“ If your body is screaming in pain, whether the pain is muscular contractions, anxiety, depression, asthma or arthritis, a first step in releasing the pain may be making the connection between your bod… Marilyn Van Derbur
“ Despite what appears to be a low risk of addiction in naïve, chronic pain patients, it is reasonable to ask how much harm is actually done to patients with chronic pain by withholding opiate analgesic… Howard L. Fields
“ The addiction crisis is terrifying, and many people don’t comprehend appropriate opioid use. When I first started taking pain medication, I remember a family member saying, “Dianne, you’re going to be… Dianne Bourque
“ Government agencies are trying to get doctors to cut back on prescribing opioids. I understand that they need to do something about the epidemic of overdoses. However, labeling everyone as addicts, in… Alison Moore
“ Since my symptoms began 13 years ago, I’ve tried every form of pain management I could access — NSAIDS, nonopioid analgesics, neurologic medications, acupuncture, laser therapy, physical therapy, prol… Michael Bihovsky
“ When all you know is pain you don’t know that that is not normal. It is not a woman’s lot to suffer, even if we’ve been raised that way.It is not OK to miss a part of your life because of pain and exc… Susan Sarandon
“ I surmise that later generations will likely scoff at the means by which we are currently addressing pain as well. Melissa Cady
“ Mental illness People assume you aren’t sick unless they see the sickness on your skin like scars forming a map of all the ways you’re hurting. My heart is a prison of Have you tried?s Have you tried… Emm Roy
“ Dancing with a spinal cord injury is a challenge like no other, but I aspired to prove to myself that I could still be phenomenal dancer even with an SCI Sarah Todd Hammer
“ The weekend was a much-needed breath of fresh air; Monday always seemed to not only take that breath right back, but add a few extra pounds to my shoulders as well. Jennifer Starzec
“ The video was still playing, although I didn't know why. It seemed as if the able-bodied dancers were mocking me. Sarah Todd Hammer
“ I often wished that more people understood the invisible side of things. Even the people who seemed to understand, didn't really. Jennifer Starzec
“ People who don't see you every day have a hard time understanding how on some days--good days--you can run three miles, but can barely walk across the parking lot on other days,' [my mom] said quietly… Jennifer Starzec
“ I had learned quickly that life doesn't always go the way I want it to, and that's okay. I still plod on. Sarah Todd Hammer
“ Deepening awareness and nonjudgmental acceptance of one’s thoughts fosters a new relationship with them, creating the space to purposefully shift mental focus away from the ruminative thought patterns… Dan Mager
“ What is rational in the practice of thoughtful medicine is impractical for the system. Melissa Cady
“ A common misconception is that some people are only in pain because they are weak, anxious, depressed, or do not deal well with stress. This is not correct.Every experience you have — touch, warmth, i… Tasha Stanton
“ Of pain you could wish only one thing: that it should stop. Nothing in the world was so bad as physical pain. In the face of pain there are no heroes. George Orwell
