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When chronic illness eliminates your core identity

I was an athlete my whole life until my heart condition diagnosis and now I don't know what to talk about with people or who I am without sports.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The sudden loss of activities that defined your sense of self creates an identity void that requires rebuilding from the ground up.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Chronic illness and identity?”

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