Unsure how common this is in other #ChronicIllness affecting cognition, but when you have #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis the writing errors you’re almost guaranteed to make are:
Double the same word
or
Exclude it altogether
Or do both!
So frustrating & the sicker you are the worse it gets. You simply can’t see mistakes! Other problems too ofc but I’ve found this is the most common error made by #PwME
Got a new idea for a novel. Pre-industrial society on nameless planet. Disabled people sometimes disappear and come back “fixed”. It’s the aliens. The kicker is they’re purifying the gene pool and replacing the people in synth bodies. I know this might trigger some disabled people, but what I wouldn’t give to be in a non disabled body with the same mind… #sciFi#ChronicIllness
Character arc… someone who is able-bodied wants the synth body, gets into an “accident” but doesn’t get chosen and has to live with their injuries. Acceptance is one of my strongest character arcs. Sometimes there is no fixing. I can’t wait to put my PhD to rest so I can write fiction again! #amWriting#sciFi#ChronicIllness
"According to a Centers for Disease Control (CDC) report from September of last year, around 18 million adults reported dealing with long COVID as of 2022."
i think the hardest thing about becoming inflicted with a debilitating chronic illness in your 30’s is having to reset your understanding of your own body, your capacity, your energy, and learning to be even more understanding, forgiving, and kind to yourself
and giving yourself time to grieve the person you used to be
i’m still there in that space.
i’m also still convincing myself that my dreams and goals don’t have to change. its the steps i’m taking to achieve them is what has to change.