What's in your mind when you see disabled people?

[Panmisiek]

No limbs, damaged spine or even something less severe but still life changing like stoma bag?

When I see people like that, I thank God that I am still healthy. But at the same time when something like that happens to me, I would rather die than live like this for the rest of my days.

Imagine situation when you are involved in car accident. Then you waking up few mins later, you see paramedics rushing and your 2 legs cut off. I would fight with the rest of my energy with those paramedics to just let me die. Sorry not for me.

What's your take?

 

[luv24nic8]

 

[Phlog]

Depends. If they are unhappy I feel sorry for them, if they are happy I feel my spirits lift.

I would continue to cling to life and fight with all I had regardless of the damage. There is pleasure to find in all sorts of places. The only thing that might stop me is continuous severe pain but I might just get a opioid addiction and go out through that.

My experience is that there is nearly always a way.

 

[Teppodama]

Don't look at them, that's how you accidently make eye contact and that might lead to feels and stuff. Works for homeless, those ASPCA commercials, etc...

On the serious, it makes me thankful that I've been more fortunate in my life.

 

[bandicoot]

Usually, "Hey, it's another human."

 

[Twelve75]

to stop being such a pussy, and stop moaning about whatever has me down.

 

[HelloJapan]

Play on playa.

 

[My name is]

I assume they don't want my pity so i don't give it much thought.. really fat people and slow people i look at with discuss and anger

 

[moreorless87]

A lack of legs I think I could deal with, losing my eyesight though I struggle to imagine dealing with, its just tied to so much of what I value in life.

In terms of seeing disabled people though I wouldn't say the main reaction is directly putting myself in their place and more empathic, actually interacting with them though I always make pains to ignore the disability if they don't clearly need help, just living as a vessel for other peoples pity can't be nice.

 

[Kardashians]

Tbh I wonder how they poop n have sex

 

[SoberAwakening]

I feel bad.

I saw this beautiful girl in a wheelchair the other day. First time I'd ever seen an extremely attractive woman in a chair. You could tell she was paralyzed from the neck down. She was being pushed around by an equally attractive girl who was in incredible shape. She had a gymnast physique.

I was so curious as to how she ended up being paralyzed. Car accident? Gymnastics accident?

 

[loyalyolayal]

Zombie apocalypse is gonna suck more for them. That's about it.

Or a tsunami.

 

[BullyKiller]

I just tell myself “they are like normal people, be cool” even though they are normal people. They just have a disability. I’m kinda a dick.

 

[HunterSdVa29]

it's tough w/ burn victims

Like I feel really bad for them, but it's also extremely hard not to look

 

[Treeloy]

I just ignore them, even if they try and talk to me

 

[Midnighter]

I feel bad.

I saw this beautiful girl in a wheelchair the other day. First time I'd ever seen an extremely attractive woman in a chair. You could tell she was paralyzed from the neck down. She was being pushed around by an equally attractive girl who was in incredible shape. She had a gymnast physique.

I was so curious as to how she ended up being paralyzed. Car accident? Gymnastics accident?

That'd make for an interesting threesome.

 

[SoberAwakening]

That'd make for an interesting threesome.

Not gonna lie, the thought crossed my mind.

My best friend slept with a dude who was paralyzed from the waist down. She said it was weird, but the thrill of doing it made it worth it.

From the waist down, not so weird...but from the neck down?!

 

[UFCDefenseForce]

I always think "The things I complain about having to do would be considered a luxury to those people." OMG, I have to pump gas in this -10 below weather....and it's $4.50 a gallon?! Life is so unfair. Then you realize that someone in a wheelchair would f'n trade places with you in an instant. It really grounds you with how "hard" your life is.

 

[Renard]

Leg amputees are actually among the "luckiest" handicapped people. In the paralympics the double leg amputees often win because the double springy things give them an advantage. T42 = above knee amputation, T44 = below knee amputation.

 

[Plutoburn]

Mainly two things.

First, if I will be interacting with them, treat them like they are normal, don't give them sympathy or special treatment, act as normal as possible unless they request assistance. Second, be thankful that I am not physically handicapped.