Important!!

littleredridingscarf:

Guys the petition to recognize Fibromyalgia as a disability ends this month and it needs 97.5 K signatures still please sign this petition its extremely important. Fibromyalgia is ‘a common syndrome in which a person has long-term, body-wide pain and tenderness in the joints, muscles, tendons, and other soft tissues. Fibromyalgia has also been linked to fatigue, sleep problems, headaches, depression, and anxiety‘

crohns-sucks:

neecygrace:

Today’s picture for invisible illness is a personal one. This is one of about 30 notes that my friend has received since using her handicapped placard. I’m going to say this to you, have you ever seen someone get out of a car parked in a handicapped space and said to yourself “they look too young or they don’t look disabled.” I’m going to go with yes you have, because we all have at one time. I can’t remember doing it, but before I understood the difficulties of invisible illness when I was younger I probably did. Let me ask you this though, when you had that thought was it because you knew with 100% certainty that they weren’t handicapped or did you assume that because of their age and/or not seeing a cane, walker or wheelchair? All I’m asking is that we stop and think when we someone need a mobility aid, park in a handicapped space or say they are disabled that we remember this “DISABILITY HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH AGE OR APPEARNACE.” #spoonie #invisibleillness #disability #chronicillness #rheumatoidarthritis #lupus #fibromyalgia #myofascialpainsyndrome

If nothing else, this post needs to be seen around the internet more. This harassment is not okay and no one should have to deal with it on top of having an invisible illness. This is just another form of anonymous bullying to add to the internet bullying these TROLLS are capable of.

If you are healthy, please reblog.
If you are sick, please reblog.
If you have a disability, please reblog.
If you have an invisible illness, please reblog.
If you know someone with a disability, please reblog.
If you are a human being, please reblog.

Let’s spread the word and help those of us that may not look like it.

Ignorance isn’t bliss, ignorance is ignorance.

impressioniste:

commanderdudebro:

castiel-in-the-phone-box:

magesmagesmages:

ladyintegra:

surrealsadi:

aroihkin:

randomminer:

don’t forget anxiety!!

Everyone who knows me knows someone with lupus, fibro, and chronic fatigue. If you don’t know anyone else with an invisible illness, you know me.

My mother suffers Arthritis, Depression, and probably a few others. Asthma is an invisible illness, which I suffer. It may not be painful, but the coughing and shortness of breath can be terrifying to live with. I also likely have some form of Depression. My best friend has RSD(which is sorta like fibromyalgia, but not), and is Bi Polar.

My best friend has issues with back pain that no treatment or pain meds has helped her with. She’s been to several doctors and they have all told her that there is nothing wrong with her but they haven’t sat with her while she cried from all the pain she felt. She’s come close to being addicted to the codeine that they gave her so she stopped taking them, has had her nerves burnt and has gone through various physical therapy. So far nothing has helped her.

OYD and my other internet friends who suffer from fibro I love you! My mother suffered arthritis all her young adult life. My husband suffers from migraines, one of my best friends from chronic depression.

I love you all.

social anxiety disorder, adhd & athsma

arthritis.

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Yup.

Endometriosis, PCOS, PMDD, arthritis, degenerative disc disease, obstructive sleep apnea, migraines, asthma, IBS, metabolic syndrome, high blood pressure, peptic ulcers and severe GERD, tendinitis, panic disorder, anxiety, and depression among them.

My heart goes out to anyone who’s ever heard the phrase, “But you don’t look sick!” And my ears are always open to anyone who needs to vent about it.

Type 1 diabetes, anxiety, Ménière’s, back and hip issues (if I wasn’t lucky enough to have access to a good chiropractor, I’d probably have had to have surgery by now).

I’m lucky in than no one has ever pulled the “At least you don’t have cancer” thing in regards to my diabetes, but if they ever did I would inform then that, actually, diabetes and its complications results in more deaths per year than the combined numbers for breast cancer and AIDs. And no, some complications you can’t prevent by taking care of yourself, because you can do everything right and still have your body turn against you. Control isn’t a magic wand, and insulin isn’t a cure.