Feeling Alone and Unsupported

@RedandBlackFan Hey... I'm sorry to hear about your pain. It is very difficult to "get used to". It's not like getting used to regular stress. It is very easy to get very depressed and negative. When you have constant unrelenting pain, it really does take a toll on your physical and mental health. Having a therapist is great. I have had chronic pain pretty much all of my life, because of diseases and conditions I was born with. I have also had 40 major surgeries. My pain is from neurological and physical conditions. It is very easy to get discouraged, and to feel like no one "gets" what it's like. I think of anyone could understand, it is the people here on the Alike app. Things that I use to help me tolerate chronic pain: Water therapy. I go to a local physical therapy pool, and use their in pool treadmill. It has been amazing for me. I have been able to run on this treadmill up to 7 miles/hr. When I can do basic range of motion and stretching exercises in water, I actually get endorphins that surge through my body, helping with that chronic pain. I would recommend aquatic therapy to anyone and everyone. It has even helped my mental health. What kinds of physicsl therapies have you tried? Fatigue often accompanies chronic pain. Sometimes you just have weakness that you cannot help. I have found that nutrition/watching what I eat and drink contributes a great deal to the energy I have throughout the day and night. Are you working with a dietician? I have not seen a dietician for my nutrition needs, but I am acutely aware of how my body feels when I eat certain things, and also have gotten assistance through disease specific diets, such as the anti-inflammatory diet, the chronic kidney disease diet, and the kinds of foods to avoid for my lung disease. It has made such a difference in my overall health. Having hope is especially difficult when you struggle 24/7 just to endure chronic pain. People say things like "I hope you will soon be pain free, and able to enjoy life". I know they mean well. "Pain Free" is just nor a realistic thing for me, so I sometimes get frustrated with those who say and think that. It's a whole different world for people like us. Adjusting and adapting to MY version of normal is where I have to put my focus.♡♡♡

@lonelypotato13 yeah