Lena Dunham shares struggles with disorder

Actress Lena Dunham has opened up about suffering from fibromyalgia, a disorder associated with widespread pain throughout the body that impacts mostly women.

Dunham, 32, shared a candid Instagram post on Saturday.

“This is a post about chronic pain. I have it. I bet a lot of you do too. Some of us talk about it. Others are afraid to, as it could cost them their jobs or their relationships or their sense of control in a chaotic world. In this way it’s very analogous to sexual trauma,” she wrote.

“There is also (as Lady Gaga so wisely shared this week) a proven connection between chronic pain and trauma,” she added.

She revealed that her symptoms were triggered a day after Dr Christine Blasey Ford testified against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.