Hello & Welcome, Kronicdisconsolate! Make yourself at home!
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Originally Posted by Kronicdisconsolate
Most days I am in so much physical pain that my mental pain takes a back seat. However, it seems that on those days when my physical pain subsides, my mental anguish is there to pull me down.
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Depression
AND chronic pain -- a terrible pair. When you're not dealing with the one you're struggling with the other. That's its own special torment.
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Originally Posted by Kronicdisconsolate
How do you justify having a "mental health day" for yourself when every other day is a "physical incapacitation day?"
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And you struggle with guilt...
I would say anything you do to avoid the danger in the darkness is justified. Maybe people around you won't be able to appreciate that, but you understand the stakes involved.
Do your caretakers know what you've revealed in your post? By the way, be sure to check out the
Chronic Pain Support forum. Again, Welcome!
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My dog
mastered the "fetch" command. He would communicate he wanted something, and I would fetch it.