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How chronic symptoms reshape social identity

I've had chronic migraines for ten years and I'm tired of being the person who always has to leave early or cancel plans.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Repeated limitation transforms you into the person defined by absence, making unreliability feel like your core characteristic.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“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.