Do you feel pain because you fear it? The case of fibromyalgia If you type “Is fibromyalgia ...”, Google suggests “Is fibromyalgia real?” Doctors agree it is a “real” medical condition involving both physical and mental mechanisms. Current research highlights the importance of people’s expectancies about their symptoms. Fabiënne van den Ende, Sarah Vreijling and Merve Karacaoglu • November 25, 2019