Vulnerability can come back again and again, like the flare up of a disease. Every day life experiences, circumstances, life stages, and transitions can make a person more vulnerable or less vulnerable. Often, the factors that make someone vulnerable are beyond their control. Both internal and external factors can impact vulnerability. Health and social system changes can make people vulnerable or their vulnerability worse.
Internal factors can make vulnerability worse, too.
Becoming ill or having a chronic illness or condition makes individuals vulnerable. While each person's experience with vulnerability is unique, being vulnerable robs people of the ability to enjoy health and well-being. Being vulnerable also makes it hard for individuals, families, and groups to plan and dream about the future. Society is left to deal with the consequences of vulnerability such as ill health, increased health care costs, and lost economic productivity. Sometimes, Prevented Preventing and reducing vulnerability is as important as dealing with the effects of vulnerability.