many ways to actually help them.
You don’t “help” a blind person by trying to sell them a random sham, you help them by asking them if you can do something for them.