Watching a relative / loved one live with chronic pain
can be very painful.
Most of us have had an injury that caused us to flinch or
cry or become temporarily without normal movement.
A broken bone heals, a headache eventually goes away, a
scrape or deeper wound may take some time but usually all of these can be soothed with medications and will
mend in time. Pain that is brought about by a nerve disorder that is not affected by over the counter relievers and
lasts for months, years, or even lifetimes becomes debilitating and is stressful on the recipient and those that love
them.
The internet can offer some help and suggestions and even
some ways to soothe both the bearer of the pain and those
that plead for help. Mostly, a chronic pain sufferer needs to be acknowledged and assisted with sometimes simple
tasks. Reaching for opioids to diffuse the symptoms that make you want to jump off a bridge is just a patch for the
underlying causes. Quite often you will create an addict before finding
what can truly help. Awareness is necessary when dealing
with anyone who is ill or in pain and having outlets and resources is important for those of us that feel all they can do is
sit and watch and cry with them.
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