We Use Chronic Illness as....

1. A tool to heal, a tool to come back into our power, our true nature. Illness becomes a teacher we can later actually be grateful for it.  
2. A way out of Love. An escape, an opt out. Using illness is a way to get out of things to avoid life, avoid love 
3. As a way to get Love.  A cry for love.
4. Victim.   Not being able to do something because we have an excuse.  Sabotage.  By staying ill we have an excuse for not being able to do what we really want to do. Which implies not believing in ourselves or not feeling worthy or not feeling capable, or not trusting, or being afraid.  
5. A way to suppress our feelings.   Not wanting to deal with what's there.  Too much to feel.  But this is actually a way out if we choose to feel those old feelings.