by paincomm | May 31, 2022 | Caregivers, Communication, Coping Techniques, Daily Living, Relationships, Self-Advocacy, Uncategorized |
By Sherry Thorne Our spouses/significant others do not live with the actual, physical pain we do, but they do live with the pain. Our pain affects them in ways we don’t fully understand, just as they do not fully understand the actual pain we feel. They get...
by paincomm | Aug 30, 2021 | Coping Techniques, Daily Living |
Pain can sometimes force you to rely on other people. While there’s nothing wrong with needing assistance, doing things on your own can feel incredibly empowering, especially when your lowered physical strength makes you feel less capable. Fortunately, with the right...
by paincomm | Jan 15, 2021 | Daily Living, Depression |
by Carolyn Noel, Webmaster, The Pain Community I recently read an article, Does Chronic Pain Lead to Hoarding?, the photo with the article caught my eye. I lived next door for five years to a hoarder and I know what it looks like. What I saw in the photo was...
by paincomm | Jan 15, 2021 | Coping Techniques, Daily Living |
by Cindy Leyland, Director of Affiliate Relations, The Pain Community Fifty years ago this winter, I spent a month at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City. I had lived with severe asthma 11 of the 12 years of my life. Earlier in my life, suspecting a heart issue,...
by Lennie Duensing | Jul 17, 2017 | Coping Techniques, Daily Living |
Why do I take Pictures? At a party the other day, I got asked for the umpteenth time, “Why do you take so many pictures?” Whenever asked this, I’ve always thought, “What a dumb question.” You know, you do what you like to do. But the question got me thinking. What was...
by paincomm | Feb 8, 2017 | Coping Techniques |
by Michael Lundblad — The MetaCancer Foundation Take a quarter. Flip it over. Is it heads or tails? Heads you look forward. Tails you look back. But don’t flip it up. Put it in your pocket and think about it. It might be tempting to flip it up to see if you’ll...
