Controlling the Disease Narrative

James Woods
Nov 2 · 2 min read

Have you ever been anxious about telling someone you have a condition or disease? You finally get to the point of telling them and two seemingly contradictory events occur — relief and a feeling you are no longer in control of your condition.

Telling someone that you have something that impacts your everyday experience with the world can be one of the hardest things to do. For me, it is never easy to tell someone I have Type 1 Diabetes. In a way, you need to tell them in the event that anything were to happen to you, but telling them often leads to the person believing…

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