I'm in tears watching this...I'm a "fibro warrior" too. No one understands, or cares about what I go thru on a daily basis. Sending love & light to all my fibro sisters & brothers💜💜💜

The worst thing is that most people think that "It's all in your head" or that "You're just being weak"... :'(

I've had fibromyalgia for 21 years and what has frustrated me most has been the medical community. I've been to specialists hoping to get referrals for the right therapies (not necessarily medications; the meds are horrible), and the blood work would come back perfect and they'd act like it was due to my 'depression'. They would not even give me the chance to explain why that is/was not the case. The pain is real; and yes depression can make things worse, or you can get depressed from living with pain 24/7, but please hear us out, take our pain seriously and guide us, help us.

Usually I am crying from the pain of being alone and isolated, with this videoI'm crying from the relief of mutual understanding and community

I don't talk about it because it feels like nobody believes me. It actually can get quite depressing.

I'm crying so much right now. Only the ones who live in chronic pain can understand the struggle.

Best description Ive heard is that it's like having a migraine all over your body.

Fibro has absolutely wrecked my life...

Fibromyalgia for 15 years! It’s slowly killing me! Physically and mentally!

I've only watched about 15 seconds and I'm already annoyed that it's called "women in pain". I know this has often been characterized as a "women's disease" (which is probably why doctors still don't take it seriously) but as a man with fibromyalgia I'm already angry that the BBC managed to misscharacterize it.

I hate Fibromyalgia it hurts so much and I hate being judged for it by strangers who just see me and can't feel my pain, I got diagnosed at fifteen and was so relieved they believed me about the pain

My Fiancé has Fibromyalgia.. he felt so much pain.. He had to leave examinations because of it.. one day he told me we should just be friends.. I knew fibromyalgia causes behavioural changes and he was distancing himself in order to keep me away from getting hurt.. but I will always love him.. Through thick and thin

Chronic pain is a type of ongoing pain that can be similar to the aches and exhaustion you might experience with the flu or after an intense workout. It can also come in flares that make you feel like you've been hit by a car. However, chronic pain is often invisible to others, making it difficult for people to understand how someone can feel this way all the time. This is often why I try to Escape into books or video games, whatever little distractions keep me from thinking about my chronic pain.

I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia today after so many years of pain. I was told many times by doctors that there was nothing wrong with me and today was the first time someone believed me. Although i'm so relieved to know what it is, I can't help but cry thinking about how much it has affected my life already. It feels good knowing I am not alone in this battle though ❤️ Sending my love to everyone else going through this pain.

I have fibromyalgia 15 years and I find the more movement , the worse my pain is without question.

I’m one of those few men that have it. I’ve had it for around fifteen or so years. Mine has gotten worse as I’ve gotten older. Because I have no choice, I’m still working at a job that’s fiscally demanding, and of course, I eventually get punished for over working myself. Fibromyalgia, the gift that keeps on giving.....

Sometimes I Dont leave the house for days or for a week. Longest time is 17 days.

This made me cry! Even though the pain is there, it really makes such a huge difference to actually know that there is a name for what is wrong with you. To know that there are other people like you out there! After years in pain, I was diagnosed earlier this year. To all of you living with this condition, I feel your pain, literally❤

I’ve suffered from fibromyalgia for 11 years now. I was only 20 when the symptoms started and now at 31 I feel like I’m 91. Currently sat in agony as my knees have seized up for no apparent reason 😭.

