The Struggle You Don’t Realize When You See Me Out And About
By Lindsay Karp in The Mighty. There is a lot you don’t realize when you see me out and about. You may think I’m fine when you see me at the playground pushing my son on the swing. You may think...
View ArticleThe One Thing People With Invisible Illnesses Want
By Rachel Jones in The Mighty. I am invisible. Well, I’m not actually invisible, but part of me is. It’s the part of me that really doesn’t want me to succeed or to do well. The part that hates...
View ArticleLearning To Be ‘OK’ With Where My Health Is Right Now
By Savanna Sheilds in The Mighty. Growing up, I had the world at my feet. I made good grades, competed in a variety of extracurricular activities, and made good choices in order to get into...
View ArticleThe Psychology Of Hidden Disability
By Katherine Bouton in Psychology Today. My hidden disability is hearing loss, but the psychological, emotional, and professional ramifications I experience are true for anyone with a hidden...
View ArticleThe Challenge Of Explaining How I Feel As Someone With CFS/ME
By Emma England in The Mighty. One of the most frustrating things about living with CFS/ME (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis) is that most of the time, I don’t “look” ill, and...
View Article5 Reasons Unsolicited Medical Advice Hurts More Than It Helps
By Saidee Wynn in The Mighty. Look, I get it. You see someone hurting and you want to help them. Maybe you were sick once but because you tried x-supplement or y-exercise and you now feel better...
View Article10 Mic-Drop Replies For Every Time Someone Doubts Your Illness
by Elaine Atwell in Healthline. If you’ve ever had to explain your medical condition to a stranger, you’ve probably experienced the wide-eyed pity, the awkward silence, and the “Oh yeah, my cousin...
View ArticleUsing Mobility Aids When You Have An Invisible Illness
“What happened to you, then?” There’s no ideal time to acquire a long-term chronic illness, but becoming disabled halfway through your undergraduate degree has to be up there in the Least...
View Article‘But You Don’t Look Disabled ?’ What Living With An Invisible Disability Is...
By Mared Parry in The Tab. I shouldn’t have to prove I’m disabled by showing my scars If you were sat opposite me on the train or if you looked at my Instagram, you’d never guess I’m disabled....
View ArticleThousands Share Their Invisible Disabilities On Twitter
From BBC News. Using the hashtag #InvisiblyDisabledLooksLike, Twitter users across the world with hidden disabilities have been sharing pictures and stories to challenge society’s perceptions. Many...
View ArticleDisabled Woman Says Stansted Airport Refused To Offer Her Help Because She...
By Julia Buckley in The Independent. A disabled passenger has branded Stansted Airport staff “disgusting” after she was denied assistance because she “didn’t look disabled”. Nathalie...
View ArticleDisabilities Are Not Always Obvious. Don’t Judge Us Without Knowing The Full...
By Nia Sims in The Guardian. Too many of my friends have told me of being abused by strangers when using an accessible (or “disabled”) parking space. Sometimes there is a note left under the...
View Article9 Rounds Of Electroshock Therapy. 6 Years Lost. All Because Her Doctors Got...
By Michele Lent Hirsch in Cosmopolitan. She’s lying on a gurney in a white room, a blanket covering her body, an IV pinched into her arm. A nurse is sticking electrodes to the side of her head,...
View ArticleYou Don’t Look Sick: ‘My Skin Condition Causes A Lot Of Pain But I Gave Up My...
By Laura Abernethy in Metro. Welcome to You Don’t Look Sick, our new weekly series about invisible illness and disabilities. There are 13.9 million disabled people in the UK, but for many of...
View ArticleWhen Children Don’t Get Well
From Utting-Wolff Spouts. When children don’t get well, when there is no adequate treatment, and they remain ill, we need to step in and fight for their right to be part of society. When children...
View ArticleYou Don’t Look Sick: ‘People Say ME Isn’t Real But Trust Me – I Deal With It...
By Laura Abernethy in The Metro. Over 13.9 million people living in the UK are disabled, but many people live with conditions that you can’t always see. They struggle with symptoms every day but...
View ArticleCare for Someone With Severe Myalgic Encephalomyelitis
By Greg Crowhurst in ME Support. Linda, my wife, collapsed over two decades ago and very quickly became bed bound. In the months leading up to her collapse, she had had several operations and a long...
View ArticleYou Don’t Look Sick: What It’s Like Living With An Invisible Illness
By Laura Abernethy in Metro. A year ago, we launched the You Don’t Look Series. Over the last 12 months, we’ve chatted to people from across the UK about their experiences of living with an invisible...
View ArticleTo Those Who Find My Illness ‘Hard To Understand’ When They See Me Smiling
By Tiffany Early in The Mighty. My husband and I had a conversation about how others perceive my illness the other day. It wasn’t a confrontational conversation — it was more the random musings...
View Article10 Things People Don’t Realize You’re Doing Because You Have An Invisible...
By Kim Quindlen in Thought Catalog. Often, the hardest part of having an invisible illness is not the chronic pain or the constant discomfort or any of the other symptoms – it’s the fact that...
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