For those who suffer from Fibromyalgia or know loved ones who do, how has it affected your/their lives?

Please be patient here, i have a couple questions for you at the end. thanks in advance

My mother was diagnosed two years ago and the pain she goes through somedays are unbearable. She was often called a "faker", "liar", and people had said,"it was all in her head", to me when someone is in pain like that is uncalled for. She had also gone into bouts with extreme sadness because of Fibro.
1. Has anyone had this similair type of treatment from others because most people do not know what it is?
2. Are there organizations that I can work with to help spread the knowledge of this, so other people don't go through what my mother is right now?