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How physical limitations challenge activity-based identity

My chronic illness has progressed and I can't do the physical activities that used to define me and I feel like I'm disappearing.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

When the body can no longer perform the activities through which we know ourselves, identity itself can feel under threat.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Who am I — the foundational question?”

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