Thread by @HappyWarriorP

The anxiety-intractable pain feedback mechanism is the worst,

You get anxiety, increases pain, which increases anxiety,

It makes trying to get, well, anything done that much more difficult

I don't tend to get writer's block,
I get ideas for writing fine,

it's more a problem of a pain block

If any of you have ideas on how to more easily overcome that difficulty I'd be happy to hear it #chronicpain #writing #WritingCommunity #writingtips #journalism

There was a certain scientist I respect that said the priority of pain care is to elevate function,

Which I think is good, but more often than not, pain severely impairs my ability to function & I'm not sure how you delineate the two sides of chronic pain

For me, it seems like they are one and the same currently,

I understand the thinking in pain treatment is that at a certain point with opioids you get diminishing returns so that it seems like the opioids themselves can reduce function

Ask any intractable patient,

Choose between a little more function or a little more pain relief,

Many will go w/ the later

Not cuz we want to get high, but cuz we ARE IN CRAZY AMOUNTS OF PAIN!
#chronicpain #opioids #disability #dopesick
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