transabled.org

Liz’ questions

by Sean - 29 May 2007

Liz recently asked a few rather interesting questions in response to a post I had made. As her questions weren’t directly related to the post, and answering them would require a fair amount of writing, I opted to post her questions in a post and answer them here.

Numb

by Eric - 28 May 2007

Sometimes it’s like life is like the ocean and I am a life ring, floating along on the tide. I have spent the last few years investing myself in the exploration of BIID, and it was not until a few months ago that I even knew this condition had a name. It’s amazing what that kind of knowledge can do for a person.

Has this site helped you? Taking stock.

by Sean - 21 May 2007

Every once in a while, I come to a place where I wonder what the point of going forward with the site is. I get a few people once in a while who say "thanks" (and thanks to those who have said that), and I get other people who dislike the site. And then there are the hundreds of lurkers every day who read and don’t comment. What do those people think?

I then have people who seem to think that the word transabled is rather descriptive and fits what they experience, while other are rather vocally against the word, calling me all sorts, saying that I’m doing more damage to the community than not.

Wheeling does help

by Sean - 18 May 2007

I’ve received a few message of support in response to my "Depression talk" post, both as public comments and in private. Thank you for those. One of the private email I received is worth a public comment. I was asked "Why do you still bother using a wheelchair if it doesn’t help you?" and the writer added something to the effect that it was obvious I was in trouble, and therefore using the chair can’t be doing much good.

Depression talking

by Sean - 14 May 2007

You find me rather melancholy this evening. I have been under tremendous stress at work and at home. Even at night, I am under siege, two solid weeks of nightmares every night. And I’m thinking: "What’s the point?". Yeah, what’s the point in going on.