Every treatment failure feels like a personal failure even though I know logically that's not true. I can't shake the feeling that if I just tried harder or believed more or ate better, I could fix this.
More people experience this than they realize.
The cultural mythology of mind-over-matter transforms medical limitations into perceived character defects.
“Where Are You with Chronic illness — living with a long condition?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.