"Living with a chronic health condition or disability can significantly impact a person's life. It can alter a person's activities, daily roles, future plans, and physical and mental health. Research has demonstrated that the degree of distress someone experiences related to chronic health conditions varies and that factors such as social support and a sense of overall emotional stability can influence the degree of distress."
"It is not a way to feel better, be more positive, or force yourself to find a silver lining in hardship. On the contrary, ongoing distress is often necessary for growth. Also, not all pain has a meaning or a larger purpose. Sometimes it just is. PTG is simply an understanding and recognition that loss and challenge may transform us in beneficial ways."
Living with a chronic illness or disability changes daily activities, roles, future plans, and physical and mental health. Levels of distress vary among individuals and are influenced by social support and emotional stability. Loss and challenge can trigger post-traumatic growth, defined as positive psychological change following highly stressful events. Chronic conditions may not always be traumatic but can be distressing and still lead to growth. Experiencing growth does not eliminate ongoing distress, and distress can be necessary for transformation. Not all pain has meaning. Post-traumatic growth can include greater appreciation of life, new priorities, increased personal strength, closer relationships, and positive spiritual change.
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