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When family responds to your diagnosis with toxic positivity

I got diagnosed with MS at 34 and my mom keeps sending me articles about miracle cures and telling me I just need to think more positively.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Well-meaning loved ones can become sources of additional burden when they cannot accept the permanence of your condition.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Chronic illness and identity?”

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