Zero chance I get through this alterconf talk without tears. Too much that's too personal and still very raw.
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I had a disability, but sought no accomodations. Instead I tried to bury it, pretend it didn't exist. I thrived off people being impressed.
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And when I nearly died and took 3 years off, I didn't feel normal, I felt weak. I felt like a failure. And I slipped into a deep depression.
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That one comment took years from me. It pushed back my transition by probably half a decade. It stole all of my 20s.
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I want it to be okay to be weak. I want it to be ok to not have to play the goddamn hero. I don't want to be strong. I want to be at peace.
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I feel this so hard. Your story reminded me that university almost killed me. Had to be so strong. I never slept enough.
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Why do we nearly kill ourselves studying for the chance to continue to nearly kill ourselves working? Why is this the model?
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I don’t know, but tech has essentially been almost killing me for about 15 years now. I’m so tired. So very tired. :-/
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