Okay so I've spoken before a few times on here about mental health and my own experiences with it. But mental illness is not the only type of illness that you cannot physically see. This week (26th September - 2nd October) is Invisible Illness Awareness week and so I thought we could talk about it.
Now I'm no health specialist or doctor, but I do have a lot to say in this area. I live with invisible illness and I haven't mentioned it on here or really anywhere online because I don't think that it is necessarily relevant most of the time. However, I'm not ashamed or embarrassed to talk about it. I can't speak for all chronic illnesses, of course, but I can share my own story and hopefully spread some knowledge.
This article on The Mighty has some great examples of how it can feel to have an invisible illness.
Today I'm going to focus on an invisible illness called Hypothyroidism, what it is, causes, symptoms and treatment. *I have been diagnosed with PCOS, but I'm still coming to terms with this myself so I won't be talking about it on here for now.*
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