(i ripped this off wikipedia real fast so sorry if it's lib)

In October 1776, the Public Universal Friend contracted an epidemic disease and was bedridden and near death with a high fever. Their family summoned a doctor from Attleboro, six miles away, and neighbors kept up a death-watch at night. The fever broke after several days. The Friend later reported that [deadname redacted] had died, receiving revelations from God through two archangels who proclaimed there was "Room, Room, Room, in the many Mansions of eternal glory for Thee and for everyone". The Friend further said that [deadname redacted]'s soul had ascended to heaven and the body had been reanimated with a new spirit charged by God with preaching his word, that of the "Publick Universal Friend", describing that name in the words of Isaiah 62:2 as "a new name which the mouth of the Lord hath named".

From that time on, the Friend refused to answer to their deadname, ignoring or chastising those who insisted on using it. When visitors asked if it was the name of the person they were addressing, the Friend simply quoted Luke 23:3 ("thou sayest it").  Identifying as neither male nor female, the Friend asked not to be referred to with gendered pronouns. Followers respected these wishes; they referred only to "the Public Universal Friend" or short forms such as "the Friend" or "P.U.F.", and many avoided gender-specific pronouns even in private diaries. When someone asked if the Friend was male or female, the preacher replied "I am that I am", saying the same thing to a man who criticized the Friend's manner of dress (adding, in the latter case, "there is nothing indecent or improper in my dress or appearance; I am not accountable to mortals").

editorial note: I think this is a very cool story and I really love hearing it. We've been around forever and we've been doing variations of this forever. It's really beautiful

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  • ashinadash [she/her]
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    16 hours ago

    edit: maybe I did too much physical stuff the past couple days too, or maybe its the sudden temperature change, or...

    Why do these impact our health. Can they not instead? yea

    • rtstragedy [she/her, fae/faer]
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      15 hours ago
      CW references to eating related issues

      worst part is that I never really get those signals like I'm overdoing it until its too late.

      Like I used to have an overeating problem, I would regularly do it and then be sick after. This wasn't an eating disorder, I'm pretty sure, but I literally wouldn't get that "stop you're full" signal until I was ill lol.

      I dont get the "you are exercised, stop you have exercised enough" signal unless I'm wheezing. The pain kicks in two days!!! later for me, even. Wtf body lmao

      I also think i get allergy-related sinus issues every fall (which is my current theory for today), and can't sleep on my left side since my ear will feel weird. Of all things... My doctor suggested putting a drop of olive oil in my ear since it didn't look like an infection. Fucking works, lol, being fragile rules (this is an ironic usage)

      Edit: I'm working on a bigger post about this, brace yourselves for more whining later!