"Patients described collapsed futurity, fluctuating daily rhythms, and a biographical split between “before” and “after” illness. Their lived space narrowed due to pain, immobility, and fear of unpredictability. Embodiment became marked by pervasive pain, exhaustion, and bodily estrangement. Selfhood was threatened by loss of roles and diminished agency, while invisibility, disbelief, and isolation profoundly shaped intersubjective experience." https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022399926001406

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I view myself in everything stated in the "Results" section. And that's why I'm always shouting this to the wind, i.e., posting it online. It doesn't do shit for me besides taking it out of my chest, but maybe it will help you better understand someone in your life who lives with this shit.