Being Ill

Being Ill

1. Anwar

   • Diabetic
   • Muslim
   • First languages, punjabi and Urdu

2. Wellbeing flucuates

3. Biological

   • Body not seeming right

4. Social

   • Stopping of normal life

5. Idea

   • Break
   • Rest
   • Take medication
   • Seek expert advise

6. Not in a normal state of health

7. The Sick Role

   • Parsons
   • Temporary excerpt for ordinary life
   • A state of illness not regarded as the sick personsfault
   • Expectations that advice sought from a tecnically competent Heath professional

8. Different perspectives, not seen as being ill

9. Psychological

   • Everyone reads body signals differently

10. Illness involves coming to terms with personal consequences of taking on the sick role