Support group campfire
You've heard of it, right? "Everybody sits in a circle and whines." "It doesn't help. It just gets you down." These are common prejudgements.
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The beloved pain scale
I hate this pain scale! It's for healthy people who don't usually feel pain. But if you have constant pain that can feel different and have different effects, how should you categorize it?
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Heroes come in different shapes and sizes
I do not believe that chronically ill people are weak. On the contrary. When I was active in my self-help group, I attended several congresses and training courses. The stories of those affected were not stories of weak people, but rather of heroes who have "endured" a lot.
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Is pain weakness?
Pain is an important signal from the body that something is not going right. If we do not listen to it, the pain can become chronic. I don't think pain is weakness. On the contrary, it takes a lot of strength to function properly even though you are in pain.
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