“Pushing ourselves to do too much despite the pain will not result in gain but may cause additional injury. However, sometimes we do need to push ourselves to get up and move around to avoid becoming stiff and actually increasing our pain.” Chronic PainPushing ThroughPushing YourselfPain ManagementMyths And Facts Author:Karen Lee Richards
“Anyone who takes opioids on a regular basis will become dependent upon them, meaning they will have to taper off gradually to avoid withdrawal symptoms. But very few chronic pain patients exhibit the compulsive drug-seeking behaviors of someone who is addicted.” AddictionMythsChronic PainDrug AbuseSubstance AbuseChronic Pain StigmaOpioid UseOpioid AbusePain ManagementDrug SeekingPain MedsDrug Dependance Author:Karen Lee Richards
“most chronic pain patients I know tend to minimize their pain to try to seem as “normal” as possible. We don’t want to be perceived as complainers so we keep much of our pain experience to ourselves.” ComplainingChronic Pain StigmaMinimizing IssuesChroinc PainMinimizing Your Needs Author:Karen Lee Richards