My posts about Chronic Pain are not a call for sympathy, this blog says more Than I ever could

[tymorial]

3. Thank you for sharing that.

The only description I can think to describe it is powerful. So many people do not understand the difference between living and being alive. Depression is debilitating and I cannot imagine the level of depression one feels when constant pain prevents experiencing life to its fullest. We are answer driven creatures. We need to know why and how... we need to have resolution. When resolution isn't possible, mental health suffers. The one sentence that I find so important is: " My body kept adding more and more disparate symptoms and the doctors seemed to get less and less understanding of my situation." I really feel this is the turning point with people who suffer from chronic pain, undiagnosed disease. So long as there is hope (For a cure, for relief, for something as simple as a diagnosis), people will suffer through their challenges and attempt to keep a positive perspective. When those people we look to for help turn away, that is when many start experiencing despair.
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Again, thank you for sharing this blog article with us.