One thing I know about chronic illness, whether it is a bad decade or a good decade, is that life goes on. I know we all have different health conditions and are in different stages of health with those conditions. I would never make any judgments or assumptions on your life. But I can tell … Continue reading Our Chronic Pain Story: The Author Part III
Our Chronic Pain Story: The Theme Part II
Read Our Chronic Pain Story: The Plot Part I So in Part 1 I went over how I think I got about making the plot of my life story and it can be summed up by: The plot and meaning of my story was this: Life is suffering and that is all that it will … Continue reading Our Chronic Pain Story: The Theme Part II
Our Chronic Pain Story: The Plot Part I
I have written on this subject before because it is something I have been pondering for some time as a metaphor to delve into how I think about pain. A metaphor that works for me because I am a writer. See: The pain story and The story we tell ourselves Now a story has a … Continue reading Our Chronic Pain Story: The Plot Part I
Chronic pain: The pain story
Our pain story is what we carry around with us based on our pain history, experiences, and leaves us with a certain perception of what it is to be in pain in the world. And it can be quite a burden to carry because chronic pain is constant. A constant stressor with a massive impact … Continue reading Chronic pain: The pain story
Fibromyalgia: pain perception and recollection
Pain perception has a lot to do with how we cope with pain. It is just a fact. Pain has an emotional factor to it. We are limited in our capacity to function. And as a result, we develop ideas about our pain experience. But remember this always, pain memory is fallible. Someone with temporary … Continue reading Fibromyalgia: pain perception and recollection
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