If this is your first visit, check out the community guide. You will have to Join us or Sign in before you can post.
Receiving too many notifications? Adjust your notification settings.
Chronic Pain - why we seek comfort in others who suffer

(Please move if I have posted this in the wrong place)
Today, I released a new post entitled: 'Chronic Pain - why we seek comfort in others who suffer' and thought it might be of value to some of you here.
Today, I released a new post entitled: 'Chronic Pain - why we seek comfort in others who suffer' and thought it might be of value to some of you here.
In this article, I explore why it's easier to find comfort in others who suffer from chronic pain than it is friends and family.
I also hope that it can be of use when explaining to loved ones why its difficult for us to talk to them about the challenges of our chronic pain.
If this is useful, I'll happily share more of my work here. Link below.
Joel.
I also hope that it can be of use when explaining to loved ones why its difficult for us to talk to them about the challenges of our chronic pain.
If this is useful, I'll happily share more of my work here. Link below.
Joel.
Arthritis blogger, writer and advocate.
Sharing my story of Juvenile Arthritis, parenting and mental health with chronic illness.
Writes for leading charities/orgs.
Articles👇
https://joelvsarthritis.co.uk
Replies
I agree fully that sometimes only people who have been through situations are able to 'get it' and offer the comfort others can't.
Out of interest, how are you managing with your arthritis at the moment? I hope you are keeping okay.
Want to tell us about your experience on the community? Talk to our chatbot and let us know.
I hope you are doing okay.
Scope
Tell us what you think?
Complete our feedback form to help us to improve your community.
However, as an immunosuppressed person, I am now struggling with a lot of colds/viruses etc. after being locked up for 5mths. Makes it difficult for work when I was sick for so long due to lack of hospital support with my chronic illness, and now I'm back at work, I'm off again with flu-like issues.
Difficult times.
Hope you are all well?
Joel.
P.S. Happy to share more articles on here as I write them, but I don't want to offend or put anyone out.
, it's good that you are in a part of the world with a low infection rate.
Sorry to hear about the trouble you're having with flu like symptoms though, has your work been understanding?
Want to tell us about your experience on the community? Talk to our chatbot and let us know.
Going through CBT at the moment and trying to learn to be kinder on myself
Thank you for asking.
I look forward to seeing more of your posts.
Want to tell us about your experience on the community? Talk to our chatbot here and let us know what you think