I feel like I'm grieving someone who isn't dead - the person I used to be before this diagnosis. No one knows how to comfort you when you're mourning yourself.
More people experience this than they realize.
The loss of former capacity requires mourning a living death that lacks social recognition.
“Where Are You with Chronic illness — living with a long condition?”
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.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.