Marianne Robinson

If someone lived in your body for half a day, they’d stop asking why you’re tired. They’d stop questioning your pain. They’d stop assuming you’re “doing too little.” People make a lot of assumptions on appearance. Hypermobility means your body relies more on muscular effort and nervous system input to create stability. That translates into constant, low-level work, often without rest. • muscles working overtime • joints that need continuous monitoring • background pain that never fully disappears • fatigue that isn’t proportional to activity • a nervous system that rarely gets to stand down None of this is visible. But all of it is very real. If this resonates, you’re not alone. What would someone say if they spent half a day in your body?