Emotional Autoimmunity: Dealing with the emotional issues of chronic illness
Kerry Jeffery
73 episodes
4 months ago
Enjoyed this episode? Send Kerry a text Of all the emotional issues that come with chronic illness, the most painful and most damaging is shame. While guilt is about something we have done, shame is about who we are and all of the ways we feel that we are bad, wrong, weak, lacking or 'less than' that make us so very different to everyone else. Especially when we compare ourselves to others who have our illness and who seem to be doing so much better than us. In this episode I go through...
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Enjoyed this episode? Send Kerry a text Of all the emotional issues that come with chronic illness, the most painful and most damaging is shame. While guilt is about something we have done, shame is about who we are and all of the ways we feel that we are bad, wrong, weak, lacking or 'less than' that make us so very different to everyone else. Especially when we compare ourselves to others who have our illness and who seem to be doing so much better than us. In this episode I go through...
Emotional Autoimmunity: Dealing with the emotional issues of chronic illness
1 hour 2 minutes
1 year ago
Why we don't talk about our chronic illness
Enjoyed this episode? Send Kerry a text After a while, most people who live with chronic illness give up trying to talk about what it's like and how it feels, because people don't seem to understand. Especially as time goes on and those around you don't see you 'getting better' and can't seem to grasp what 'chronic' actually means. Often, when you do try to explain and seek support, you end up feeling judged, shamed and disbelieved, even by the very professionals who are suppose...
Emotional Autoimmunity: Dealing with the emotional issues of chronic illness
Enjoyed this episode? Send Kerry a text Of all the emotional issues that come with chronic illness, the most painful and most damaging is shame. While guilt is about something we have done, shame is about who we are and all of the ways we feel that we are bad, wrong, weak, lacking or 'less than' that make us so very different to everyone else. Especially when we compare ourselves to others who have our illness and who seem to be doing so much better than us. In this episode I go through...