What it's like to live with invisible illnesses in Japan

<p>Meet Hanna, an activist who has been living with chronic illnesses like fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome, as well as PTSD. She sits down to talk to us about her experiences living with invisible illness in Japan, and her views on Japan&#39;s medial and social welfare systems.</p><p><br></p><p>--</p><p>0:00 Intro</p><p>0:26 Some context from Tobi</p><p>2:32 Meet Hanna</p><p>3:14 When her pain started</p><p>5:13 Response from doctors</p><p>7:40 Realizing her situation is not normal</p><p>9:39 Breaking free from her family</p><p>12:27 What are Hanna&#39;s illnesses?</p><p>13:50 Understanding her own life</p><p>15:08 Starting social media</p><p>17:37 Japanese health care/social support</p><p>20:04 Daily life for Hanna</p><p>23:13 Hanna&#39;s medication</p><p>24:37 Social media response</p><p>26:26 Has Hanna&#39;s messaged reached researchers?</p><p>28:58 What should change in Japan?</p><p>32:12 Starting a GoFundMe</p><p>38:31 Hanna&#39;s goals</p><p>39:59 Hanna&#39;s dreams</p><p>42:14 How Hanna experiences pain</p><p>44:41 Dealing with prejudice</p><p>45:44 Message from Hanna</p><p><br></p><p>--</p><p>Follow Hanna:</p><p> @hanna_with_pain </p><p>https://www.instagram.com/hanna_with_pain</p><p>https://www.tiktok.com/@hanna_with_pain</p><p><br></p><p>Follow us:</p><p>https://unpacking.jp/</p><p>https://www.instagram.com/unpacking_japan</p><p>https://www.tiktok.com/@unpackingjapan</p><p>https://www.facebook.com/unpackingjapan</p><p>https://www.youtube.com/@unpackingjapanshorts</p><p>https://www.x.com/unpacking_japan</p><p>https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/unpackingjapan</p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe for more in-depth discussions about life in Japan! </p><p><br></p><p>Interested in working at a global e-commerce company in Osaka? Our parent company ZenGroup is hiring! To learn more, check out https://careers.zen.group/en/</p>