My chronic illness flares up when I'm stressed about money but I can't afford the treatment that might help so I'm trapped in a cycle where poverty makes me sicker and sickness makes me poorer.
More people experience this than they realize.
Economic stress exacerbates health conditions while health conditions drain economic resources, creating seemingly inescapable feedback loops.
“Where Are You with Body in poverty — health as class condition?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.