Chronic Pain · Identity
Illness Identity Worksheet
You are more than the illness
Chronic illness shifts identity — sometimes so fully that "sick person" swallows every other role. This sheet re-diversifies who you are, without denying the illness.
Roles that have shrunk since I got sick
Roles I can still touch, at any dose
Partner, friend, creator, worker, learner, member of X community
One tiny act of a non-sick role this week
You are more than the illness
Chronic illness is a chapter, not the whole book. Small acts of the other roles remind the nervous system there's still a you underneath.