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How unpredictable disability affects social relationships

I have multiple sclerosis and my symptoms are unpredictable, so I never know if I will be able to follow through on plans and I have started avoiding making any commitments at all.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The unreliability imposed by fluctuating conditions transforms social connection from spontaneous joy into anxiety-provoking obligation.

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