Tag: discrimination

• PTSD vs CPTSD plus a Free Rant

  

  Does a sudden crash still echo through your bones, or is it years of neglect that hollowed you? Which trauma begs your attention—PTSD’s jolt or CPTSD’s slow storm?

  ❄️Siearra Frost❄️

  July 29, 2025

  chaos, Medical Related, My Personal Journey

  Abuse, ADHD, ASD, AuDHD, car accident, chaos, child abuse, cost, cptsd, discrimination, lasting impact, medical bias, medical neglect, medical stigma, medical trauma, Mental Health, narcissist, Pain, patient advocate, ptsd, rant with meaning, socipath father

• ASL Journey

  I have mentioned I’m working on learning ASL. I thought it might be fun to share how I’m doing with this. There is also the disturbing thing I want to share with you. Did you know 90% of parents who have a deaf child do not bother to learn ASL? Talk about isolating to put…

  ❄️Siearra Frost❄️

  July 23, 2025

  My Personal Journey

  acceptance and growth, ADHD, ASD, asl, AuDHD, Autism, chaos, children, communication, cptsd, deaf, depression, discrimination, emotions, family, healing, Healing and Resilience, health, Invisible Struggles, Life, loneliness, loss, love, Mental Health, neurodiversity, Pain, personal growth, ptsd, relationships, resilience, respect, Struggles, vulnerability

• The Impact of Gaslighting in Medicine on Patient Health a Personal Experience

  

  This is a longer post yes, however the story it tells is one that needs to be told. Even now I barely scratch the surface and that is so far from okay that I have no words for what I touch on.

  ❄️Siearra Frost❄️

  July 20, 2025

  advocacy, Medical Related, My Personal Journey, Random Information, Random life topics, the heart beat of change

  ableism, ADHD, advocacy, angry, anguish, anxiety, ASD, assault, AuDHD, bilateral, carpal tunnel, carpal tunnel bilateral release, carpal tunnel release, chaos, coat hanger, Comorbidity, cost of medical needs, cptsd, dangerous, deadly, defeat, delaying medical care, denial, denial of care, denial of second opinion, depression, discrimination, dizzy, doctor, doctors, EDS, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, electrolytes, emboli, embolism, Emergency Room, ER, fear, fighting for care, gender discrimination, Hate, headaches, health, high risk, hurting, Hypermobility, Hyponea, I shouldn’t need to be my own doctor, ignored, ignored red flags, instability, Life, life threatening, luck, Masking, medical discrimination, medical professional, medical research, Mental Health, migraines, miracle, misdiagnosed, no big deal, not a party trick, not covered, not neat, not sick enough, overwhelmed, Pain, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, posture, poverty, ptsd, pulmonary emboli, racism, red flag, refusal, research, salt, self denial, self-harm, Sleep Apnea, Sleep Hyponea, surgery, tachycardia, terror, to long to list all symptoms, to many symptoms, to many tags, trauma, wheelchair, wrong, zebra diagnosis

• Relearning ASL and Letting My Hands Do the Healing

  

  Sign language returned like a lost part of me—calming, expressive, safe. Now I use my hands to say what my voice learned to suppress.

  ❄️Siearra Frost❄️

  July 17, 2025

  advocacy, AuDHD, chaos, Medical Related, My Personal Journey

  acceptance and growth, ADHD, ASD, asl, ASL as a standard, AuDHD, Autism, Autism and Mental Health, blog, boundaries, canada, chaos, communication, disability, discrimination, emotional healing, Finding Strength, finding strength in vulnerability, healing, Healing and Resilience, healing journey, health, hearing impairment, invisible disability, Invisible Struggles, Life, loneliness, love, Masking, Mental Health, Mental Health Advocacy, mental health and writing, mental health awareness, mute, mutism, neurodiversity, nonverbal, overcoming challenges, Pain, personal growth, random, reflection, resilience, selective mutism, self acceptance, self discovery, self love, self reflection, self-acceptance, self-care, self-discovery, self-discovery journey, self-worth, sensory overload, strength, Struggles, Verbal, wellness, writing

• Understanding Bias and Discrimination in Chronic Migraines

  

  Why does my head feel like a chaotic circus? What happens when healthcare bias meets chronic pain? Discover the hidden struggles of living with migraines, mental health dismissal, and discrimination.

  ❄️Siearra Frost❄️

  May 16, 2025

  My Personal Journey

  anxiety, chaos, discrimination, first nations, health, Life, medical discrimination, Mental Health, migraine

• My Response Should NOT Exist to What Freedom Means to Me.

  

  What does freedom mean to me? It is an answer that should not be able to be an answer. This story should not exist, it is dark and not for the light of heart, it is a real horror story. One we can stop being the story for so many. Mine is darker yet the…

  ❄️Siearra Frost❄️

  May 12, 2025

  My Personal Journey

  ADHD, anxiety, ASD, bring home, broken heart, bystander effect, chaos, Children Home, cptsd, dailyprompt, dailyprompt-1935, discrimination, empty arms, first nations, Life, lost child, love, Mental Health, mothers day, native, never the same, nightmare, No More, not for faint of heart, Pain, physical disability

• Understanding Medical Stigma: Real Stories, Real Impact

  

  The content discusses the impact of stigma and systemic barriers on mental health and medical care, particularly for individuals in minority communities. Through personal experiences, the author illustrates how biases lead to dismissal of symptoms, inadequate care, and the necessity of fierce self-advocacy. It emphasizes the urgent need for systemic changes within healthcare to prevent…

  ❄️Siearra Frost❄️

  April 23, 2025

  My Personal Journey, the heart beat of change

  anxiety, April 20 Update, ASD, discrimination, fear, health, Life, medical discrimination, Mental Health, Mental Health Advocacy, trauma, truth and justice advocacy

• A Night of Terror

  

  Journal Entry: A Night to Remember Today has been incredibly frustrating. After having my daughter, my Cree heritage has become more noticeable. This heightened awareness has made me even more conscious of a huge issue. The RCMP and their corruption within is only getting worse. Last night, I was out late. My sleep schedule is…

  ❄️Siearra Frost❄️

  April 8, 2025

  My Personal Journey, the heart beat of change

  anxiety, blog, canada, discrimination, fear, first nations, highway, Life, RCMP