I used to be the person everyone came to for help and now I can barely manage my own life most days, but I don't know who I am if I'm not the capable one.
More people experience this than they realize.
Illness disrupts core identity patterns, forcing a reckoning with self-worth beyond productivity and caretaking.
“Where Are You with Chronic illness and identity?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.