Hi, I’m a 21 yr old female with a genetic disorder similar to cerebral palsy. This means I walk with a slight limp.

I’ve recently started online dating and I’m unsure about how to go about telling someone online I’m disabled before we meet up.

We’ve only been chatting briefly but I just want to be open as I don’t want to be with someone who would have an issue with that but am also worried about what to say and how to go about it in the right way?

I’m worried I will get a negative reaction, even though I tell myself I would only want to date people who accept me for who I am. I’m worried a negative reaction will severely damage my self esteem.im just unsure of what to say.

I always have this fear when online dating and it’s why I never rlly use dating apps but meeting someone naturally in person has not rlly worked out for me even though that would be much easier as I wouldn’t have to have these awkward conservations.

we have a few hearing sensitive members here so i figured i might let you all know, it was too loud. bring earplugs.

There's lots of bass noise from storms (if you've read the original story, you know there's sailing) and the director cranked up the volume on that to max.

it wasn't the most "hard to hear what they're saying" movie but i've seen some people say that.

Also it's 3 hours with some flashing lights scenes and sad dog scenes if you're emotionally vulnerable to that kind of thing, but nothing that wasn't in the book

In my 30s I was in the best shape and physically condition of my life. When I hit 36 I started noticing strange things. My toes would go numb, fingers would tingle, and urination became difficult.
I was checked for prostate issues, bladder issues but there was no problem there.
Few months later I began having extreme weakness in my legs and chronic fatigue. I thought I need to up the gym and calories. So I did more exercise; walked 5 miles a day, 1 hour lifting at the gym, yoga, meal planning etc. Even with all that I was losing muscle, strength, and stamina.
Then it started to feel like my left leg and hip had lost proprioception, and were hard to control. After that a deep pain began in my hip that would go into my back and spine. Then I’d get extreme muscle stiffness in my neck that would give me a migraine and a feeling like a nail was going through my eye socket, I’d usually get nauseous and have to vomit from the pain.
I went to specialist and had an mri with contrast, cat scan, X-rays, bloodwork.
The results were 5 herniated discs, degenerative disc disease, spinal arthritis, and a pinched nerve in my lower back. Also high elevation of stuff that cause inflammation, I forgot the term.
The doctors said none of this explains my symptoms. The only treatment I was given was physical therapy and gabapentin.
The physical therapy seemed to worsen things because I could probably activate parts of my body and all the other muscles over compensate. The medication did not help at all.
I’ve been trying to get a diagnosis for years and nothing is happening. Appointments take 3 to 6 months for an opening!
I was work has much as a could doing simple cashier work the last few years and my body just gave out.
I’m currently on TDI and living with
My mom who has MS. I’m legally her aid and I’m helping her while I’m sick myself. I’m so hopeless right now. I don’t know what’s happening or what to do. I ask the doctors if I might have MS and they act like I’m a hypochondriac.

Does anybody else ever experience feelings of insecurity when they notice that communication often flows more naturally between two or their non disabled peers?

Hey!!

I built a small Windows app to solve a problem I ran into myself.

One side of my headphones became quieter than the other, and I was surprised that I couldn't simply adjust the left and right audio channels independently on my PC. So I made a tool that lets you do exactly that.

I later realized it could also be useful for people with hearing differences between their ears or anyone dealing with uneven audio.

I thought I'd share it here in case it helps someone else, and I'd love to hear any feedback or ideas.

Here is the app: Sonity

After getting enough mails on waitlist, I am going to launch it. Would really love to hear what you guys think!

I am a orthopedically handicapped person by birth wheelchair bound locomotor disability (31 m) teacher by profession just about to complete my phd i am kind of sad because during my teenage years I never had any girlfriends I studied in a men’s college i had very good circle most of them there girls to 2 or three i had very good bond I asked them can we start dating or rather can I see you as my lover but they rejected out right and got married this was during covid my mother was also searching from 2019 still no luck I wanted to tell more but don’t know how to handle this