I've become a hermit. .I've gotten to the point where I don't even want to get my meds from the pharmacy because just getting dressed and getting in a car to get there is a challenge. .she's talking about movement and I understand the importance of moving as much as you can but for some of us it's almost impossible. .when I over do it I'm down for days. .I'd rather do as little as possible and not feel as bad pain wise even if that means sitting or laying on my couch or bed. ..I watch a lot of fybromyalgia videos from all different kinds of people and I do believe that when your young you can accomplish more as far as movement and exercise but when you're my age, I'm 61 it's way more harder. .I remember when I first started noticing that my body was not functioning like it should and I would have aches and pains and fatigue along with little tell tell signs. ..it wasn't until after my last child at 31 and I was never the same. .yrs went by and I ignored and pushed through things that I guess I shouldn't have but I had never heard of fybromyalgia at that time It wasn't till I hit 50 that my body just said that's it. .your done. ..a couple yrs later I went to the dr and was diagnosed with fybromyalgia put on vicadin and my world changed. .I could once again be myself at least half way. .I could take walks ,go shopping, vacation, work, cook and yes enjoy sex and most of all breath normally until the war on drugs. .they took away my pain meds and tried to feed me depression meds and alot of other poison pills that I refuse to take. ..I am on gabapentin but want to get off them as well. .so now I can't hardly walk through my house without feeling like I need an oxygen machine and once again I'm on the couch. .don't get me wrong. .when I get mad at this horrible disease I get up and wash clothes. .wash dishes mop the floor and do little odds and ends knowing I'll be down again for 3 or 4 days But like we all do. .we get up and try again knowing what the outcome will be. .unless you have a truly empath with lots of understanding and empathy for a partner or family members then they do not understand. .there's no way they can unless they are walking in your shoes. ..this rant was not to say that the younger women and men that have fybromyalgia aren't in pain and suffering. .I'm only saying do whatever you can right now because I do believe it gets worse the older you get. ..at least thats the way it was for me. .

It's that awful point you find yourself too that's like: "everything in my body is screaming at me to lay down" but deep down you know you're still going to wake up feeling the same way. Only you'll lay staring at the ceiling, becoming increasingly frustrated at the fact you WANT and NEED to get things done, but can't. Constant limbo

I have had fibromyalgia when I was 11 and life has been so difficult . I can't even put it into words .

Imagine having bipolar 1 disorder and fibromyalgia, lol my whole family thinks im crazy , and not a single person believes me, and yes i am tired, i am cranky all the time, im depressed.

I'm so fed up of people that don't believe that someone has this It can't be seen. If we could see this Physically there would be so much more understanding. My mum has this and she manages her pain. I'm very proud of her because she does so well considering she's always in pain.

I've recently been diagnosed with fibromyalgia...the pain is very real! It's intense and constant. There are many many conditions that cannot be seen which people expect are real........FIBROMYALGIA IS REAL, WE DO NOT IMAGINE IT PEOPLE....

I've suffered CFS/ME for 26 years, it wrecked a professional sporting career at age 26 and also any advancement in my chosen working profession. At times I have almost given up but for raising a daughter by myself as a solo father so I know how people here feel as fibromyalgia has much in common with CFS/ME. Chronic pain has been a major part of my problems along with bone crushing fatigue. I have about 2 good hours in me per day. Shattered is not enough of a word. Much love and care from NSW Australia.

Occasionally I watch videos like this just to remind myself that there are people out there who are going through much worse situation than I am

