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How to handle survivor expectations after illness

I survived cancer but everyone expects me to be grateful and inspirational, when mostly I just feel angry about what I went through.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The social narrative of triumphant survival can invalidate the authentic complexity of trauma recovery.

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