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newgirldark.bsky.social
Nobody Knows
I learned to laugh, I learned to hide,
To keep my broken world inside.
They think I'm fine because I smile,
But I've been lost for quite a while.
#NewGirlDark #MelancholicVerses #InvisiblePain #Loneliness #WordsFromTheShadows
October 12, 2026 at 6:54 PM
painassocscotland.bsky.social
When someone living with long-term pain appears well, it can be easy to underestimate what they are experiencing.

Learn more : bit.ly/4fKQZWq

#PainAwarenessMonth2026 #ChronicPain #SelfManagement #InvisiblePain #InvisibleIllness
Pain Association Scotland graphic on a dark purple background. Large white text reads: “People living with long term pain often find they become sensitive to what others say. For example, ‘You look well’, which can be meant positively but may be interpreted as an accusation that pain is not real.” Below, two women sit together in a café. One woman says, “You look well!” The other appears thoughtful, with a speech bubble showing her uncertainty about whether the comment means she looks well despite her illness or suggests that her pain was not real before. The Pain Association Scotland logo appears at the bottom.
September 17, 2026 at 2:02 PM
joshhutchinson.bsky.social
I have had constant pain for at least 30 years now. I guess that counts as intractable and yet I keep going.

#chronicpain #invisibledisability #invisiblepain
November 5, 2025 at 6:28 AM
dualisticunity.bsky.social
Redesigning the speculum exposes a bigger pattern: whose pain is treated as acceptable collateral?

dualisticunity.com/female-engin...

#InvisiblePain #SystemicBias
Female Engineers Have Redesigned the Speculum - Dualistic Unity
Female engineers have redesigned the vaginal speculum to reduce pain, fear, and exam avoidance and the implications reach far beyond one medical tool.
dualisticunity.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:23 PM
gentletales.bsky.social
Sometimes I cry for no reason. I just feel so alone and tired of everything...!!!

#Alone #TiredSoul #CryingInside #SilentStruggles #MentalHealth #DeepThoughts #HurtingInside #LonelySoul #InvisiblePain #BrokenHeart
September 29, 2025 at 8:31 AM
amy-lou-x.bsky.social
I'm already uncomfortable seeing the Dr.. might aswell make it weird 😂

#Fibromyalgia #ChronicIllness #ChronicPain #InvisiblePain #InvisibleIllness
November 21, 2024 at 7:03 PM
kevinselsfotos.eurosky.social
Sarah, 30/11/2019
#mentaalwelzijn #mentalhealthmatters #mentalhealthawareness #depression #facade #invisiblepain #depressie #tfpbelgie
November 24, 2024 at 3:12 PM
iwaserased.bsky.social
The world sees your smile—but not the battles you hide just to make it through the day.

