My first thought was, to wonder what a GP (or even a shrink) would say to that....

Maybe the “best” response is to show either verbally or non verbally, that I’m actually listening to you ...

(Probably one of the worst responses to any expression of pain is...

“We all feel like that”.........

Or maybe another not so great response would be to appear to listen for 5 to 10 minutes and then increase the medication