“Every EDS patient knows that one of the hardest parts of our day is the moment we open our eyes and waken… — Michael Bihovsky Copy Share Image
“There’s such a thing as chronic pain, but there’s no such thing as chronic pleasure. ... For an existing person, the presence… — David Benatar Copy Share Image
“Mental illness People assume you aren’t sick unless they see the sickness on your skin like scars forming a map of all… — Emm Roy Copy Share Image
“Sometimes, this disapproval of how you are managing your pain crosses over to disbelief that you are in as much pain as… — Murray J. McAlister 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
“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 literally couldn't walk down the street; I slept for 16 hours a day, was in chronic pain, had blackouts, never-ending heart… — Ella Woodward 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
I've always loved animals. I've never lived without them. As long as I can remember, I was bringing home strays. When I… — Ken Wahl Copy Share Image
I shake all the time. It's exhausting and causes chronic pain in my joints and muscles. It is also the only life… — Maysoon Zayid Copy Share Image
I think anyone who suffers from chronic pain can agree with this - you feel this great significance. What I wanted to… — Phil Anselmo Copy Share Image
“Not every day is awful. Not every day is good. Despite the way the hours pass, I’m living like I should. Not… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“We already have intriguing evidence that some types of chronic pain work by prediction. Animals who have stress or injury early in… — Lisa Feldman Barrett Copy Share Image
“I had learned quickly that life doesn't always go the way I want it to, and that's okay. I still plod on.” — Sarah Todd Hammer 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
“Pushing ourselves to do too much despite the pain will not result in gain but may cause additional injury. However, sometimes we… — Karen Lee Richards Copy Share Image
God uses chronic pain and weakness, along with other afflictions, as his chisel for sculpting our lives. Felt weakness deepens dependence on… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Sometimes I wonder how I could have been so oblivious to the fact that proper treatment for pain is, well, not a… — Anna Hamilton Copy Share Image
“The strong, ferocious wind just made the chill worse, and as it blew around me, electric bursts of pain shot through my… — Jennifer Starzec 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
“Even in the darkest abyss of despair, when it feels as though hope has perished, remember this—the pages of life are never… — Jonathan Harnisch Copy Share Image
“most chronic pain patients I know tend to minimize their pain to try to seem as “normal” as possible. We don’t want… — Karen Lee Richards 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
There are millions of Americans who are suffering from chronic pain. — Jennifer Grey Copy Share Image
