Ever since being diagnosed with SSD, I’ve never met anyone else that has it .... or even knows what it is. Mine appeared in 2006, after the traumatic death of a boyfriend. My “pain attacks” would happen multiple times a day, lasting for hours. The pain would be right between my breasts, and was so excruciating I would pass out. At 18 years old, I thought there was something wrong with me. I would be in the ER at least once a week, if not more. It took YEARS before a therapist diagnosed me. 

What does your SSD story look like?
Are you still in treatment?
How do you handle it with kids and a spouse (if that apples to you)?