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How chronic pain changes your identity within family

I used to be the strong one in my family but now my chronic fatigue makes me feel like a burden, and I don't know who I am if I'm not the helper.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Illness disrupts established relational roles, forcing a reconstruction of self-concept and family dynamics.

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“Where Are You with Pain — acute and chronic management?”

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