My pain levels change so dramatically from day to day that I've started to doubt my own experience. When doctors can't find consistent patterns, I begin to wonder if I'm making it all up.
More people experience this than they realize.
The absence of external validation for fluctuating symptoms erodes confidence in subjective experience.
“Where Are You with Chronic illness — living with a long condition?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.