Pain and Prejudice: What’s It Like Living With Chronic Pain?

"When I asked the neurologist to explain my diagnosis of fibromyalgia, he told me to google it," says Swati, a lawyer, activist, and a chronic pain warrior. "When the pain is invisible, people can be apathetic, they often think we're faking it, or being lazy," says Pooja, a writer and a vocal mental health and disability activist. "I don't want my pain to become my identity," says Anubha, a dentist and another chronic pain warrior In this podcast, 3 chronic pain warriors share with us their personal stories (which are also that of thousands more) of living with chronic pain and its invisible struggles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices