Is it all in my head?

Understanding fibromyalgia is hard for many people. It's easy to say that it's just all in a person's head because there is no obvious source of pain. It's also easy to dismiss because many of the patients also suffer from depression and it's easy to write it off as just another “problem” that they're having. I personally know that fibromyalgia is very real because I suffer from it almost daily. My husband on the other hand has a hard time understanding what I'm going through. It's easy for him to disbelieve the things I tell him because he doesn't understand that it's a real condition and not just “all in my head.” There is still so little that is actually understood about fibromyalgia. As more research is done the face of fibromyalgia is changing. Scientists once classified fibromyalgia as an inflammatory musculoskeletal disease, but now believe it is more of a central nervous system disorder. In fact many doctor's once believed that fibromyalgia was all made up anyways. As doctors and scientists begin to understand the causes of fibromyalgia it will start to lead to better treatment options in the future. For now all we can do is to help spread awareness in the hopes that more people will begin to understand this often misunderstood disorder.