Fibromyalgia can be difficult to understand — both for the people living with it and for those around them.
The condition can cause widespread pain, overwhelming fatigue, sleep problems, difficulty concentrating, and a variety of other symptoms that may come and go.
Because there is no single blood test or scan that confirms fibromyalgia, some people spend months or even years trying to understand what is happening to their bodies.
You may also have heard fibromyalgia described online as “the disease of unexpressed emotions.”
But is that actually true?
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