Hi there,
I’m sorry to hear you’re going through this challenging time trying to get disability support and figure out what direction to take. Living with fibromyalgia can be tough, as it affects each person differently and manifests in a wide range of symptoms. I hope you find a positive outcome.

I live in the UK. I worked freelance for the past three years, but I was signed off by my GP for the past six weeks until next January. I have fibromyalgia, lumbosacral spondylosis with radiculopathy and hypermobility. I don’t know how I managed to work over the past three years, but being single, I had no choice but to go to work in excruciating neuropathic pain, chronic fatigue and other symptoms because I couldn’t afford to live on benefits. I didn’t realise that I would have received disability benefits and other support. Because that’s what we push through until our bodies can’t cope anymore.

Please get all the help and support you can. Don’t hesitate to ask the health professiosnals and Social Security,
questions even if they seem obvious, take someone with you if that's possible for support and to advocate for you. Take care and I wish you all the best.