For Pain Awareness Month I look at the impact of chronic pain
Pain Awareness: When judgement comes from within the chronic pain community
Chronic pain I have always said is something you don't 'get' until you get it. It is a member only club... one that sucks though and you can't get out of. But sometimes, just sometimes, some of those members also toss out judgement. Almost flippantly like they lack empathy for the suffering of the person … Continue reading Pain Awareness: When judgement comes from within the chronic pain community
12 things I can tell you about chronic pain
I have had chronic pain officially for 23 years but I was complaining about pain since around 8 years old- before I even remember it really. I became to have memories of it around 12. You know, feeling drained by it and having troubles sleeping because of it. That sort of thing. It just means … Continue reading 12 things I can tell you about chronic pain
Pain Awareness: What I can tell you about fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia is a lot more than just pain. It is sleep dysfunction, cognitive dysfunction, fatigue and a lot of other symptoms but I am going to talk about the Pain. Fibromyalgia: What is it– a post for ‘what is fibromyalgia’ if you are recently diagnosed. Fibromyalgia introduction post– has posts I have made that will … Continue reading Pain Awareness: What I can tell you about fibromyalgia
Open letter from a person with chronic pain
September is Pain Awareness Month. And I do my best to raise awareness about it because there is still so much stigma out there. Maybe explaining living with chronic pain to someone who doesn't have it is impossible. Maybe it is like explaining infinity in a finite world. We can only count so far before … Continue reading Open letter from a person with chronic pain
How to Understand Someone with Chronic Pain
September is Pain Awareness Month and as such maybe we can spread some awareness of living with and coping with chronic pain. To that, I would like to explain how to understand someone with chronic pain- the basic essentials. Impact to Quality of Life with Chronic Pain How to understand someone with chronic pain We … Continue reading How to Understand Someone with Chronic Pain
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