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Scenario

Why chronic illness makes you feel like you're living undercover among healthy people

My coworkers make jokes about calling in sick and I have to laugh along while knowing they have no idea what real sick days look like. I feel like I'm living undercover in the healthy world.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The invisibility of ongoing illness creates alienation from casual assumptions about health and capacity.

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Dipa
Dipa works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
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Worth thinking about

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

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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