Wednesday, April 14, 2010

I seem to have a lot of pet peeves



I wish I kept track of how many of these blogs are me ranting about something that I dislike about people. I think when it comes right down to it, I really don't like people that much =P Hi, I'm Jessica and I want to be your nurse one day =]

Anyway.

My pet peeve for today is when people fall back on their disorders.

Let me reiterate.

I understand that some people are born with these disorders that affect their everyday life. I'm okay with that. I also know that people will develop disorders over time given traumatic circumstances or physical harm that may come to them. I'm okay with that too. What I'm not okay with is when said people say, "Well, I was born with _________ so therefore that means I can't do *insert random activity*."

For me, nobody is truly affected by such disorders until you say that sentence. You can have all of these crazy disorders that may alter your self-confidence, affect your reading abilities, affect your social interactive skills, but the moment you say that you can't do something, is the moment you shouldn't be allowed to do that anymore. If you say you can't make friends because your disorder disables you from that, then you don't deserve friends.

There are plenty of people out there who, despite having these disorders, try to make friends anyway even if it's difficult. Some people may never be able to have friends on the same level as people without the disorder, but they at least try.

I hate hearing people blame their disabilities for everything. Do all handicapped people wheel around saying, "Woe is me, I can't walk so I'm just gonna sit around like an inanimate object and pity myself"? No, they don't. They find ways to cope with it. Example: they can play basketball and other sports. Do people with fake legs complain because they have an artificial limb? No. They are thankful they even have what limbs are attached to their body. Maybe they lost it in a shark attack, then they are just happy they are alive.

Why do people have to blame things like disorders for things that they themselves are limiting? Disorders are just as much physical as it is mental. If you think your ugly, then you may as well be even if you are the most attractive thing on the planet; it wouldn't matter, because that's how you perceive yourself.

If you want change, clear your mind first. You're never going to make friends, get good grades, etc if you keep telling yourself you can't.

Ugh. It's just super irritating...

"We all have moments of desperation. But when we face them head on, that's when we find out how strong we really are." (Unknown)

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