Day: February 5, 2026

Chest pain is one of the most alarming symptoms a person can experience. When it happens repeatedly, without clear test results or explanations, it can become emotionally exhausting. For people living with fibromyalgia, chest pain is not uncommon, yet it is frequently misunderstood, misdiagnosed, or dismissed. One of the most common sources of confusion is the overlap between fibromyalgia chest pain and costochondritis, a condition involving inflammation of the rib cartilage. Although the pain may feel identical, the underlying causes are often very different. Understanding this distinction is essential—not only…

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Many people don’t believe in fibromyalgia — they say it’s a “head thing”. Those who live with this know how painful it is to deal with not only pain, but also disbelief. Sometimes people ask what it’s like to live like this, but it’s almost impossible to explain to those who have never felt it. Fibromyalgia is one of the most difficult conditions to deal with, because the pain is invisible to those on the outside. We asked our online community: “How would you describe how you feel about fibromyalgia?”…

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Many people living with fibromyalgia struggle to describe their pain. One of the most common phrases you will hear is, “It feels like my bones hurt.” The pain is deep, persistent, and difficult to pinpoint, leading many to believe that the problem lies within the bones themselves. However, fibromyalgia is not a bone disease. There is no bone damage, erosion, or degeneration involved. Instead, fibromyalgia is a disorder of the central nervous system, where the brain and spinal cord process pain signals in an altered and amplified way. Understanding why…

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