A 'sickfluencer' who posts videos online to help people gain disability benefits says she's accused of "hacking the system" when she's "just educating people." Sara Middleton, 47, was first diagnosed with fibromyalgia, a chronic pain disorder, aged 17. Over the years she has also been diagnosed with spinal issues caused by nerve compression, chronic fatigue syndrome, depression, anxiety and inflammation of the chest known as costochondritis. Sara, a mum-of-one from Chesterfield, Derbyshire,