Reblog if your illness does define you
Reblog if your illness has shaped your outlook on life and the world.
Reblog if your illness has warped your perceptions of people and social situations.
Reblog if your illness has altered some of the most fundamental aspects of your personality.
Reblog if your illness has impacted all of your relationships, and even been the reason for the beginning or end of some.
Reblog if your illness is often the cause of your moods and emotions, and affects nearly all of your moods and emotions in regard to other things.
Reblog if your illness has changed the strength of your virtues, from compassion and tolerance, to perseverance and determination, to gratitude and generosity.
Reblog if your illness has been a part of your life for so long that you honestly can’t differentiate the parts of your identity that are influenced by your illness from the parts that aren’t influenced by your illness.
Most importantly, please reblog this if you’re okay with your illness being on the incredibly long list of things that define you. Reblog if you don’t feel like your identity has to be completely undefined by your illness in order be valid. Reblog if you don’t necessarily like the parts of yourself that come from your illness, but don’t think that makes them any less you.