I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia 18 years ago (my last pregnancy ) after a very difficult and sad pregnancy with my twins, I had a epidural with my twins first one I had with 4 births...my spinal cord was punctured which ended up leaving me paralyzed from my neck down for 3 days. I never quite felt the same afterwards , I started having a lot of stomach issues then found out when I went back for my 6 week check up that I had ( cervical )cancerous cells, which came from hpv( human papillomavirus ) to have a cone biopsy . I guess my son was about 8 months old when I started having severe pain in my hands and wrists so bad it would wake me up from sleep, it felt like I had tight hair bands wrapped around my wrist cutting off circulation and my hands and wrists would swell up, turn purple and I had severe throbbing pain. I was told it was carpal tunnel syndrome, then the pain started going all through my body. I thought I was losing my mind, finally I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia, it has steadily gotten worse and the older I get the more severe it gets. I have IBS and digestive issues, copd, asthma, the fibromyalgia has made me hypersensitive to touch sound smells , I have fibro fog, memory loss, it's affected my vision which is already bad since childhood, my hearing, my speech. I used to love to write and had beautiful handwriting now I'm lucky if I can even scribble my name let alone remember it and just like this text I've had to go over it time after time because I can't see and can't even speak complete sentences without sounding like I don't understand my own language. I can't and don't even want to have conversations with people anymore because it's hard and it tires me so easily. I have no attention span, fibromyalgia has robbed me of my life. I get so frustrated because people look at you like you're lying and say you don't look sick, it makes me so damn angry . I can't even walk straight most days because I'm so weak and in so much pain, I've also become extremely clusmy and have no core balance. I have CFS on top of it all, mornings are the worst part of the day for me it takes every ounce of everything I have to get out of bed because I'm in so much pain I can barely walk and I wake up so confused, don't even know where I am and what's going on like I've woken up from a terrifying nightmare. I just pray for a cure before I get any worse, older or die . So to anyone with fibromyalgia. I completely understand and you're not alone. We should all unite together for support and strength because only we understand ......SENDING OUT LOVE AND BLESSINGS TO ALL THE FIBRO WARRIORS 😍😘🤩

Exercise? When IF I can drag myself up to complete one task in a day, I'm so worn out, and riddled with pain, I'm done, and can't move anymore. Like a big pile of bricks on top of me. When I do get a little energy to do something, I have to do things that need to be done. I don't have people to do anything for me.

I have a loved one Diagnosed with Fibro. The downside her specialist said it was the worst he has come across to date this was a few years back but a bit discouraging. Some of her family and friends don't think she has it others say it's in her head even doctors who said she should see a therapist and her own father forcing her to get a physiological check at the hospital. Either way to give you an idea of her condition she uses forarm crutches on a good day. Most the time she needs to be pushed in a wheelchair we don't have money for a scooter, etc. On a bad day shes in her bed pretty much crying in her own way sometimes her entire body is flailing around when shes having a really bad attack I mean what you see in the movies when someone just got kicked as hard as possible in the unmentionables. Sometimes her feet and hands mostly the tips will go so dark they are more black then blue. She spend a lot of time in bed not getting any sleep just to have a couple hours of energy. Even then sometimes her brain is so foggy she can't think at all and a lot of times can't even recall what happen the night before when this happens. It's one the hardest things I have witnessed and I love her so much and plan to be at her side till I die. I'm her full time caregiver. I really hate my country because they treat the disabled like crap we are over 50% under the poverty they give not even a cent for Caregiving yet she could have 4+ Hours of PSW Service but not if a loved one does it. We live a hard life financially and because of the disability. She has taken so many types of drugs, etc she has some that help but she had a lot of reactions to others. We be lucky to get some fruit and vegetables in our diets the government tells us to go to the food bank that is what their for. Gives you an idea what kind of place Canada really is when it comes to the Disabled. They make the Disability Support programs like their temporary to help get you back to work yet not everyone can. To make things worse she was becoming a Teacher in Uni 2nd year when this all struck her. Guess what she wanted to do? She wanted to help children with developmental issues and she was already an teacher assistant for it. She is one the most postie people I have ever met. I'm Sorry those with Fibro this might been a bit hard for you to read. This was more for those outside of Fibro who don't really know what it's like for someone who suffers on the more extreme side of things. It's made me really angry for others who have Disabilities in Canada to stand up for them and fight for them. A lot of times on my spare time I spend it helping others. It's really change my prospective and next time you come across someone with a disability don't just look the other way ignoring them thinking that would be rude pretending they don't exist. Instead think of how their day to day life must be. Do they get enough food? Are they being helped enough? Etc. It's time we stop ignoring people with Disabilities even more so those with invisible disabilities.

