I know most people with disabilities and/or mental health issues don’t want to be applauded for being able to do every day tasks. But I do. I want people to see me/us as the heroes we are for just living, surviving, existing, for being able to get up most mornings, for doing “simple” chores, for being able to lead an almost normal life and to live as independantly as we do. I want people to see how hard that is at times for us. And what a great accomplishment that is! I want to scream:

DO NOT take this for granted!!!

DO NOT view this as a sign that our problems aren’t as huge as they really are!!!

DO NOT overlook the very real struggles we face just because we can keep it together most times!!!

DO NOT think of us as “not working” just because we don’t get paid for the very hard, very important and relentless therapy process or anything else we do!!!