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I have a friend who thinks that I am putting it on, when I say that I am in pain, as she just says, well you look good, are you sure you have pain, this really hurts me inside. Do any of you have friends or family who think that the pain is in your head?

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Was it for making friends as you are house bond,
Cuz you want to make a difference by share your account of problems you have or had.
You need advice as you have family members with pain and you don't know what to do about it or don't believe them!
You want to know how much pain they are really in, how can you tell!! ( Ask Them)

Does anyone feel like all you do is get in the way and slow everyone else down? As though everyone wants to get somewhere yesterday and you can't do so until tomorrow and so they are all ready and waiting at the door and you sometimes just end up passing on the trip, or activity, because you are still trying to get on your shoes and coat, so to speak.

For those who are married or in a committed relationship how does your spouse react to your chronic pain& handle it? For singles how does your chronic pain affect your dating life?

After about say 20 years of the same answers to family and friends, sorry i cannot stay up that late. or my pain hurts too much for me to stay here, I can't sit on hard surfaces or any other reasons we have. The Friends tend to dwindle away, and the Family say they understand but you can see it on their faces oh no again with "pain" I put it to you that if anyone who is not going through this 24/7 365 then they do NOT understand at all. You can reference the time they were in the… read more

I am 21 years old and I have been suffering from chronic back pain for the past four years. I has gotten worse these past 4 months and it's started affecting my legs as well so I use a walking stick to get around whenever I need to leave the house. I have noticed that whenever i walk into a room people would literally stop whatever they're doing and they'd just stare at me. The staring gets even worse when children start pointing at me. This has really affected my self esteem in a great way and… read more

I have a two year old who like to jump on and climb all over me and it's getting to be too much. She doesn't understand that mommy hurts and even punishing her feels wrong but I have to do it because she isn't getting it. How do you help toddlers and young children understand that you are in pain and they have to be careful with their affection?

I have heard of wild lettuce being used by native american shamans for pain relief has anyone heard of it or tried it? I am not advocating it all i know is that it is legal and it is supposed to help pain but it may be the new snake oil that predatory people are preying on the desperate to get pain relief. Any feedback?