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Beginner's Mind - Not Knowing It All When Living with PCOS

Posted on July 27, 2018

"The moment I received my official diagnosis, I dropped all my assumptions about PCOS. It was so freeing." -Member of myPCOSteam

Living with a chronic condition can be difficult and even a burden, but also an opportunity to rid yourself of what you think you know.

Have you heard the saying, "People don't get it until they get it"? That is so true about PCOS.

"The more I learn about PCOS, the more I realize that it's not my fault." -Member of myPCOSteam

A PCOS diagnosis forces us to drop our negative assumptions about life with a chronic condition. Members on
myPCOSteam gain perspective from other members' experiences to become better informed about what it's really like to live with PCOS.

Here are recent conversations from members of myPCOSteam:

What negative assumptions have you let go of about PCOS? Tell us about it in the comments below or directly on myPCOSteam.com.

Posted on July 27, 2018

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