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Invisible illness: Hiding in plain sight

Here is the good thing about an Invisible illness: you can hide it Here is the bad thing about an Invisible Illness: you can

Day 16 of migraine awareness challenge If we’re ever going to break down stigma, we must first become visible. That requires each of us to

I wonder how this game would go with chronic migraines. A lot of screaming and clutching our heads? Maybe it would make us more visible,

I often wonder what people think about my bad days. When I cannot leave the house. When I cannot work. I get this impression from

When people ask me how I am feeling 99% of the time I am lying. I often say ‘not bad’, because I feel it is

The Invisible Illness Pass I can pass for healthy. You look at me and you might not be able to tell a thing is wrong

There are a few reasons why people with chronic pain wear a facade of wellbeing or mask their pain from others. Some of those reasons

I love this image. Just makes me think about the reality of chronic pain and what we actually choose to express about chronic pain. Keep

Surface There you see, the smiling me A facade I created, A game I concocted, Just for you. All of you. Beneath