Thread by @purplemamabear

I know that there are #patient advocates that take issue with @BethDarnall work but I find it critical. I know many individuals in my community that have wanted to decrease their opioids or get off all together for various reasons. Listening to their stories are frightening. 1/

https://twitter.com/bethdarnall/status/1451613754941075456

What I don’t condone, is #physicians & #antiopioid proponents utilizing work done such as @BethDarnall or other psychologist that work in the area of #pain to be dismissive of those with #acute or #chronicpain. Sadly, this occurs all too often and has caused a distrust by 2/

those with #acute or #chronic pain. I believe that we need a wide variety of options. I believe that care should be individualized. That this is often not occurring is NOT the fault of those working to provide options. Those in the field that dismiss patients by saying #pain 3/

can be addressed (all pain) by psychological techniques & imposing this on patients wo taking into account patient, illness, & other factors are problematic & truly destroying the willingness of #patients to be opened to various strategies bc of such behaviors. After listening 4

to stories of those in my community this research I feel is critical. #Patients are individuals. My kids have same disease yet, it has manifested differently thus necessary for differentiated care even for same illness. 5/