Mike. he/him on Nostr: "When you are diagnosed with a chronic illness, you have to mourn the loss of the ...

"When you are diagnosed with a chronic illness, you have to mourn the loss of the body you once had. You may experience stages of grief such as denial, anger, bargaining, depression and finally acceptance. I have grieved for a body that was reliable. A body that had energy. A body that I could count on to feel good a lot more often than it felt sick."

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/invsible-illness-rheumatoid-arthritis_n_644581f2e4b0408f3e53e7cf