The INvisible Project (video)

If you haven’t checked out the INvisible Project from the U.S. Pain Foundation, you’ll be surprised at the resources that are available. Videos, articles, and even a free online magazine with lots of practical tips, are all a part of the project.

Those with chronic pain will immediately understand the idea of “invisible” illness. Many of us have years of experience hiding our pain. But there comes a time to talk about it. The INvisible Project is especially a place where we can talk about it with one another.

Here’s how the website itself explains the goal of the project:

We strive to make visible the internal, often hidden challenges faced by those with chronic pain. We want to show what it’s like to live with pain—to thrive in spite of it. The project includes profiles of individuals, with photos of them on their best days… and in their darkest moments. Our goal: To show the reality of life with pain, and to offer hope and inspiration to the millions like us.

What Is the INvisible Project?

It might even encourage you to remember that there are many people suffering from chronic pain that isn’t headache – because it reminds us that there is an even larger group of people with similar, though different, struggles.

You can browse the website, but a couple of tips –

• If you’re especially interested in migraine, you can do a search and find specific articles on the topic. For example, check out the story of The Lineberry Family.
• You can read the INvisible Project magazine online for free. There are two issues dedicated to migraine, but there is a LOT of useful information in all the magazines.
• You can share your own story here. (You are invited to share a photograph – I don’t see a place to upload one, but you can link to a photograph or video.)

To give you more of an idea what the INvisible Project is all about, check out this video, with many stories, including headache stories.