In this article, I describe the experience of a chronic pain diagnosis. Combining memoir, medical history, and literary precedents, I begin with a reflection on my own history with walking. Walking leads to foot pain which eventually leads to diagnosis of a full-body chronic condition: fibromyalgia. Through an exploration of the history of hysteria, one of fibromyalgia’s ancestors, I consider some of the resonances between these conditions.

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脚注：追溯诊断的步骤

在这篇文章中，我描述了慢性疼痛诊断的经验。结合回忆录、医学史和文学先例，我从步行反思自己的历史开始。步行会导致足部疼痛，最终导致全身慢性疾病的诊断：纤维肌痛。通过探索歇斯底里症（一种纤维肌痛的祖先）的历史，我考虑了这些病症之间的一些共鸣。