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"Theme 1: Loneliness as invisibility of self"

From:
"The Link Between Loneliness and Chronic Illness: A recent study explores the intersection between loneliness and chronic illness."
https://www.psychologytoday.com/ie/blog/chronically-me/202504/the-link-between-loneliness-and-chronic-illness

#Spoonie #ChronicallyIll
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"Theme 2: Loneliness as being left behind"

From:
"The Link Between Loneliness and Chronic Illness: A recent study explores the intersection between loneliness and chronic illness."
https://www.psychologytoday.com/ie/blog/chronically-me/202504/the-link-between-loneliness-and-chronic-illness

#Spoonie #ChronicallyIll
@chronicillness @spoonies @disability @longcovid @fibromyalgia @pots @dysautonomia @mecfs

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"Theme 3: Loneliness as being a spectator rather than a player"

From:
"The Link Between Loneliness and Chronic Illness: A recent study explores the intersection between loneliness and chronic illness."
https://www.psychologytoday.com/ie/blog/chronically-me/202504/the-link-between-loneliness-and-chronic-illness

#chroniclife #Spoonies
@chronicillness @spoonies @disability @longcovid @fibromyalgia @pots @dysautonomia @mecfs

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The full paper that is cited in this blogpost can be read for free here

“There but not really involved: The meanings of loneliness for people with chronic illness”
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277953624000406

#chronicillness #loneliness
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From full paper:

“The fluctuations of chronic illness meant that self- and social-identities were continuously in flux, with participants feeling caught between communities of illness/disability and wellness.”

#chronicillness #spoonies
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From:
“There but not really involved: The meanings of loneliness for people with chronic illness”
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277953624000406

#chronicillness #chronicallyill
@chronicillness @spoonies @disability @longcovid @fibromyalgia @pots @dysautonomia @mecfs