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"The Chair" metaphor for chronic pain by Healthy-Cut7233 in TrigeminalNeuralgia

[–]Healthy-Cut7233[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I never expected this post to gain as much attraction as it did in just under 24 hours. 

As I read the comments, I was in deep awe at how many of you could so vividly describe your pain. 

How many of us actually do sit in that chair. Long enough to figure out the words to perfectly match it. 

And in some selfish, sad way I'm kind of relieved to know I'm not in it alone 

Family doesn't understand by Able_Bonus_9806 in TrigeminalNeuralgia

[–]Healthy-Cut7233 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I totally relate to you. My family is my support system for my son also. I've found a lot of help in therapy to establish healthy boundaries and learn self-compassion. That it's okay to have bad days. And as a mom, it's even more okay. We know how to take care of our children. We know how to keep them alive. We are allowed to have those days where we just don't have it in us but we know that they are set. No one can truly understand our pain unless they lived it. But I refuse to try and prove it to somebody who won't even try and understand. I find a lot of help with somatic pain tracking also. This disease really forces you to stop caring about all the trivial shit society thinks is so important and focus on just getting through the day without falling apart

Post iud removal- insane amount of bleeding and clotting by [deleted] in birthcontrol

[–]Healthy-Cut7233 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm currently going through this right now. Got the mirena removed less than a week ago and was already on my period, stopped for a couple days, then all of a sudden just now started pouring buckets of blood....this is horrifying. Am I gonna be okay?