I used to judge people who applied for disability benefits and now I'm filling out the same forms. The cognitive dissonance between my old beliefs and my current reality is making me question everything I thought I knew about worthiness.
More people experience this than they realize.
Needing support that was previously judged as undeserved forces a reckoning with internalized worthiness metrics.
“Where Are You with Chronic illness — living with a long condition?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.