Periagoge
Scenario

When well-meaning friends treat your chronic illness like a puzzle to solve

My healthy friends keep suggesting new treatments they read about online and I know they mean well but I'm tired of being their project to fix. Sometimes I just want to be seen as a person, not a problem to solve.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Others' discomfort with unsolvable suffering transforms the ill person into a repository for false solutions.

Your guide for this
Dipa
Dipa works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
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.

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