I didn’t think internalized ableism applied to me. Perhaps part of me wanted to believe I was invincible to these types of forces.
Everyone’s always telling me how strong I am, and giving me gold stars for getting out of bed that day; I couldn’t possibly internalize these things.
Yet, here I am writing this, because today, for the first time, I recognized how deeply ingrained and internalized ableism is within me.
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