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SimplyImperfect

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I have chronic pain on top of Bipolar, ptsd, depression, anixtey. Chronic pain has made it so hard for me to manage my Bipolar, ptsd, depression, anixtey and suicidal thoughts. How do you cope with managing it all at once and not become so overwhelmed and feel like giving up? I've been living with chronic pain for almost 8 years. I'm struggling.

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    • smol_hippo

      868d

      i'm in a very similar boat, my guy. i have chronic back pain due to herniated discs, so I totally understand what you mean when you say it makes it hard to manage everything else. honestly, what's helped me the most is having a good support group who i know i can trust. i'm in my senior year of high school, and in freshman year i met some random kid who ended up saving my life because i was able to open up to him and tell him what was going on. he's been here for me since, through thick and thin. he was the start of my support system, and the reason why i've come as far as i have. and i've learned to put my trust in who i believe are the right people. other things i've learned that have helped are therapy. find a really good therapist who you like and who does things that work for you. it took me years to find my current therapist. lots of hits and misses. but i found her eventually and it's one of the best things that's ever happened for me. another good thing is to find a good doctor. it took me a while to find one who would actually listen to me and not think that they know my body better than i do. but it's possible. learn to be extremely picky when it comes to health professionals. whether it's physical or mental. if you don't like them the first couple times, you probably won't later on either. so BE. PICKY. it will save you so much time and money

    • smol_hippo

      868d

      i'm in a very similar boat, my guy. i have chronic back pain due to herniated discs, so I totally understand what you mean when you say it makes it hard to manage everything else. honestly, what's helped me the most is having a good support group who i know i can trust. i'm in my senior year of high school, and in freshman year i met some random kid who ended up saving my life because i was able to open up to him and tell him what was going on. he's been here for me since, through thick and thin. he was the start of my support system, and the reason why i've come as far as i have. and i've learned to put my trust in who i believe are the right people. other things i've learned that have helped are therapy. find a really good therapist who you like and who does things that work for you. it took me years to find my current therapist. lots of hits and misses. but i found her eventually and it's one of the best things that's ever happened for me. another good thing is to find a good doctor. it took me a while to find one who would actually listen to me and not think that they know my body better than i do. but it's possible. learn to be extremely picky when it comes to health professionals. whether it's physical or mental. if you don't like them the first couple times, you probably won't later on either. so BE. PICKY. it will save you so much time and money

    • Khrysstee

      878d

      Simply, Hey!! I suffer from chronic pain as well as migraines and a host of mental health issues. Unfortunately, there is no bucket answer to your question that I've found! Some days are way better than others!! I sleep a LOT on really bad days. I am a loner and when these days hit, I become a turtle and go into my shell!!

    • Neomi

      878d

      Sound tough! Sorry about your pain. I don't suffer from chronic pain but I have endometriosis and migraines so I deal with a lot of pain. It definitely makes the management of my mental disorders (bipolar and depression), much tougher because there are days where I wonder if I feel the way I feel because of my physical status or mental health or both. I've been going to therapy once a week for a year now and it's helping me a lot. It's the place where I can allow myself to not be OK and say whatever I have on my chest. Also there are days when I give up and just stay in bed..

    • Lilpeep4ever

      879d

      I feel the same way. I have a brain injury that got me here

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