Chronic illness and Shame

Enjoyed this episode? Send Kerry a textOf all the emotional issues that come with chronic illness, the most painful and most damaging is shame.While guilt is about something we have done, shame is about who we are and all of the ways we feel that we are bad, wrong, weak, lacking or 'less than' that make us so very different to everyone else.Especially when we compare ourselves to others who have our illness and who seem to be doing so much better than us. In this episode I go through the typical kinds of statements and beliefs that you can feel when living with chronic illness, address some of the driving factors that create these feelings and explain why they leave you feeling so full of shame. Things like: I feel ashamed because I feel like I am failing to get better.I feel ashamed because I am ruining my families lives.I feel ashamed and embarrassed because I look so different than I did before.If you live with chronic illness and struggle with feelings of shame, then this episode is for you and will help you understand why you feel the way you feel. Kerry Jeffery is an award winning Coach and Counsellor who specialises in helping clients online around the world with the emotional issues of living with chronic illness and the impacts it has on their lives and relationships. She lives in Melbourne, Australia along with Hashimoto's, Celiac, Antiphospholipid Syndrome and Type 1 Diabetes. Find out more about Kerry and her Therapy programs here.Book your FREE online Discovery Session with Kerry here.Follow Kerry for daily posts on Facebook here.