How dare you even suggest exercise right now? You think I haven't been battling enough already? Do you not understand that I might have a chronic illness, one that often leaves me barely able to get out of bed, let alone run on some treadmill for your idea of health? And let's not even get started on the emotional toll of living in a country where transphobia is running rampant, where every day I have to remind myself that my existence is valid in the face of a society that insists on othering people who are just trying to live their lives. Racism is worse than ever, and Christian fundamentalism is creeping into every corner of this land, thanks to the reelection of someone who embodies hate. My body and mind are under siege in ways you clearly can't comprehend, and the audacity to tell me to exercise, as if it's just a matter of motivation, is beyond insulting. You want me to focus on something like that when I'm just trying to survive a world that's becoming more hostile with every passing day? No, I'm sorry, I don't have the "spoons" for this.
You will never have a real eating disorder. You have no angst. No delusion. No compulsion. You are a skinny person twisted by self-improvement and health into a crude mockery of true thinness.
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How dare you even suggest exercise right now? You think I haven't been battling enough already? Do you not understand that I might have a chronic illness, one that often leaves me barely able to get out of bed, let alone run on some treadmill for your idea of health? And let's not even get started on the emotional toll of living in a country where transphobia is running rampant, where every day I have to remind myself that my existence is valid in the face of a society that insists on othering people who are just trying to live their lives. Racism is worse than ever, and Christian fundamentalism is creeping into every corner of this land, thanks to the reelection of someone who embodies hate. My body and mind are under siege in ways you clearly can't comprehend, and the audacity to tell me to exercise, as if it's just a matter of motivation, is beyond insulting. You want me to focus on something like that when I'm just trying to survive a world that's becoming more hostile with every passing day? No, I'm sorry, I don't have the "spoons" for this.
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