The Bizarre Prevalence of Invisible Illness Imposter Syndrome
It might sound strange, but an extremely common experience for those living with chronic illness is regularly asking yourself, ‘. what if I’m faking it?’
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It might sound strange, but an extremely common experience for those living with chronic illness is regularly asking yourself, ‘… what if I’m faking it?’
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Experts say some Australians have reoriented their work-life balance recently, with COVID-19 lockdowns leaving some feeling exhausted or torn between work and family demands.
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Ellen Rees was juggling her demanding job with parenting amid COVID restrictions in late 2020 when she realised something had to give .
So the southern Tasmania-based secondary teacher decided to step back at work for 2021, switching to a three-day workload and giving up her management role as Head of Department.
The result: More time with her kids, and more space for her own creative pursuit writing which Ellen says plays a therapeutic or a self-care role by helping her process the challenges of the last few months.
Why Telling Our Own Chronic Illness And Disability Stories Is So Important
The first instalment of our monthly Chronic and Iconic column with Chloe Sargeant.
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Welcome to
Chronic and Iconic, Junkee’s monthly column about chronic illness and disability, written by Chloe Sargeant.
Hi, wow, hello! This is the first in our Chronic And Iconic column, and I’m just so unbelievably overjoyed to be working together with Junkee to create a lil’ chunk of internet that is dedicated solely to the experiences, issues, and successes of disabled and chronically ill communities. I hope with this column, I can help to amplify the stories of my beloved community, as well as help people learn and challenge their ableism.