Looking for Non-Medical Support for Mental Health Struggles

Cutting out or significantly reducing sugar unfortunately helps. Same with alcohol and most substances—they will temporarily make your pain better but worse in the long run. I love a good bath. I sleep longer to cope with the fatigue and pain. Also try trauma therapy. A lot of chronic pain is tied to childhood trauma. Prolonged exposure therapy or a group therapy have the most evidence, but some people swear by EMDR. I would also just recommend therapy like CBT and DBT to cope with pain, pain-related anxiety, pain catastrophizing, depression, and distress tolerance in general. ACT can also be a great therapy for this. mindfulness has done wonders for me. Massages when I feel like I can’t take it anymore. Lastly, I try to focus on what I value, which can be hard because of how pain can keep you from what you value, but there are often ways.