I've become hypervigilant about my body in ways that feel both necessary and torturous. Every sensation could be nothing or it could be the start of a major flare and I can't turn off the monitoring.
More people experience this than they realize.
Necessary symptom awareness transforms natural bodily experience into constant threat assessment.
“Where Are You with Chronic illness — living with a long condition?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.