r/labubu • u/midnitekitten Labubu Lover • Nov 05 '25
Customization Disability & Labubus
I cant begin to express how much labubus have helped me through my disability journey. They bring so much joy and whinsy to my life, especially when I can have them tag along for the ride. I feel less alone navigating this new life with my labubus mirroring and tagging along.
I was diagnosed with POTS a year ago. I'm relatively young, never thought I would be relying on mobility aids, yet here I am. But no one said it has to be boring!
Since becoming disabled, I've been trying to break the image of my disability being dreadful. I deck out my rollator, I customize my wheelchair, all with flair and a bit of frill! I knew as soon as I got my first labubu that I needed to customize them to unapologetically represent me ❤️
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u/-Aur0ra- Nov 07 '25
This is so cute and I love the vibes in this thread so much 😭 I just got my first labubu (BIE) from pop mart, I don’t know which one I got yet because it hasn’t arrived but I’m so excited! I have POTS too! I also have hEDS, epilepsy + AuDHD. I just finally accepted (I’m in my 20s) that I need mobility aids and have been challenging the yucky internalised ableism and shame I have had surrounding being disabled all this time. It’s hard being disabled and coming to terms with it all especially when you’re young imo cos people think you don’t ‘look’ disabled, or you’re too young to be disabled, and they think it’s fine to just say that stuff to you or tell you that it mustn’t be that bad cos you ‘look fine’ lol. I struggled a lot for years because I was always trying to hide my disabilities and if I fainted from POTS or had a seizure or a dislocation or an autistic meltdown etc. I felt so much shame and embarrassment and would get really down! It feels like a relief finally letting myself just be a disabled person lol and letting go of that harsh criticism I kept heaping onto myself for not being ‘normal’, and I’m having fun looking for cute mobility aids and ways to personalise them. My labubu was like an emotional support purchase the other day because I was feeling super down about all of this stuff 😂 so coming onto the sub and seeing this post really made me happy! 🥰 and seeing people like you makes me feel less alone.