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When chronic illness diagnosis shatters your sense of identity

I was diagnosed with MS three months ago and I keep pretending everything is normal at work but I spend my lunch breaks crying in my car because I don't know who I am anymore.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The gap between who you were and who you are becoming feels unbridgeable, leaving you suspended between two versions of yourself.

Ideas that help explain it
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“Where Are You with Grief for lost health — chronic illness and disability?”

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