Psychology Today

Whether YOU are a person who has gone from a functional 'wellness' state to a functional 'illness' state and it's lasting long enought to be 'chronic', or you know of someone who has, today's "Reflections on "How to Be Sick" at Psychology Today (dot com) is something I highly recommend your reading. Toni Bernhard authored one of the best books out there about chronic illness and writes about her experience recently when the book was finally being made into an audio book.  read more »

I've been following the work of Toni Bernhard at PsychologyToday.com through their marketing on Facebook, and I really enjoy how she writes about having a chronic illness and decreased function.  I remember well being 29 and having had my health go from tipping from fine to some problems to clearly 'a big problem'; unable to climb a flight of stairs, carry a heavy box or bag, or walk a block, I was scared that I'd be one of the % with chronic fatigue syndrome that didn't get better.    read more »