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
