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 RA.

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

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