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How chronic illness affects your children's social comfort

My POTS makes me dizzy and weak but my teenagers are embarrassed when I need to sit down in public or use mobility aids.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Your adaptive strategies become sources of shame for family members navigating their own social acceptance and belonging needs.

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.