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chronic
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Girl Interrupted
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Nevertheless because of the chronicity of the illness and the basic deficiencies involved in personality structuring, a more complete recovery is not to be expected at this time.†
The person often experiences this instability of self-image as chronic feelings of emptiness and boredom.†
The person often experiences this instability of self image as chronic feelings of emptiness or boredom.†
My chronic feelings of emptiness and boredom came from the fact that I was living a life based on my incapacities, which were numerous.†
The result was chronic emptiness and boredom.
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chronic = long-lasting (of something bad)

Definitions:

(1) (chronic)
of something bad: lasting a long time or happening repeatedly -- especially in relation to illness
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
More rarely, Chronics is a proper noun referring to an Italian pop and punk band.