How 4 Years of Chronic Fatigue Woke Me Up

4 lessons that set the stage for the rest of my life.

Merijn Duchatteau
ILLUMINATION
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9 min readNov 8, 2022

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“Suffering is a gift. In it is hidden mercy."

~Rumi

“To be honest, we have no idea what’s wrong with you.”

I was 13. Sitting across from 2 doctors that I hadn’t seen before. By this time, I’d estimate that they were doctors #20 and #21. Which is also what I called them in my mind because I stopped bothering myself with remembering names.

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Merijn Duchatteau
ILLUMINATION

On the road to self-empowerment and helping others on the way. MSc in Behavioral Science & Organizational Change, working as a change consultant.