I meet new people with chronic pain all the time. One of the first things they say to me is "Nobody believes me!" In many situations, mine is one of those, there is no hard evidence to show other people your pain.
I'm only 26 years old and I told doctors for years that I was having terrible chest pains. Every doctor told me it was anxiety and put me on antidepressiants. None of these treatments helped my chest pains. I'm very lucky and my family and fiance are very supportive. I have met coutless others who are not so lucky. Even after being diagnosed with a chronic pain condition the people in their lives still don't understand. I've tried over the past few months to see it from their point of view. If I had never been in pain everyday I wouldn't nessisarily understand either. Over the next couple of week I'm going to share some of the things that I've tried and have work for me managing my chronic pain and helping those around me understand.
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