Postsecret Sympathy

I saw this on Postsecret today. I don't feel this way, but I know a couple of people who probably do, and it's probably a secret even from themselves. The post below it was an email message reading: "I'm afraid to get better because I don't know who I am beyond this." I'll bet that's true for the people I'm thinking of, too. I have friends who deal with various mental and physical ailments, as I do. Sometimes they combine to conspire against us, but I don't think any of us feel defined by those health issues. I feel bad for folks whose whole lives revolve around being a sick person. I'll bet that really stinks.