3 Tips For Coping With Chronic Illness

3 Tips on Coping With Chronic Illness

In this video, we will be reviewing 3 tips for coping with chronic illness.

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As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, I specialize in working with children and families with chronic illness.

I was led to this speciality and becoming a therapist through my own experiences of being diagnosed with Diabetes at the age of 10 and receiving my own therapy to help me cope with the adjustments.

Through this experience, it had led me to want to help others with similar situations and experiences.

Here are 3 tips. that I use for myself and find helpful in coping with chronic illness.

1st: You are not your chronic illness. You are you!

2nd: Continue doing what you love and what you are passionate about.

3rd: Reach out to your support including a support group related to your particular diagnosis.

Comment below with what tip was helpful for you or share some tips that you may have for coping with chronic illness.

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Comment below with what tip was helpful for you or share some tips that you may have for coping with chronic illness.

[crystalward]

People with Rare Diseases don't always have patient support groups to share their situations with. It often compounds the feeling of isolation.

[tarotlondon]

Thanks so much for this, I have had vestibular migraines the last 6 years and had to learnt o walk again. I am having a relapse at the moment but I ALOS learnt to rollerskate and got pretty good too! I just need to get the balance down and the acceptance as I still get really upset when I have a relapse and get very depressed very quickly. These videos really helped me x

[shapeshift]

I have a rare disease that's most likely CNS cancer or autoimmune. It's taking my ability to sleep away and destroying my vision. There's no one to talk to at the moment about it just family. I'm still struggling for 2 years with it and finally got results from my lumbar puncture. Thank you for this video.

[SoOverBored]

I Can’t do what I’m passionate about. I can’t do anything I even like. I need this to stop

[learningbuddies]

I know my sons Illness is not him but it prevents him from living a normal life. I can’t stand to watch him being sick all the time. I feel so helpless and I can’t help him.