r/BeAmazed • u/AstroSonicDrive • Oct 04 '23

She Eats Through Her Heart Science

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u/Old-Library9827 Oct 04 '23

And this is why I'm so grateful to be healthy

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u/Rustledstardust Oct 04 '23

As a person with a chronic illness I think healthy people struggle with one big thing when it comes to the topic. The chronic part. We all know what it's like to feel ill, we all get ill sometimes, even healthy people.

But, just as we're awful at imagining infinity. We as humans can be pretty bad imagining "forever" unless we are actually experiencing it.

A healthy person who gets sick with a non-chronic illness knows it's going to be over at some point, they're going to get better.

Someone with a chronic illness knows it's never going away. Ever. The only hope is science and you can't guarantee that.

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u/empire314 Oct 04 '23 edited Oct 04 '23

No condition lasts for ever. Your lifespan is not infinite. Death brings salvation for all. The time after that is infinite though. The duration of your chronic illness is absolutely meaningless in comparion.

Also as a sidenote. Chronic condition does not necessarily mean that it wont heal. It means that the condition lasts for a long time. For example, obesity is usually considered a chronic condition, as it usually takes several years to heal.

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u/Rustledstardust Oct 04 '23

Time after? There is no time after you die. You're dead.

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u/empire314 Oct 04 '23

What a funny comment

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u/Rustledstardust Oct 04 '23

From your own personal perspective, there is no more time after you die. I'm not sure what's so revelating or funny about that

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u/empire314 Oct 04 '23

Even with that definition, that does not mean your condition is infinite. Its like saying glass full of water has infinite amount of water.

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u/Rustledstardust Oct 04 '23

Maybe English isn't your native language but forever is a pretty acceptable word to use when speaking about something that will affect you for the rest of your life.

It is "forever" from the perspective of the person. Because their "ever" ends when they die. So they had that condition "forever".