9 Things That People Living With Fibromyalgia Want You To Know

By: Avenue G

People living with fibromyalgia, a chronic pain condition, are often misunderstood for a variety of reasons. As a person living with fibromyalgia and working with fibromyalgia clients I’ve amassed a list of 9 things that people living with fibromyalgia want you to know.

• They aren’t hypochondriacs. The pain and fatigue and everything else is real. Fibromyalgia is considered an “invisible illness” because physically they don’t look sick. People with fibromyalgia spend a lot of time masking their illness because they are afraid that they will be judged by others who will equate them with hypochondriacs. They are not and their issues …read more