
Hidden illness


Chronic migraines: 'I was convinced that I had some form of cancer, that's how bad mine became'

'I became a shadow of my former self. I stopped eating. I couldn't go to work'

'As days and weeks went by, the pain never went away'

'I had to retire from work at 29 on medical grounds. I was devastated'

'I've had sessions for decades. It's helped me the most out of anything'

Living with fibromyalgia: 'I feel like a 32-year-old trapped in an 80-year-old's body'

'I am just hurting': The thing to remember when talking about chronic pain
