When I first tell people about my chronic illness, I brace myself for that cringy question: “What do you take for that?” It’s the most common thing people ask when I tell them I have fibromyalgia.
It’s fascinating and troubling that this go-to is treatment-centric. In fact, a lot of conversation around my condition with people who don’t have a similar chronic illness revolves around treatment. “Look at this hemp patch for pain.” “You should swim.” “I saw a medicine for that on TV.” What it all sounds like to me is: “What do you do to become more normal?” And then that rabbit hole of implications… “Because you should be normal.” “Because everyone should be normal.” “Because you can’t be happy unless you’re normal.” And worst of all: “Bec
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