I have fibromyalgia. I'm 22, and barely have a social life anymore. I had to leave school and can't find work that wont make the pain worse or unmanageable. I hate this

Yeah! It's really hard to deal with pain and other problems that come along with it like fatigue, mood swings, depression.the much more difficult part is how to explain this to others around us. People see this as an excuse and never understand and sometimes they even say that you have gone mad and pain is an excuse. God bless us all those who suffer this condition

I have had this crap since the 1980's. It has gotten worse over time. The sense of the quality of pain changes too. Rug burn, sun burn under the skin, electrical prickles, deep aches, rubbed with steel wool, sudden stabs of pain..these are some of the sensations I feel. The mental/emotional mix is another mess entirely. Hate it. It has limited my life possibilities.

My mom literally died to this illness, She had no will to want to live due to this illness. Thank you for posting this! because my mom never moved due to this!

It's the worse pain ever like being run over mac truck,then it backing up running over you again!!!

The real pain is when you are with someone that dont get you at all , and all they think were you fakin it .

My heart goes out to every fibro sufferer. I have severe arthritis and the pain is hellish on and off, but at least I don't have the add on "bonuses" that fibromyalgia gives its sufferers. ☹

My girlfriend has this and it's honestly the most cruel thing you can imagine. At least cancer kills you, this vicious disease let's you just live out a miserable life in almost constant pain. Bless her she stays positive and together we find the joy we can in life but this really does prove there is no God.

I was just diagnosed with fibro and it's incredibly releaving and scary at the same time. I'm 21 and I've barely lived. Now I have no idea how I'm supposed to have a normal job one day. I'm currently in rehab trying to lean how to live with the pain. If anyone is in a similiar situation feel free to reach out and we can be there for each other

Not being the mom you wanted to be for your children 😭 so true. Had me cry like a baby.

Fellow fibromyalgia patient here. 10 years and still going

i can't express how comforting this video is. my pain began when i was 11 and worsened over the years and i went from being on the track and field team, volleyball team, student council, chess club and debate club to having to drop all of my sports teams and barely being able to go into school as most days my pain wouldn't allow me to even get out of bed. this then led me into a very dark mental place and feeling isolated and hopeless and as my mental health declined the more the doctors i saw questioned my pain despite it pre dating my mental health struggles. it took me 5 years of going to countless doctor before i got my diagnosis on my first visit to a specialist and i remember my mother and i sitting together in complete shock at finally having an answer. i remember getting home and crying in relief of finally having a diagnosis while then dealing with the knowledge that i didn't really get any answers and i now had to slowly work on it. thankfully in the nearly two years since my diagnosis i've met others with fibro and have slowly become more active and feel much better mentally and have more of a handle on my pain. it is incredibly comforting to hear other people's stories and to see i am not alone so thank you, and to anyone reading this who feels alone, there are others going through the same thing who would be glad to help if you reached out, you can find a support system ♡ believe me.

It is so relieving to see that I am not the only one going through this pain. I think the most effective thing that helps me get through my days are having a sense of humor. I am lucky to have kids that get me when I am down and out and also love to join me in the humor of the situation because I know if I take life too serious, I would not survive this illness. I hope that someday I will be able to find a mate that will love me and accept me for who I am.

When jess started explaining how some people doesn't believe it's real brought me back to all those doctors that said the same thing. Long story short hearing something relatable makes me cry out of happiness knowing I'm not alone.

I know when I started dealing with fibromyalgia. I was 13 and had just started to experience the pain of puberty. Then everything began to hurt and ache, things began to burn and feel like every muscle was tearing itself apart. I went from being somewhat active and doing things, like walking or biking, to laying down on the floor and hoping for some relief from the constant pain. I'm 31 and, even with medication and physical therapy, I'm still in near constant agony. I hope some day there is a cure for all of us suffering from this, because this is a personal hell.

