Do you tell people about your chronic illness? Why? And why not? For me, it is a matter of having an invisible disability (obviously
Tag: invisible illness
Don’t melt into invisibility
It is odd having an invisible disability. We are expected to perform like others, but we have some major limitations. But really I feel like
Chronic illness: How we are socially noticeable
People do notice things about those of us with chronic illness but they may not know it is because of chronic illness. Maybe they think
We wear our pain on the inside
We mask our pain We lose our pain behaviors We become invisible. We all learn to have a façade to hide the pain for various
Awareness: Invisible Disabilities Week
Every one of my illnesses is invisible. From hypothyroidism to chronic pain. Even migraines, because they are chronic, are invisible. Less invisible when they are
Unseen but felt
The thing about an invisible disability is that we can hide it. Mask it. Slap on a façade and pretend. There are many reasons we
Things I want people to know about my invisible pain
My pain may be invisible but I am not. I am a whole person aside from my pain who deserves to experience life. 1) I
The tells and the pass
I can pass for healthy. I know because while I have FM and chronic migraines no one at work can tell when I have a
Invisible illness: Invisible no more
We can face a lot of stigma with invisible illnesses. We can be doubted. We can be minimized. But we have certain rights too and
5 things chronically ill hear about appearances
Since we have invisible illnesses people can often make judgments about our chronic illness. In particular our appearance because we do not ‘look ill’. Things
You don’t look sick: series of images
I made this original image that went over really well. ‘You don’t look sick’ I know. I am just that awesome that I can look
Why fight for awareness?
I am blogging for Invisible Illness Awareness Week on the topic of: why you fight for awareness as an illness advocate (or just some man
Thoughts about invisible illness
Yes along the way my illness has taught me many things but it has definitely taught me that it sucks. It has taught me subtle
But you don’t look sick
I read this post floating around Facebook on why people with chronic illnesses do not like to be told they look good and it made
