Living with Chronic Pain: Discovering Gratitude “It can be difficult to feel thankful when you live with chronic pain. Because pain may interfere with
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In the land of pain… everybody will get used to it but me
“One of the hardest things about being chronically ill is that most people find what you’re going through incomprehensible—if they believe you are going through
Chronic pain: Destined for pain
When you have Fibromyalgia the pain process involves is this central sensitization… your brain becoming more sensitive and heightened for pain. There is a lot
Illness belief structures and invisible illness
I remember when I was younger and had Fibromyalgia and episodic migraines I thought very differently about my illness than I do now. I remember
Negative Physician Attitudes About Opioid Pain Meds and higher prescribing rates of NSAIDs with chronic pain
According to a study published in The Journal of Pain negative doctor attitudes about opiate medications are closely linked with lower rates of prescribing them
How do you think about your pain?
I don’t know about you but I am currently thinking a lot about pain right now… maybe what inspired this post since it is literally
The scary truth about our pain problem- Canadian Chatelaine article
The scary truth about our pain problem ““In Canada, pain is under-recognized and under-treated,” Lynch says. “And that’s all pain, whether it’s due to
Pacemaker for the brain that switches off chronic pain
Pacemaker for the brain that switches of chronic pain An implant deep in the brain… but not for a specific injury, for widespread pain… and
Preventing chronic pain study
“Cortisol, a hormone produced by the adrenal glands, is sometimes called the ‘stress hormone’ as it is activated in reaction to stress. Our study shows
You are not your illness?
You are not your illness I always have a bit of a problem with these statements. On the one hand, yes, I don’t
Chronic pain rewiring the brain
Chronic Pain Harms The Brain ScienceDaily (Feb. 6, 2008) It’s like I always said that continues dysfunction and firing in the brain changes the wiring and
Building Resiliency
Sepmtember Blog Carnival from Somebodyhealme is “Building Resiliency: How do you bounce back when life kicks you in the chin? What can you share with
Chronic pain: The look of the Other
There is this concept of the ‘look of the Other’. The idea is that when you are aware you are being observed you change
