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Does your chronic pain make you feel depressed or worthless?

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LizziB

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10/06/2023 at 12:52 AM

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Hello everyone

How are you doing today?

Living with chronic pain year after year is both physically and mentally draining. Chronic pain is an added stress on your mental load and can be overwhelming and depressing.

What about you? Do you suffer from this additional added mental load or depression? What do you do to cope? '

Let's share our experiences with one another so that patients feel less alone in their suffering.

Take care,

Lizzi from the Carenity team

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joedpain

10/06/2023 at 4:14 AM

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It is physically and mentally draining. It affects my social and daily activities. I feel unproductive. I find it hard to communicate even with my friends. I try hard to mask my pain.

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Does your chronic pain make you feel depressed or worthless? https://www.carenity.us/forum/chronic-pain/living-with-chronic-pain/does-your-chronic-pain-make-you-feel-depressed-5506 2023-10-06 04:14:47

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10/20/2023 at 1:05 AM

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Talk to someone or watch TV

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10/21/2023 at 2:32 AM

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@mrjrbtlr72 Thanks for your response.

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10/20/2023 at 1:45 AM

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I listen to gospel music especially the Gaither Vocal Band . This relaxes me quite a bit. I don’t take anything for pain except Tylenol. I’m 80 and am a happy person. God brings me through everything or I would have given up. Does anyone else do these?

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10/20/2023 at 1:57 AM

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I want to talk more bout medication making you more depressed

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10/20/2023 at 4:06 AM

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There are times when my husband doesn't understand how the pain affects my body because he's in much better health than I am. We live in the basement and if we need to go somewhere together he goes upstairs first so he doesn't have to wait for me to get up the stairs. Frustrating to say the least.

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dan.varady

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10/17/2023 at 2:30 PM

@Somya.P My neurologist gave me a script through the state dispensary for aid with sleep. It helps with sleep. The script is for low dose THC, so it aids with minor pain. I have learned through my trials of product that CBD gummies help with sleep, but not pain. In my state, CBD gummies can be bought at local corner stores.

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Armor2

05/13/2023 at 5:38 PM

@HelloKitty I started taking kratom when I was diagnosed with cervical dystonia, it means I have constant pulling of my neck and shoulder muscles. Botox is the primary treatment , 6 to 8 shots targeting muscles but its hit and miss. I told a friend about this and he told me about kratom, so I went to a kratom shop and talked to the owner. He learned I was an Army Veteran and sold me some capsules. Unbelievable the kratom knocked out the pain and relieved some of the spasms and pulling that was 5 years ago, and I am still taking it for chronic pain. I have found the vendors to trust and a fbook website to share experiences with others. Like all things kratom must be handled with common sense, and reading info on the web helps educate us all. IT IS THE ONLY THING THAT HELPS WITH MY CHRONIC PAIN

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MountainMan

Edited on 03/25/2021 at 8:23 PM

Yes I agree. Im on morphine and Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen and yours as well. I have some others also. If I want to work in the back yard, I am sleep mode if I set down. The next morning and at night is paying with great pain. Its a hard road in many ways. We have to keep going best as we can. Have a smile and good day to you. I have the stimulator too.

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Edited on 03/25/2021 at 8:23 PM

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