There are millions of Americans who are suffering from chronic pain. — Jennifer Grey Copy Share Image
“I block out the pain, lock it behind a wall like I've done my entire life...” — Rebecca Yarros Copy Share Image
“I'm in pain all the time,' I said, 'and if I gave into it then I'd do nothing.” — Bernard Cornwell Copy Share Image
What I mean is sometimes, for an artist, chronic pain can be a gift. — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
“I take opioids to treat chronic pain. Stigmatizing them will harm me.” — Sonya Huber Copy Share Image
“Surrender is an incredibly difficult topic in light of chronic illness, because loss is often continued and sustained.” — Cindee Snider Re Copy Share Image
It's all been a blessing, just being able to focus on my health and redouble the efforts on recovery. It's been a… — Jim Irsay Copy Share Image
“I often wished that more people understood the invisible side of things. Even the people who seemed to understand, didn't really.” — Jennifer Starzec Copy Share Image
The only way to truly understand someones chronic pain...is to experience that pain yourself, which you probably never will. — Azgraybebly Joslan Copy Share Image
“In the debate over opioid addiction, there’s one group we aren’t hearing from: chronic pain patients, many of whom need to use… — S. E. Smith Copy Share Image
I have successfully dealt with my dependence and my chronic pain issues. I ask that my privacy and that of my family… — Jim Irsay Copy Share Image
“Terry recalled far better days when she'd risen bright and early every morning… Days before darkness had closed in and refused to… — Dawn M. Turner Copy Share Image
I've never experienced chronic pain myself, but I have known many people over the years who have. — Naomi Judd Copy Share Image
“Which would give her an ulcer first? All the aspirin and prescription pain medication she took, or Jack Carlton? Then again, that… — Dawn M. Turner Copy Share Image
We all know that as we form thoughts, they form deep channels in our minds and in our brains. Chronic pain is… — Christopher deCharms Copy Share Image
“I will be living with chronic pain for the rest of my life. I don’t have the mobility, energy or life options… — Sonya Huber Copy Share Image
“Despite what appears to be a low risk of addiction in naïve, chronic pain patients, it is reasonable to ask how much… — Howard L. Fields Copy Share Image
You can only exist as far as your mind will allow you to exist, and I think chronic pain will stop time… — Phil Anselmo Copy Share Image
“the media coverage of the ‘opiate epidemic’ as driven by pill pushing-doctors and by pain patients worries me a lot, and I… — Anita Gupta Copy Share Image
The lesion is in the area of my brain that is responsible for motor function, so I have continual chronic pain in… — Karen Duffy Copy Share Image
“There are a lot of victims when it comes to addiction. I know there's an overdose epidemic. We see those faces. But… — Donna Marsh Copy Share Image
“If your body is screaming in pain, whether the pain is muscular contractions, anxiety, depression, asthma or arthritis, a first step in… — Marilyn Van M. Derbur Copy Share Image
“The term chronic pain captures nothing of the grinding, constant, ceaseless, inescapable hurt. And the term crazy arrives at us with none… — John Green Copy Share Image
“A common misconception is that some people are only in pain because they are weak, anxious, depressed, or do not deal well… — Tasha Stanton Copy Share Image
Given the ... multidisciplinary philosophy, I was surprised by the absence of alternative pain approaches - the whole spectrum of cranial-sacral massage,… — Marni Jackson Copy Share Image
“Government agencies are trying to get doctors to cut back on prescribing opioids. I understand that they need to do something about… — Alison Moore Copy Share Image
“We may deny that an event occurred, or we may act as though it was unimportant. For instance, when someone we love… — Peter A. Levine Copy Share Image
The proliferation of support groups suggests to me that too many Americans are growing up in homes that do not contain a… — Florence King Copy Share Image
Stress does not cause pain, but it can exacerbate it and make it worse. Much of chronic pain is 'remembered' pain. It's… — Herbert Benson Copy Share Image
“We set limits for ourselves all the time. This imaginary line that you're positive you won't ever cross. An action that you… — Alison G. Bailey Copy Share Image
“I want to share something Virginia Woolf wrote: 'English, which can express the thoughts of Hamlet and the tragedy of Lear, has… — John Green Copy Share Image
“Appearing nude on film was not easy when I was twenty-six in Body Heat; it was even harder when I was forty-six… — Kathleen Turner Copy Share Image
“The stigma of chronic pain is one of the most difficult aspects of living with chronic pain. If you have chronic pain,… — Murray J. McAlister Copy Share Image
“The A.W.E. Method A.W.E stands for Attention, Wait, Exhale and Expand. Attention means Focusing your full and undivided attention on something you… — Jake Eagle LPC Copy Share Image
“In the cloudy swirl of misleading ideas surrounding public discussion of addiction, there’s one that stands out: the misconception that drug taking… — Gabor Maté Copy Share Image
“It’s like I have this demon inside of me, and I want it gone, but the idea of removing it via pill… — John Green Copy Share Image
“Having a chronic illness, Molly thought, was like being invaded. Her grandmother back in Michigan used to tell about the day one… — Alison Lurie Copy Share Image