I was diagnosed with ' fibro - demon ' when I was 17 and trust me, my life kind of plummeted deep down to hell. A body so weak and painfully torturing that I fell into deep depression, anxiety and had to quit my degree. 7 years have passed and my parents still don't believe this exists and want me to do more, more and more. I get so exhausted sometimes when I lie down to sleep, I wake up after 10 - 12 hours of deathly sleep. This condition is a sort of disability - a hidden slow poison working your body down like crazy and it is INVISIBLE !!! I want to overcome this crap.

Well I am a 70 yr. old male and I was diagnosed with it a couple of yrs. ago. I also have arthritis, heart disease and being tested for cancer. This video was very helpful, because I feel a little more sane now knowing this stuff is real and it REALLY HURTS. I feel like someone is beating me with a baseball bat. I can't sleep anymore because I Can't get settled down, there is no comfortable position to get in. Thanks for the video, I don't feel so alone now.

Thank you for this

I've just lost my beloved job of 15 years because of my fibro. Retired through ill health at 55 because I need to walk with a stick, can't carry stuff, can't cope with stairs etc etc Now I'm having to apply for benefits to live on and pay my rent. Every day my pain takes me to a dark place that makes me feel life isn't worth living anymore. No one really cares because they don't see whats wrong with me. I'm all alone, and fibro has stolen my life.

Poor souls 😞 How horrible and painful it must be . Hope they become healthy and happy again . May the triple gem bless you all ❤️

32yrs plus of fibromyalgia oh my the pain is excruciating. I've said many times to GPs family work. Imagine being trampled on buy elephants or run over by a 30ton truck back and torch then having yiur body wired upto a lorry battery and keep being zapped by the constant current. Burning water trickling on yiur body thousands of ants crawling up and down . Then seizing up like you have concrete inbyiur body so so drained fatigue you can just struggle a sentence together that's if fibro fog let's you remember a sentence and who yiu are. It's so scary at times. Now I just live with it. At time crying with the pain the pain if even clothes on me and even a bed sheet. I'm freezing I'm burning pounding headache but still just holding down a job ir I'll go insane and I need the money as I rented private home. I live to see my grandson I cry many times as I can't do daily things with him I've learnt now not to punish myself and my young grandson understands my pain he goes there a car space nanny with the wheelchair that will help you nearer the shop or use yiyr stick nanny to passage ball itsvok we can play that way. 💙 i liv for my grandson and son but oh my yo be pain free would be like winning the lottery. Bless you all. I'm bearly 59 i hope one day there's a cure. Xx

It’s so painful and depressing! One day you can be fine and two days after can’t even get up from bed. I have cardio issues and fibromyalgia. The struggle is REAL! 😪

I’m so glad I was recommended this video. I’m 21 now, and have had fibro since 18. And I used to be a dancer and it’s so hard not being able to do what I loved most as much as before and having trouble even walking many days. I felt so ashamed of it and hid it from everyone, but recently came forward through KZfaq when I was feeling really emotional about it. I shared the video with friends/family so they understand and so that hopefully if anyone else has a chronic pain disorder they won’t feel alone. 💗

I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia in Middle School. Chronic pain, nausea and dizziness, almost 24/7. It's unbearable and the worst part is my periods tend to "blow out" all at once and its extremely humiliating. It's like I crapped my pants. I get severe anxiety whenever I try to leave the house.

I’m 16, I’ve been diagnosed with fibromyalgia a few months ago. I had to stop my passion of trapeze due to fatigue, lack of strength but mainly tender points. When I told my doctor about all of my symptoms, she laughed and sent me home telling me I’m a hypochondriac. I lived on overdoses of painkillers for months. I find school difficult due to fibro fog, I have lost friends since I don’t have enough energy to talk. No one understands the extent of pain and everything else I go through. Even my best friend kept telling me I’m not in pain and I am looking for attention. I have overdone myself almost every day over the Christmas and I can even move anymore. I am sick and tired of people telling me that I’m only young and to get over myself but I won’t let this condition destroy my life I have so much to live and experience

My mom had fibromyalgia (now passed away) I have fibromyalgia (diagnosed 33 years) ago and now my 22 year old son has fibromyalgia. Fibromyalgia has been around since the 1800's~you would Think the medical community would have SOME IDEAS by now!

