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

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's medial and social welfare systems.--0:00 Intro0:26 Some context from Tobi2:32 Meet Hanna3:14 When her pain started5:13 Response from doctors7:40 Realizing her situation is not normal9:39 Breaking free from her family12:27 What are Hanna's illnesses?13:50 Understanding her own life15:08 Starting social media17:37 Japanese health care/social support20:04 Daily life for Hanna23:13 Hanna's medication24:37 Social media response26:26 Has Hanna's messaged reached researchers?28:58 What should change in Japan?32:12 Starting a GoFundMe38:31 Hanna's goals39:59 Hanna's dreams42:14 How Hanna experiences pain44:41 Dealing with prejudice45:44 Message from Hanna--Follow Hanna: @hanna_with_pain https://www.instagram.com/hanna_with_painhttps://www.tiktok.com/@hanna_with_painFollow us:https://unpacking.jp/https://www.instagram.com/unpacking_japanhttps://www.tiktok.com/@unpackingjapanhttps://www.facebook.com/unpackingjapanhttps://www.youtube.com/@unpackingjapanshortshttps://www.x.com/unpacking_japanhttps://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/unpackingjapanSubscribe for more in-depth discussions about life in Japan! 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/