"My depression would be myself covered in darkness and shadows."

— Rebecca

"My ulcerative colitis would most likely be red – with pain or embarrassment (and worry!)"

— Roxie

"My rheumatoid arthritis would be an overpowering, annoying and very active man. He'd be strong and healthy and that's why part of me is very scared of him."

— Adela

"My DID wouldn’t be one single person but a variety. I like to describe it as a multi-faceted diamond. There are all these different parts but they all make up one whole."

— Gwenyvere

"Her predatory advances are unpredictable; some days, you can survive without her bullying. Other days, my fibromyalgia is latched onto you, like a parasitic virus which you can't shrug off."

— Faith

"I am my depression. I see myself in a third person way, where the person that I’m looking at has an invisible disability, but I don’t ... it’s like looking at a reflection of yourself, where your reflection has the invisible disability."

— Devon