COUNSELLING — 01

SUPPORT FOR LIVING WITH AN INVISIBLE CHRONIC ILLNESS

When illness changes not only the body, but also the life around it.

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  • Identity and your relationship with yourself — changes in who you are, what you can do and how you see yourself since becoming ill.
  • Losses and an uncertain future — facing what illness has changed or taken away, and life without a clear ‘after’.
  • Limitations, energy and everyday life — finding a balance between what you want and what your body can manage.
  • Relationships and others' lack of understanding — how to talk about your experience, needs and limitations that others often cannot see.
  • Decisions in a changed life — work, relationships, plans, and finding a way of living that takes illness into account without illness becoming your entire identity.
  • Support for partners and those close to you — space for people who live alongside someone else's illness and are exhausted by long-term caring.