Actress Lena Dunham is suffering from fibromyalgia, which causes widespread pain throughout the body. Dunham, 32, opened up about living with the disorder in a candid Instagram post she shared with her followers on Saturday, reports dailymail.co.uk.

Fibromyalgia is a disorder associated with widespread pain throughout the body and impacts mostly women. Dunham's said: "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.