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title: "3 Karen Lee Richards Quotes"
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# Karen Lee Richards

 **3** quotes in **18** categories

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##  Quotes by Karen Lee Richards

> [“Pushing ourselves to do too much despite the pain will not result in gain but may cause additional injury. However, sometimes we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-lee-richards/pushing-ourselves-to-do-too-much-despite-the-pain-will-not-result-in/)

[Karen Lee Richards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karen-lee-richards/)

[Chronic pain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chronic-pain/)

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> [“most chronic pain patients I know tend to minimize their pain to try to seem as “normal” as possible. We don’t want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-lee-richards/most-chronic-pain-patients-i-know-tend-to-minimize-their-pain-to-try/)

[Karen Lee Richards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karen-lee-richards/)

[Chronic pain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chronic-pain/)

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> [“Anyone who takes opioids on a regular basis will become dependent upon them, meaning they will have to taper off gradually to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-lee-richards/anyone-who-takes-opioids-on-a-regular-basis-will-become-dependent/)

[Karen Lee Richards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karen-lee-richards/)

[Addiction](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/addiction/)

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