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Scenario

How to share illness online without performing strength

I've been documenting my cancer treatment on Instagram to help other patients but the constant performance of being brave is exhausting and I can't figure out how to be real without being depressing.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Digital platforms can turn genuine desire to help others into performative obligations that complicate authentic healing.

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Rabia
Rabia works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Online community — its gifts and limits?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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