question: I am 47 years old and have had Fibromyalgia for just over 30 years, am on permanent CPP disability. The pain is way worse now then when I was 17, could be that I ve raised three children since then! If it weren t for my children, I wouldn t be here right now - everything I do is painful, exhausting, and depressing.... The way I explain my unrelenting pain to some people has been telling them that just because I m smiling today doesn t mean that I am not in pain, doesn t mean every single joint, muscle etc... isn t driving me mad, every second of every minute of every hour of every day etc... and that I m a good actress when I need to be! I also explain my situation this way