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“My depression would be myself covered in darkness and shadows.” |
“My ulcerative colitis would most likely be red – with pain or embarrassment (and worry!)” |
“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” |
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“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.” |
“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.” |
“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.” |
