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Scenario

How chronic illness in young adulthood disrupts expected life trajectories

My twenties were supposed to be about building a career and traveling and instead they've been about learning to manage symptoms. I feel like I'm watching everyone else live the life I planned while I'm stuck in medical waiting rooms.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The mismatch between developmental expectations and chronic reality creates profound displacement from peer experience.

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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.

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