If you carry one thing with you today, let it be this: you are beautiful, you matter, and you are loved.
As always, we ask that in order to participate in the weekly megathread, one self-identifies as some form of disabled, which is broadly defined in the community sidebar:
“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.
Mask up, love one another, and stay alive for one more week.
What’s a noise maker? Like white noise or something?
Yep, I have this app (on android) called White Noise Lite that I’ve used for years that lets me combine different noises like rain/white noise spectrums (pink, blue, green, etc.) that also has timers and alarm settings built in. It really helps block out stuff like traffic and hvac, which can drive me mad some times.
Do you listen through earphones?
Nope, I just crank the volume up on my phone speaker and keep it nearby. Sometimes I’ll snuggle it under part of my pillow so it’s as close to my ears as possible.