The force behind wellness

Allison W. Phinney

Why is there any expectation that health will change for the better?

Some people, of course, don't particularly expect an improvement in health or any cessation of illness.

Most people, though, do anticipate that they will "feel better." For them wellness is something of a norm, something it is possible to return to. But if this hope of well-being is based on biological processes, it can seem a pretty fragile one. Certain kinds of disease are considered chronic. Others are cyclical. Age and circumstances appear to be factors that weaken the expectation of becoming well.

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