I'm crying right now as I'm viewing this. I've had this ailment for 7 years now, not a day without pain. I still work as a preschool teacher, but it's getting harder and harder for me.

Love this video, I'm 16 and have been living with fibro for as long as I can remember. I wish I could go to school and see people but it takes control of my life. Slowly I'm trying to get better but stress doesn't help at all but stress is a very common thing for me. I just feel unlucky

I don't have fybro, but I've lived with harsh pain my whole life and I'm 36. It will continue to progress in my right leg too, due to my disability. It's a horrible thing to live with. I hope these movent sessions help them. J.

Yes thank you for sharing this I wish more people would understand about fibromyalgia affects your whole life that makes you not be able to sleep people think you're crazy sometimes it's so bad it makes you cry it makes me depressed that makes you want to give up on life altogether at times when the pain is so bad you don't think you can take it another day

It took years to get my diagnosis thanks to a GP who believed me and sent me for referral. A Dr in the same practice told me outright that he didn’t believe Fibro was a real condition … sending love to you all.

I can't even begin to imagine how painful this is while giving birth.

My fibromyalgia came on in my late 50’s. Getting medical help is like I’m talking in English but the doctors don’t understand English. They just order tests after looking at you for months and years. To me it has many symptoms. My opinion is my nerves are screaming from the tiniest movement. Like snapping your fingers hard and the nerves are raw. The pain is creepy, it is severe and I can envision the nerves, vessels, muscle and skin being damaged from the movement like I’m crushing and tearing my internal nerves, muscles, and pretty much everything inside. I am stiff and my ankles, legs, hips, elbows etc., and it’s sporadic. I can’t stand or walk when I wake up with pain, cramping, stiffness and I kind of shuffle for awhile in the mornings. If I sit too long everything kicks in and I can hardly get up and move because I’m so stiff. I just turned 63 and can’t believe I will have this forever. I’m sick of it! It’s embarrassing when I’m in public. I hope I didn’t pass it on to my children.

I so fed up with people mocking it. As the new "bad back'" however I did get a diagnosis from a consultant. I was just grateful to find I was not cuckoo.

Remember no one knows your body better than you do! 💯Sending l💜ve out to my spoonies 💜💜💜

I was diagnosed when I was 11. I fell on my back in a garage on a part where the concrete was broken and half was raised up about 3 inches and that's when it triggered mine. Unfortunately it's also hereditary, my grandmother has it, her son (my uncle) got it, skipped my mom, skipped my older sister and got me. I'm now 25 and still living with this invisible illness. I move around like an old woman and I would get up and have to walk around groaning I'd jokingly say I'm too old for this until one day it dawned on me, I'm too young for this. To make matters worse I look young to everyone, I look 16 or 18 at the most to everyone, so I appear 16, I'm legally 25, yet I have the body of a 90 year old. It's very confusing to be 3 different ages. I hate not being taken seriously and this makes matters worse. I can't stand when people say it's in your head, if they lived in any of our bodies for even one hour they'd want to kill themselves. We're not weak because of our pain, but we're actually stronger for still trying to live and be active with the pain plaguing our bodies on a daily basis. I told my mom I had a low pain intolerance but she reminded me that I actually have a high pain intolerance because if anyone felt the pain I was in at that moment they'd be on the floor crying and screaming. It really helped me put my pain into perspective. When I was diagnosed I asked my dad if there was a cure or for how long I'd have it, he didn't hold back and told me the truth, that this was something I would have to deal with the rest of my life, but when I was in pain, to take the medications I needed right away instead of letting it build and build until I was in agony. By telling me these things simply I didn't build any fanciful hopes of not being in pain, but instead of how to manage it. I had and still have a good support system. Find you one as well, and know you are strong for enduring this pain, the days of major weakness that you can hardly move an inch without being out of breath and feeling as though someone has taken all the blood from your body and is trying to drag you down through the center of the earth. You're doing well. I've tried to explain what Fibromyalgia is to others and failed in the past, or simply said I have it and they're like, oh I'm sorry but you can tell they have no idea what that is. You wish they could grasp what that means for you. Then one day I figured out how to explain it. The cold. You know how the weather effects us greatly, especially the cold. So when a normal person gets cold, their muscles contract and tighten, (I show them by tightening my fist) but then when they warm up, their muscles loosen and that's it (release fist slowly) (Now tighten your fist again) when someone with Fibro gets cold, their muscles contract, and tighten, now you've warmed up, (keep your fist held tight and try to let it go but resist and strain against from clenching your fist) Our brain says to let go, but the muscles don't receive that message, and confuses the brain, causing pain in our muscles that won't listen and vice versa. This is the best way I can explain it. When I've had people do this with their fists to show how painful it is you can see a lightbulb go off in their heads and they get it, just that small idea of what it means to have a chronic pain disorder that effects every muscle in your body.

