Chronic Illness

A young man with dreadlocks and a beard sitting against a beige wall and metal rolling door, wearing a white T-shirt with a graphic of a garage interior.

Living with a chronic illness can be a quiet kind of exhaustion — one that’s hard to explain, even to the people who love you. It’s more than just managing symptoms or doctor appointments. It’s the daily emotional weight that comes with pain, uncertainty, and sometimes, feeling like your life isn’t your own anymore.

If that sounds familiar, you’re not alone. And you don’t have to carry it alone either.

The emotional toll of chronic illness is real — and valid.

  • Anxiety about your future or health

  • Depression or loss of identity

  • Grief for the life you had or expected

  • Isolation, even when surrounded by others

  • Guilt for feeling like a burden

  • Exhaustion from constantly having to explain or advocate for yourself

These feelings are common, but they don’t have to define your experience.

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“So be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid and do not panic before them. For the Lord your God will personally go ahead of you. He will neither fail you nor abandon you.”

Deuteronomy 31:6