Living with chronic pain

What is it that makes it so hard to understand pain? Anyone who lives with pain gets it. They know the daily struggles of doing each task, performing the simplest things in life. They get the fear that comes with every thought, word and deed. Never knowing how much control their pain will have over their plans for the day, sometimes the next minute. People with pain get the frustration, confusion, anger and even the guilt that comes along with living a life filled with pain. So, why is it so difficult for those around them to realize that they are in pain? …