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“The word pain does too much work, you know? It’s like sorry, which really shouldn’t have to carry both “I sympathize” and “this is all my fault.”

Pain Suffering Language Sorry Words Disability Disabled English Unbroken

Book:Unbroken: 13 Stories Starring Disabled Teens

Source: Unbroken: 13 Stories Starring Disabled Teens

“But I live here, in this place. And I don’t know how to tell you that. I don’t want you to squirm, or take my hand and say it’s tragic. I don’t want you to roll your eyes as though I’m playing a macho game of one-upmanship: My pain can beat up everyone else’s adolescent pain, so I’ll just be over here in the corner, savoring the depths of my stoic suffering and shedding no more than a single tear when I listen to every single cover of “Hurt” and “Hallelujah” on repeat. No, you can’t help me. Don’t try to help me. Please try to help me.”

Pain Suffering Health Mental Health Disability Help Disabled Unbroken

Book:Unbroken: 13 Stories Starring Disabled Teens

Source: Unbroken: 13 Stories Starring Disabled Teens

“None of my doctors told me about how pain wears you down until you sometimes don't know where physical pain stops and mental pain begins. They didn't tell me about the anger and the fear and the helplessness. Finn told me and then, when I finally let him, held me while I let it all sink in.”

Pain Chronic Illness Chronic Pain

Book:Even If We Break

Source: Even If We Break

“Before the accident—BTA—I didn't know anger and pain could feel the same. I didn't think physical pain and emotional pain could simply be extensions of each other. Now, I could hardly separate the two. And I wanted to crash my fist into a kitchen cabinet or my knee into a chair. Find a more harmful way to stim. Either make the pain worse or make it go away.”

Pain Emotions Anger Autism Self Harm Chronic Pain Stimming

Book:Even If We Break

Source: Even If We Break

“Finn never told me how reassuring physical pain can be. It sends a thrill through me. A restless trembling that leaves me breathless—a hunger.”

Book:Even If We Break

Source: Even If We Break

“Living with an obnoxious, stubborn body means I learned how to fall. I learned how to break my fall. I learned how to fall and protect myself. I learned how to fall and keep breathing. I learned how to fall in such a way that I didn't break further. But getting back up again is never easy.”

Pain Independence Metaphor Hyperindependence

Book:Even If We Break

Source: Even If We Break

“I can deal with pain. I always have and always will. But that's familiar pain. It's the pain I can—to some degree—adapt to and understand. This is too much. Too overwhelming. What's almost as bad is that I'm bone tired. Tired enough that part of me wants to curl up and stay here, screw the consequences.”

Book:Even If We Break

Source: Even If We Break

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