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Invisible Illnesses VIII: Prosopagnosia and Face Blindness

By Morgan McGowan Illustration by Amelia Field ÔÇ£Sorry, IÔÇÖm really bad with facesÔÇØ. WeÔÇÖve all been there, right? YouÔÇÖre in a meeting, or at a party, or youÔÇÖve just bumped into someone in the street, and theyÔÇÖve struck up a conversation with you. HereÔÇÖs the problem: you have no idea who they are. Only apparently we havenÔÇÖt all been there. I was nineteen years old … Continue reading Invisible Illnesses VIII: Prosopagnosia and Face Blindness

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Invisible Illnesses VII: Living with an Undiagnosed Autoimmune Disease

By Ella Lloyd Illustration by Amelia Field *TW ÔÇô Discussions of autoimmune diseases and undiagnosable illnesses* When I was 11, I caught glandular fever. I was off school for nearly 3 weeks and lost a lot of weight. IÔÇÖve never quite been right since. From around 15, I developed a host of unexplained symptoms- joint pain, excessive fatigue, chest pains, consistent anaemia, and weird blotchy … Continue reading Invisible Illnesses VII: Living with an Undiagnosed Autoimmune Disease

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Invisible Illnesses VI: My Experience with Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviour

By Katie Waits *TW ÔÇô Discussions of Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviours (BFRBs), dermatillomania, and trichotillomania* ÔÇ£Can you all please turn your cameras on?ÔÇØ  ThatÔÇÖs such a familiar request nowadays. Some days, IÔÇÖll be happy to switch my camera on in a seminar. Other times, I dread those words. It usually means an hour of fidgeting, sitting at an awkward distance from the camera, constantly tilting and … Continue reading Invisible Illnesses VI: My Experience with Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviour

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Invisible Illnesses II: Living with an Unseen Disability

Words by Rhianna Hurren-Myers Illustration by Amelia Field / @amelialfield The Story It was around 1am on the busiest night IÔÇÖd ever seen at CardiffÔÇÖs StudentÔÇÖs Union. Somewhere between the bar and the main stage, I had failed to notice that I had lost the friends I had come out with. Instead, I was preoccupied clumsily tugging on the door of a disabled toilet.  ÔÇ£YouÔÇÖre … Continue reading Invisible Illnesses II: Living with an Unseen Disability

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