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How chronic illness unpredictability destroys your relationship with the future

I used to make plans six months ahead and now I can't even commit to dinner tomorrow because I don't know how I'll feel. The unpredictability makes me feel like I'm disappointing everyone including myself.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The inability to make reliable commitments erodes both social connection and personal agency.

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

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