Martin's niece recently interviewed me on how my identity has changed since developing CFS. It was a good question, and one I've found interesting to reflect on.
Before I got CFS in 2003, I strongly identified (and was seen) as a successful person, although I wasn't very sure of myself. I also thought of myself as a good critical/analytical thinker and as someone who was somewhat intrepid/bold. I identified as a Christian, an environmentalist, a caring person and a good listener.
All of that was severely challenged when I suddenly became very sick and lost most of the abilities that identity was built on. I felt like a 'thing', rather than a person. A kind friend made me a badge with the words "I am a person": to remind me (and the world) that I was still human. I wore it a lot.
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Friday, 6 May 2016
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