Here are five things you might not know if you are non-disabled — but should.Feeling lonely can decrease your lifespan by up to 26%, and people with disabilities may already face lowered life expectancy.
The compound effect can have tragic consequences. However, people with chronic illnesses often find even their close friends and family keep their distance because they don’t know what to say, making the sick person feel even more alone.Even if you have a healthy support system, you can still feel desperately lonely when others don’t understand your experience.
That well-intended suggestion to “just drink more water” sounds an awful lot like, “clearly, it’s your fault that you’re sick because you don’t take care of yourself” to someone who.
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