309// The Fear That Almost Kept Me Sick: Chronic Illness Anxiety and the Future

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Have you ever imagined finally being well… and instead of feeling excited, you felt anxious?

Have you quietly wondered, “If I get better… who will I be?”

Or maybe you’ve been so deep in chronic illness that it feels safer to stay where you are than to face the unknown future of being healthy again.

If you said yes to any of those questions, this episode is for you.

Today’s episode continues our series exploring the emotional weight of chronic illness. No protocols. No strategies. No fixing.

In this series on chronic illness and mental health, I’m sharing the things that anchored me on my…