More links about what it's like

[rydra_wong]

With Festibility approaching, I thought it might be useful to add links to these pieces.

rachelmanija wrote A User's Guide to PTSD, a "three-part essay on post-traumatic stress disorder: understanding it, having it, writing it."

kaninchen wrote this post about what it's actually like to have hallucinations and delusions, versus the typical media portrayal:

Moving from Twitter to Tumblr to have more space ...

(Thanks to sholio and softestbullet via whom I found them originally.)

ETA: see the comments for more resources.

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PTSD and more

[jesse_the_k]

Arachne Jericho, blogs about PTSD at Spontaneous ∂erivation. That link includes an excellent analysis of "PTSD in popular culture," hosted by Tor. She loves the portrayal of Josh in the West Wing and Lord Peter in Sayers' mysteries, and explains why they're so good.

I am happy to serve as an "impairment nitpicker/beta." Based on my own experience I can answer "what it's like" questions regarding bipolar disorder, ASL interpreting, Braille transcription, coping mechanisms for memory loss, 20 years without a diagnosis, obtaining (U.S. work-related) Social Security Disability Insurance, rolling walkers, power wheelchairs, and celiac diets.

Re: PTSD and more

[rydra_wong]

Thanks for the link! And yes, I think Festibility is going to have a rich pool of disability betas.