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When lab results make you feel like you've failed your body

My vitamin D is severely low and I feel like I should have known this about my own body somehow, like I failed at the basic task of being healthy.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Unexpected health markers trigger self-blame and challenge one's sense of bodily competence and self-care.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Laboratory tests and reading your results?”

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