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Microaggressions disabled and or mentally ill ppl face: a thread
Things people say:
“Can I pray for you?”
“You’re doing this for pity/sympathy”
”ableism isn’t a REAL issue”
”other ppl have it worse“
”don’t you miss doing XYZ?”
“You’re not mentally ill, you’re a person with mental illness”
”you don’t really need X accommodation“
“Can I pray for you?”
“You’re doing this for pity/sympathy”
”ableism isn’t a REAL issue”
”other ppl have it worse“
”don’t you miss doing XYZ?”
“You’re not mentally ill, you’re a person with mental illness”
”you don’t really need X accommodation“
“How did you become disabled?”
“You’re acting so bi-polar today.”
“Are you off your meds?”
“It’s like the blind leading the blind.”
“you’re such a narcissist/psycho.”
“I’m super OCD about how I clean my apartment.”
“You’re acting so bi-polar today.”
“Are you off your meds?”
“It’s like the blind leading the blind.”
“you’re such a narcissist/psycho.”
“I’m super OCD about how I clean my apartment.”
things people do:
- decide for us how disabled we really are (or arent!)
- tell us that calling out ableism is “a reach”
- getting upset when they see accommodations (such as wheelchairs, fight toys, disabled parking spots)
- Using disability as a punchline, or mocking is
- decide for us how disabled we really are (or arent!)
- tell us that calling out ableism is “a reach”
- getting upset when they see accommodations (such as wheelchairs, fight toys, disabled parking spots)
- Using disability as a punchline, or mocking is
- trying to pet/treat service animals as pets
- Refusing to believe someone has a disability because they don’t “look“ disabled
- treating us like children when we request something, or require help
- treating mental illness as an adjective
- Refusing to believe someone has a disability because they don’t “look“ disabled
- treating us like children when we request something, or require help
- treating mental illness as an adjective
This is just my experience so please feel free to add more
