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Back Pain & Scoliosis It's time to break up with you, chronic pain. Picture of silhouette of woman with broken chains on her wrists again a dark sunset.

Dear Chronic Pain – it’s Time to Break Up With You

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It’s never easy to go your separate ways if you’ve been in a long-term relationship. When you think it’s time to break up, you can’t just send a text and say, “Hey, it’s over. Been nice knowing you.” Okay, maybe some people do, but that’s not right, is it?
I’m in a long term relationship with my pain and I think it’s time for us to break up. Breaking up is never easy, but breaking up with chronic pain is even harder because it just doesn’t take the hint no matter how blunt you are. You can swear, shout and scream at it and it just laughs in your face….

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Blogging & Writing Writing about pain or illness can be helpful. Image of two journalls with pencils.

Writing About Your Pain Or Illness Can Be Helpful

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I first started writing after retiring from work due to my health, when I was 28. For me, it was an enjoyable distraction. My mind was always thinking about my pain but when I was writing, it changed. I wrote poems and stories which took me to another world. There…

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