It took almost five years to get my diagnosis

I am so glad you made this video. I am in years watching as I can feel exactly how the ladies are describing it. Till now I knew the pain but not the name. Thank you for letting me know what I'm going through. Thank you. God bless you

YES IT DOES FEEL LIKE THIS!! I have it and hate.it. Thanks for making people more aware! Mine came through major serious stress.

Bawling after the intro. This is the most accurate anything I have ever seen on this!!! Thank you, thank you for this!!!!! Diagnosed 8 months after 2 years and a nervous break down.

I was diagnosed at age of 5yrs old im.now 33 and i cant explain how far ive come.. i can work ok only so many hours but ive come a long way.. ive even joined a gym which gives me so much more energy.. never left fibro define who u are.. fibro has been my life but it will never take my life anymore.. love to u all 💪💜

Our Fibro was caused by the sever trauma to us in childhood. We have DID and seems most that do have Fibro. Where finding that the vagus nerve seems to be the main cause of Fibro. If the vagus nerve is affected it causes so many many issues. IBS, ANXIETY, INSOMNIA, FIBRO, DEGURATIVE DISEASE. ETC. Keep up the fight and hugs to all who suffer from Fibro and illnesses like this.

With lots of love to all.. I am also suffering with the condition, don't remember since when but diagnosed 7 years back... I know its very difficult but possible to live as normal as others.. I am a physician, a mother of 2(one of which is CF)... Taking care of home and outside affairs.. I am sharing this to encourage all of us.. I know it hurts, it hurts alot, people say you are a dr and you take analgesics.. But at times I can't help it as I want to show myself as good and strong as people and family think of me....the thing helps most is to count your blessings.. ❤️

Watching this helped so much! I’m in pain everyday…and it just effects my days so much! Thank you for the video!

It's such a debilitating condition, yet the sufferers i hear from and speak too, are some of the most lovely people imaginable. I've had fibro 8 yrs, and my condition is getting worse. But hearing from people like this, gives me hope.

I have fibromyalgia...wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy!

Fibromyalgia is evil. It’s robbed me of almost everything in my life 😢. I’m so exhausted fighting this fight and feeling invisible

This helped me get a better understanding of my dads pain! 😩❤️

Thank you ladies for managing to verbalise what our pain feels like. I couldn't for the life of me explain mine.

