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FIONA TALKINGTON, MUSICIAN, WRITER AND BROADCASTER: I talk about the volume of pain. There are times when it's so intense, when the volume is so high, that I just wish somebody would come along and unzip my body and just take it away. Humankind has constantly tried to define pain. It isn't easy.
So if I were to tell you how my pain is at the moment, it actually feels today as if someone has tried to put a wetsuit on me. But this wetsuit is just covered in tiny tacks that are really, really sharp. And they're pulling on this wetsuit all the time. It also feels as if there are people with drills on the soles of my feet, and there are lots and lots and lots of people, and they're just drilling into my feet.
Pain itself is a hidden disability. And I think it's really difficult to get that across, because you can't see somebody else's pain. I suppose in every walk of life, if you feel understood, that's half the battle. And I think that journey of trying to explain yourself is a really hard one. It's absolutely exhausting.
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