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Scenario

Why being called 'brave' for surviving chronic illness feels hollow

Everyone keeps telling me I'm so strong and brave but I'm just trying not to fall apart every single day. I wish I could tell them that strength isn't a choice when you don't have any other option.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The romanticization of necessary endurance dismisses the absence of meaningful choice.

Your guide for this
Dipa
Dipa works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Chronic illness — living with a long condition?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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