Zara Beth

this is a deeper post to capture a lot of my recent feelings 🌈 life feels so uncertain when you’re chronically ill and also neurodivergent. I never quite know what my days are going to look like or whether my health will deteriorate or get better. But one thing I do know, is that I now understand myself better than I have my entire life 🫂 I’ve put in the work over the years and I truly do feel like I’ve accepted who I am I finally got my autism diagnosis, adapted to chronic illness symptoms, accommodated needs, and I use the mobility aids I need to manage my mental and physical conditions 🧠 I’ve left friends behind who didn’t truly accept or understand me & made SO MANY new friends who understand me in the deepest way ❤️ It’s a really difficult journey to accepting yourself and finding a way of life that suits both your ambitions and taking care of your health 🫧 But trust me when I say that it’s worth the battle YOU are worth the battle. - #selfacceptance #autistic #disabled #wheelchairuser #chronicillness #MentalHealth #disability #acceptance #chronicillnesswarrior

where did i get my wheelchair frame covers? 🌱✨ an affordable wheelchair decor hack :) #wheelchair #disabilitypride #disabled #wheelchairuser #hack #chronicillness #disability #wheelchairlife #confidence #acceptance #dopaminedecor

goodbye 2024… hello to the future 🧡✨ this year has genuinely been so pivotal when it comes to my mental physical social & spiritual health - I feel like I’m a completely different person to the version of me that started this year 2024 has been hard in many ways. I’ve gotten sicker than I’ve ever been before & lost a lot of capabilities / physical strength which has been a long process to grieve. I’ve had to go through a lot of raw, difficult things behind the scenes, processed emotions that are uncomfortable & really hard to work through & done a LOT of therapy 🫂 but… I’ve also experienced more things this year than I ever before 🙈 I’ve explored new places (and travelled to different countries?!!), I’ve met so many new people & I’ve found the people in my life that genuinely make me feel seen, heard and completely, wholeheartedly accepted ❤️ I’ve seen so many sunsets, danced to so many incredible songs, eaten more different foods then I can recall, and I’ve enjoyed so many big and little moments I feel like this year has taught me to appreciate the things that are truly around me & I’m so grateful for every single person that has been here to do it with me :) happy new year everybody 🫶🏻 • #neurodivergent #disabledcommunity #chronicillness #disabled #acceptance #autistic #MentalHealth #youareenough #youarenotalone #trendingreels #2024 #newyear #newyearseve #happynewyear #ɴᴇᴡʏᴇᴀʀ2024 #growth

who do you think did the best? 😂 watch til the end for a surprise #wheelchairuser #disabledcommunity #wheelchair #wheelie #wheelchairskills #fails #fall #disabled

2024 has taught me so many things, but one of them is that i deserve to be proud of myself (just like we all do) 🌟 I’ve learnt that it doesn’t matter if every day isn’t amazing or full of achievements. It doesn’t matter if I don’t accomplish things in every single second of my life It doesn’t matter if I take a rest day or forget to complete my to-do list. It doesn’t matter if I have to delay deadlines or if I miss out on an event because I’d rather stay in bed Because despite all of those things… I am worth so so much more than my achievements ❤️ and you are too 🫶🏻 There’s so much pressure put on us to be successful in our career & to be busy with a good social life, but also to have hobbies and to enjoy calm activities - it feels like it’s a constant balance between things that in all honesty can’t ever be “fully” balanced !!!! So this year, I’m just being kind to myself and recognising the one achievement of actually being myself 🌈🌈🌈 I hope this conservative a reminder that it doesn’t matter whether you’ve accomplished your 2024 goals or figure out what you want to do in 2025… It is enough to just exist and to be you :) #disabledcommunity #wheelchairuser #disabled #autistic #chronicillness #neurodivergent #youareenough #youareworthy #2024goals #MentalHealth

mental health & disability usually interact with eachother 🧠 the extra battles disabled and chronically ill people have to face often means were more susceptible to mental illness, or generally just feeling crap but equally, it’s harder to do things that benefit our mental health when suffering from physical symptoms too😅 My mental health wants me to go outside and have nature walks, go for runs, be fit and active and healthy, doing things I love But my physical body needs to rest and often can’t get out of bed on the bad days… I’m stuck in a room and often isolated This is the reality for a lot of us disabled people - but if you can relate, then please know that you’re not alone ❤️ #disabledcommunity #disabled #chronicillness #mentalhealthmatters #chronicillnessawareness #neurodivergent