https://davidshubert.substack.com/p/the-silent-struggles-of-an-alienated 

#ParentalAlienation #SilentStruggles #InvisiblePain
The Silent Struggles of an Alienated Parent
I want each of you who’s reading this to imagine, just for a moment, what it’s like to lose your children, and I don’t mean just physically, but emotionally as well.
davidshubert.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:02 PM
rostunbrokentn.bsky.social
#Trigeminalneuralgia #Chronicpain #Invisiblepain
#BeyondTheHorizon #HorizonForbiddenWest
"10 years with trigeminal neuralgia – a life between pain and invisible struggles. 💔🩹
I am Austrian and have been living with therapy-resistant trigeminal neuralgia—one of the most agonizing pain conditions a person can endure—for a decade now. Every single day is a struggle: the pain drains my energy 🔋, and the constant fight against it leaves me exhausted. There is no natural cause of death from this disease—only the pain 😔. And this pain can become so unbearable that it leads to suicidal thoughts. 🚨 In moments when I try to connect—whether through a farewell post or a simple message—I don’t ask for much. But I do ask for respect. A response. A sign that my voice matters. In our cultural circles (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), this is the standard: you reply because it shows courtesy and appreciation. When that response doesn’t come, it feels like someone is saying: You don’t matter enough. 💬❌ Yet in cultures like the U.S. or others where efficiency and pragmatism often overshadow empathy, things are different. That doesn’t mean people there are less compassionate—it just means the expectations are different. 🌍✨ A simple ‘thank you,’ an ‘I understand,’ or even just a heart symbol 💙 can make a huge difference for people like me. It says: I see you. And that means more than you know. 🙏 Thank you to everyone who understands that sometimes the smallest gesture counts. And to those who are simply there—even without words. 💛
August 7, 2026 at 9:31 AM
rostunbrokentn.bsky.social
Many thanks to everyone whose kind words and support gave me the courage to persevere despite the extremely severe pain.......🫂💙
#Thankyou #TrigeminalNeuralgia #Chronicpain #Invisiblepain #Weather
Many thanks to everyone whose kind words and support gave me the courage to persevere despite the extremely severe pain. I’m now going to get plenty of rest and recover. The weather I’d been looking forward to so much has finally arrived – and it’s set to last for another day. The coming nights will also be cooler, which will do me good too. The constant pain has also gone and is behaving as is typical for trigeminal neuralgia again. 🫂💙
August 6, 2026 at 7:47 AM
rostunbrokentn.bsky.social
Over the next few days, it's going to get cooler at night, which will make it easier to air the rooms. A glimmer of hope, but nothing more. 🥵🤕 #Weather #Chronicpain #Invisiblepain #Trigeminalneuralgia
August 5, 2026 at 11:40 AM
rostunbrokentn.bsky.social
#TrigeminalNeuralgia #ChronicPain #InvisiblePain
Taking a longer break for health reasons 💙
There’s something else you should know: how I’m really feeling health-wise. My treatment-resistant trigeminal neuralgia has flared up again due to the ongoing heatwave and, since yesterday, has been causing constant pain rather than the intermittent pain typically associated with trigeminal neuralgia. The coming days and nights will be crucial for me; if my condition doesn’t improve, I’ll have to go back to hospital. That’s why I’m taking it easy for now and hoping I’ll feel better soon once the heatwave is over. But I’m still here, liking and commenting on posts to take my mind off things as best I can, and listening to music.
August 5, 2026 at 10:26 AM
livedammit.bsky.social
#YESquote: Crooked:Outwitting the Back Pain Industry/ Cathryn J. Ramin - "New science in ' #inactivityphysiology' ...suggests that #chronicbackpain, costly & pernicious as it is, barely ranks as a problem compared w/ other disorders attributed to #sedentary lifestyles." #InvisiblePain bit.ly/4ePabTc
July 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
bleedingsubject.bsky.social
#CancerPain #ChronicIllness #LivingWithCancer #InvisiblePain
May 5, 2026 at 9:37 AM
ripolsgrove.bsky.social
#MentalHealth #mentalhealthmatters #ask #MentalHealthAwareness #mentalillness #therapy #MentalHealthTools #TherapistResources #Traumalnformed
#PeerSupport #InvisiblePain
#SocialWorkTools #DistressScale #coping #tools #copingmechanism
May 20, 2025 at 9:31 PM
odragonku.bsky.social
But, with each test back,
The failures must be my own,
"You look so #well!"

📋🔥

#HaikuFeels #DailyPrompt #PoetrySky #MicroPoem #ThreeLines #InvisiblePain #MedicalGaslighting #MedicalMisogyny #ChronicPain #Invalidation
November 13, 2025 at 2:52 PM
caralinesadventure.bsky.social
Mondays are usually my #progresspic day, but I was knocked on my butt yesterday by a fibromyalgia flare, so I did them today 💃💃💃

#ChronicPain #InvisiblePain #WhatWouldYouDo #fibromyalgia
#reels #trendingreels #explore #fyp
March 26, 2025 at 12:23 AM
caralinesadventure.bsky.social
New shoes, who ‘dis?

No matter how tired or sore I may be, it’s always fun to rock new shoes!

#ChronicPain #InvisiblePain #ootd
February 13, 2025 at 11:33 PM
caralinesadventure.bsky.social
Thanks for all the kind words and support! Y’all definitely helped me power through an awesome leg day.

I’m still exhausted, but I feel so much better mentally, and I really appreciate that!

#ChronicPain #InvisiblePain #WhatWouldYouDo
February 13, 2025 at 9:02 PM
kapildevbarai.bsky.social
If you hit me, you will see my body flinch, you will know I am in pain. But the pain inside my heart, the wounds in my mind—you will never see them. #InvisiblePain #SilentSuffering #BehindTheSmile #UnseenWounds #MentalHealthMatters #SoulBleedsSilently #PainYouCantSee #SilentCry #DeepFeelings
If you hit me, you will see my body flinch, you will know I am in pain. But the pain inside my heart, the wounds in my mind—you will never see them. Mental pain is silent, invisible, yet it cuts deeper than any wound on the skin. It breaks me from within, where no one can reach, where no one can truly understand. That unseen suffering is heavier than any blow, because it hides behind my eyes and my smile, while my soul quietly bleeds. #InvisiblePain #SilentSuffering #BehindTheSmile #UnseenWounds #MentalHealthMatters #SoulBleedsSilently #PainYouCantSee #SilentCry #DeepFeelings #HiddenScars
September 5, 2025 at 1:14 PM
kapildevbarai.bsky.social
#InvisiblePain
#SilentSuffering
#UnseenWounds
#MentalHealthMatters
#BehindTheSmile
#SoulBleedsSilently
#StrongerThanScars
#PainYouCantSee
#BrokenInside
#SilentCry
September 5, 2025 at 11:42 AM