Thank you to these ladies for raising awareness and explaining what I feel daily xxx

Prayer to all who fight this never give .Keep moving. love yourself even on your low day. You and only you know what you feel its not in our head's. Be a warrior in your own rite... love Z

I would be bed bound for days if I started moving like that. When the pain hits there is no mind over matter for me, it is truly excruciating and nothing takes it away...

this video makes me feel so seen. especially when she says like "you could be completely, absolutely fine one minute and then all of a sudden you can't walk" so relatable 💔

Crying by the end. It’s nice to hear that what I’m feeling and going through is understood by others. Sharing this video. So informative and spot on! Thank you! ❤️

This is the most challenging painful experiences I've ever had. It is Real and Debilitating. Suicide will cross the mind of the most "normal " of us!

I’ve had it 23 yrs. Thank you for this. There’s got to be something we are missing in our bodies!! Prayers for all you beautiful ladies 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 Mine was triggered by spinal meningitis!!

This is My Life... The best documentary of fybromialgia...👍🏻

Thank you so much for making this video, I've always struggled explaining my condition to people, especially due to the fact that we don't know what caused it, but i think i'll be sending this to people to explain it in future

We need to make a support group! That analogy of the voodoo doll is exactly what I feel.

Ladies thank you, I’ve had this damn condition for over 20 years and the fact that it’s being recognised as a thing is such a relief! Mine started after having a miscarriage, you are given a D&C after and its was assumed that I had had a reaction to the muscle relaxant medication given during the operation. It was like I had been put in a concrete body suit that was too small with barbed wire, fireworks and cold water running down my legs. Then the fatigue comes to play, a very unwelcome visitor, my brain cells decided to depart to the degree that I couldn’t remember my DOB!

Absolutely perfect. Thank you BBC.

Living with Fibro too. Yes, people don't understand what we go through. Well done for creating this awareness and support.

This video has been so incredibly relieving that I want to reach out with my own story. As long as I can remember , and also how it started, was with restless leg syndrome. Crying at 3 am when I was like 7... At 15, I found my Ill mother's medicine drawer and took some tramadol and it was so weird like I didn't REALIZE I was IN pain (because I assumed everybody felt the same) until those synthetic opioids stopped my legs from cramping and kicking. It was like God had came down from the Heavens and unfortunately that was the biggest curse I ever suffered as I became an opiate addict. I'm now 29 and it's in my shoulder blades the worst and everywhere else. I've also made the tin Man reference. Yet when I'm having a good day, people assume I'm fine, not realizing it took three hours of sobbing and writhing under a duvet to even move. I'm yet to be treated, but my addiction issues have made things worse. I'm just so relieved I'm not going mad and love these girls for sharing ♥️

I can't live my life after diagnosed that I have fybromialgia. I can't take this. I'm lost of my spirit. 😭

I am so relieved to watch this to hear these women share what I feel day and night. I was 24 when I first felt the achiness all over until now, at 52, I'm in constant pain like I was hit by a truck and broke every bone in my body. It feels like when you have the worst most extreme flu but without the fever (sometimes) and without the vomiting.

Thankyou for this video!

I’m 21 and only a month or two ago I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia. My DR is a twat and isn’t offering anything other than the diagnosis, and some days it’s really hard

I have fibromyalgia and it was refreshing to see people I can relate too. I try to avoid talking about my condition because it sounds like an exaggeration. The pain feels like acid is running through my veins and I am getting stabbed repeatedly. It has been extremely difficult to attend my university lectures and I can barely make it out of bed. To do the simplest of tasks such as cooking and cleaning has been extremely hard, people can't understand how it feels to be in pain 24/7. I have felt so alone, depressed and have had low moods, I am also stressing about the lessons that I have missed at university and how to start and finish my assignments. There is nothing to prepare you for the multiple panic attacks, migraines, nausea, dizziness, feeling weak and drained etc.

Best video I've came across. Thank you

I am crying because I finally feel understood. Thank you for making this video. It brings me closer to my healing and it is confirmation that my intuitive guidance on how to heal my body is working. For me, medication was just a way to numb the pain. I am learning to be free of the pain and of the labels. However, I am proud to be a fibromyalgia and PTSD warrior. We are humans and humans like to put labels. Those are two of mine!