"Art doesn't work without pain; art also exists for compensating pain.” ―Till Lindemann
Pain
When A Person Screams In Pain
“When a person screams in pain, the actual pain is only half the noise they make. The other half is the terror at being forced to accept that they exist.” ―Noah Cicero For the better part of this year, this is precisely how I have felt. My pain is getting worse (it is damn near … Continue reading When A Person Screams In Pain
I Hurt In Places…
“I hurt in places that you brought back from the dead. Now I have to lay them to rest again.” ―Alfa H To the person who hurt me terribly today, when they should have been the first person to have my back and be honest; may I live to dance on your grave.
There Comes A Time When The Pain Of Continuing Exceeds The Pain Of Stopping
"There comes a time when the pain of continuing exceeds the pain of stopping. At that moment, a threshold is crossed. What seemed unthinkable becomes thinkable. Slowly, the realization emerges that the choice to continue what you have been doing is the choice to live in discomfort, and the choice to stop what you have … Continue reading There Comes A Time When The Pain Of Continuing Exceeds The Pain Of Stopping
Why I Lie About My Pain Level At Doctor’s Appointments
https://themighty.com/2017/08/lying-about-pain-levels/ My baseline is an eight. I am pretty sure my doctor thinks I'm exaggerating. 😦
Official?
I finally have documentation on my medical chart that I have Fibromyalgia. What I find odd is that the doctor didn't check for trigger points or question the discussion, she simply added it to my "history". If the original doctor who diagnosed me in 2003/2004 had remembered to put it in my chart back then, … Continue reading Official?
What A Pain Level Of Ten Feels Like
https://themighty.com/2017/08/what-pain-level-10-feels-like/ I went to the doctor today and disclosed my diagnosis. Instead of reacting as I expected, she is sending me for a test before she decides how to proceed (ie: Where to refer me next.). When I said "My baseline pain every day is about an eight.", maybe she thought I was being melodramatic, … Continue reading What A Pain Level Of Ten Feels Like
Of Pain You Could Wish Only One Thing
“Of pain you could wish only one thing: that it should stop. Nothing in the world was so bad as physical pain. In the face of pain there are no heroes.” ―George Orwell
Written by LISA MARINO-Molchanova 