When your morning begins with pain, it plagues you throughout your day and your evening ends with pain, too, it is exhausting and not just physically exhausting, but mentally and emotionally, too.
Anyone who has lived with chronic pain will know just how frustrating it is. Whether your chronic pain has a diagnosable name or you are still experiencing never ending tests.
The frustration can grow when you experience what you call a good day. Your body tricks you into thinking you have turned a corner only for you to experience the pain 10 times worse the following day.
Your situation is often compounded by others. You know, your friends and family who suddenly have a degree in medicine and attempt to make helpful suggestions about how best you can handle your condition.
They may mean well, but the truth is that the average person cannot understand what you are going through because they haven’t lived it.
It can be difficult to empathize with someone that is dealing with something that you have never experienced. While your health may be deteriorating rapidly people won’t understand or they simply won’t care.
If they can’t see your illness or your pain they can’t process how it could be so limiting. You don’t need to be dealing with their issues in addition to handling your condition.
For those dealing with chronic pain, there may be a difficult choice to make, it may be necessary to cut people from your life because they bring a negativity that makes dealing with your illness more difficult.
If they can’t see that you are suffering, then how can they really be your friend? When you do find the people who are there for you, even though they can’t possibly understand, hold on to them tightly.
As someone dealing with chronic pain, you may have also concluded that a lot of medical professionals just aren’t very good at their job.
Managing chronic pain is challenging for both the professional and the patient. It’s an ongoing process that requires the patience of both parties and persistence.
Usually, the person in the pain is the only one who understands that. Don’t be afraid to search out the right doctor for you.
Remember, when you are dealing with chronic pain you get to feel however it is that you feel. Don’t apologize for having a bad day, and when you’re having a good day let people see that you still have limits.
You don’t have to explain your pain or justify it. That doesn’t mean you should lash out at people, though, sorry.
While you don’t have to disclose your medical conditions to employers, educators, or anyone else on the planet, you can choose to if you feel it will help them understand some of your actions and behaviors.
It’s okay to be honest and it may make you feel better about suffering from chronic pain when it isn’t some sort of secret that is weighing on your mind.
More importantly, you need to listen to your body. You may have to give up some of the things you love temporarily simply because your body cannot keep up. When you do feel up to it you should get up and get out, this is imperative to your mental health.
It’s common for chronic pain sufferers to struggle with depression, so you should know what keeps your spirits flying high. Whether it’s a certain brand of tea, your favorite set of books, or a particular park or movie. Do whatever it takes to keep a smile on your face.
Having said all of that, studies (On The Effectiveness Of Mindfulness Meditation On Pain And Quality Of Life Of Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain, Banth S et al) have indicated that there is real value in using meditation as an effective means to relieve chronic pain.
You can learn much more here about using meditation and other alternative health remedies in my online guide https://www.discoveryhub.net/how-to-improve-pain-management.html
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