Social Security Disability for Fibromyalgia

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It’s hard to get other people to understand what it’s like living with fibromyalgia. People might say “it’s all in your head,” because you don’t look sick. They might even accuse you of avoiding responsibilities or “playing the victim” to get attention.

But this condition is all too real, serious and debilitating. It affects more than 5 million Americans. And Social Security recognizes it.

That means you can win Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits when fibromyalgia makes it impossible for you to work. In a 2012 ruling, Social Security acknowledged the “widespread pain in the joints, muscles, tendons, or nearby soft tissues” that fibromyalgia causes.