If you walked into an office, could you tell who was suffering with pain and who was not? Most women who suffer with fibromyalgia do so in silence. Their coworkers and family members truly don't know the pain that they go through on a daily basis. They simply think they are a little uncomfortable every so often. Even more so, their doctors don't know the pain they are in.

According to WebMD, "More than one in five people living with pain said they did not seek treatment for the problem. Men and adults under 40 were the least likely to report their pain, and approximately one in four silent sufferers said their pain interfered with daily activities."

Their report comes from a survey of Minnesota residents with chronic pain lasting at least three months.

"Just like people who did tell their doctors about their pain, the people who didn't reported that pain interfered with both their daily activities and their sleep to a significant degree," researcher and family physician Barbara Yawn, MD, tells WebMD.