The Conversation Canada
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Sep 9, 2026
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Grieving lost body function: What psychology teaches us about our chronic illness journeys
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The most prevalent chronic pain reported by adults ages 75 and over includes low back pain and migraine, while tension-type headaches are more often experienced by younger adults.
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One of the major consequences of loss and major life change is that it can disrupt meaning, and challenge identity, purpose and assumptions about the future.
Grieving lost body function: What psychology teaches us about our chronic illness journeys
Published: September 9, 2026 11.41am EDT
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Body changes can raise disturbing feelings, such as looking in a mirror and seeing a reflection that may feel spiritually empty, unproductive, ugly or weak.…
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