⚠️ lights | wheelchair users hopping on this trend 🌈🪩💅 VD: 5 young adult wheelchair users take part in a dance trend. The camera bounces between them to the beat of the song whilst they pose. Then the camera flips to each person and one pair individually. They all repeat the same dance moves whilst the camera moves to the movement of the dance moves. The dance moves are: pushing hands away from the body with palms to the camera, 2 pushes on each side to the beat of the song, hands together at the fingertips with arms parallel moving up the body and then over the head, whilst the camera makes one smooth movement following the hands, and then arms bent and moving the arms up and down as if running to the beat of the song. #disabledcommunity #wheelchairuser #disabled #trends #neurodivergent

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i absolutely love immersive experiences like this!!! 🌟🌃✨ meeting up with other wheelchair users & people from the disabled community is so fulfilling It’s such a special feeling not being the odd one out, and for accessibility needs to be immediately accepted and understood 🧡 this was the twilight trail at Mayfield Park in manchester - i think the light show has ended now but it is still an amazing park with all the equipment! #accessibility #accessible #manchester #wheelchair #wheelchairlife #wheelchairuser #accessibilitymatters #disabledcommunity #chronicillness

it’s been a YEAR since my autism diagnosis!!! 🌟🌈☁️ and i am learning to love life & accept myself more than ever :) it isn’t a quick or an easy process to stop masking and hiding your struggles - especially when you grew up constantly trying to fit in with the people around you But, what the past year has taught me is that I don’t need to hide who I am even if some things are different to others (to neurotypical people!) 🩷 getting my diagnosis taught me that there’s a reason I feel this way. There is a scientific research to show how my brain works. There are so many ways to accommodate and to adapt to my needs to make living (and enjoying life!!!) a little bit easier ✨ but one of the main things I found this last year, is that the *professional* validation of my diagnosis… gave me the *personal* validation i needed 🫂 it gave me that final push to truly start being myself & find out who I am underneath all the layers of masking and anxiety And I’m so ready to see what 2025 might bring, because I know I can handle it and I know if I keep accommodating then I will come out the other side a stronger person 💛 The most importantly, I will be me :) #autistic #autismawareness #autisticadult #neurodivergent #disability #diagnosis #disabledcommunity #selfacceptance #mentalhealthmatters #autismacceptance

ambulatory wheelchair users exist! and they are valid!!! 👏🏻✨ i personally use a wheelchair mostly for managing my chronic illnesses. it helps to reduce pain, manage symptoms, reduce crashes/fatigue, prevent falls or fainting… and more!! one of my diagnoses is a neurological condition called FND, which causes periodic paralysis, tremors, leg weakness, dystonia and a loooot of chronic fatigue/exhaustion! this is the main reason i started to use/need a wheelchair back in 2020/2021 🧠 every body is different, and reasons for people needing mobility aids may be completely different - but this doesn’t mean they aren’t as valid or that they don’t “need” their wheelchair as much as somebody else ♿️ #ambulatorywheelchairuser #chronicillnessawareness #paralysis #wheelchair #awareness #disabilty #disabledcommunity #wheelchairuser #chronicillness #fndawareness #neurologicalcondition #spooniesupport

IG: zara.bethx | YT: Zara Beth 🥹🧡 it’s been such a crazy 5 years!!! and i am so excited to keep creating content in 2025 & onwards 😌 starting TikTok definitely changed my life. It brought me to a community of people online who really understood me & who I could relate to It gave me an outlet when my life seemed incredibly uncertain (and scary at times) and creating content really has helped me through some hard times 🫶🏻 I’m so grateful for my job. That I get to help people and do my passion every single day?!!! SO COOL not only do I get to create content but I’ve also… ▹ released music 🎵 ▹ written an entire book (COMING THIS YEAR) 📚 ▹ made friends in the disabled/ND community 🫂 ▹ found my identity 🌈 ▹ learned new skills 💻 AND SO MUCH MORE! if you’re somebody who’s being affected by the TikTok ban, then I hope we can still connect on other platforms - and if you’re here to stay then hello!!! thank YOU. i’m incredibly grateful for you all :) ##tiktok##creator##tiktokcreator##neurodivergent##disabled##tourettes##wheelchairgirl##chronicillness##neurologicaldisorder##MentalHealth##reflections

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i found this in my drafts from before i got my autism diagnosis a year ago, and it still rings so true 🌈 before my autism diagnosis, I truly thought that I was just bad at friendships and bad at socialising!!! I constantly felt guilty for only enjoying conversations that involved deep thoughts/feelings or facts about things I enjoyed 🙈 but I now understand that this is just the way my brain works. and that is okay. Small talk can be incredibly difficult for autistic people and although it’s very inconvenient when we’re in a neurotypical setting, it’s really important for us to learn that we are not broken and that is okay that we function differently!🩷🌟🌼 #s#selfacceptancem#mentalhealthmattersd#disabilitya#autisticy#youareenoughn#neurodivergenta#autisticadulta#autisticcreatora#acceptancec#communication