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When hope for recovery becomes a form of self-torture

I've been sick for three years and I still catch myself planning my life like I'm going to get better next month. I can't figure out if hope is helping me or destroying me.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The refusal to accept chronicity perpetuates suffering while masquerading as resilience.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

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

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.