Appearing on the latest episode of Therapy Works with Julia Samuel, Young, 55, said she 'beautifully ignored' her pain because she felt like it was 'self indulgent' to address it.
Kirsty Young says she spent a year-and-a-half 'beautifully ignoring' symptoms of fibromyalgia because she had a life of privilege and addressing it when she had such a great career felt like 'a penthouse problem'.
Appearing on the latest episode of Therapy Works, psychotherapist Julia Samuel's podcast, Kirsty Young said she 'beautifully ignored' her health issues for a year-and-a-half because she felt like it was 'self indulgent' when she had a life of privilege She says she was pre-disposed genetically to get rheumatoid arthritis, which causes pain and stiffness in the joints. Fibromyalgia is a long-term chronic condition that causes pain all over the body and tiredness.
Young was presenter of Desert Island Discs on Radio 4 when the illness struck, and says stress exacerbated her symptoms 'You start to lose your sense of humour, you can't really cope with things that would normally wash over you.' She said of her exit at the time: 'After 12 incredibly happy and fulfilling years on Desert Island Discs I've decided to step down permanently.
She presented a total of 496 episodes of the programme as well as fronting its 70th and 75th anniversary celebrations.
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