Chronic pain is no fun, not only for the sufferer, but for their family members, loved ones, and caregivers. That’s because someone who has chronic pain has a different viewpoint on everything they experience. Their every waking moment, movement, and thought is potentially mired with their physical pain. It can change their thoughts, their actions, their behaviors. If coupled with addiction or depressive tendencies, pain can truly destroy lives.
At Aspire Pain Relief Institute, we sometimes see patients who have struggled with their family, because their chronic pain has led to a situation where both parties feel alienated towards each other. While this might be surprising to the average person, it’s a reality that we face in interventional pain medicine all the time. The good news is that true experts in pain medicine understand the journey that this requires, and we are here to help navigate our patients and their families through the storm.
Pain is invisible.
When you are first injured or begin to experience chronic pain, you might notice a relationship breakdown. Socializing decreases. Eventually, your family and friends might not know how to help you anymore, because they simply don’t understand or see what you’re going through. Your sleep is interrupted. You might not be able to work for a while. Even though pain is invisible, these factors can impact your mental health and leave you feeling helpless.
Pain is a part of their identity.
At Aspire Pain Relief Institute, many patients referred to us have been in pain for so long that they consider it as a part of their own identity. Just like the color of their eyes, their height, their age – their ever-constant pain is a part of who they are. This can lead to damaging relationships even more, as their friends or loved ones simply cannot understand this, and may even begin to grow untrustful of their family’s claim to experiencing chronic pain.
At Aspire Pain Relief Institute, we realize that the current healthcare model doesn’t work for most pain patients. Medication can be addicting, and at best, only masks the pain. To take the first step towards reducing your pain, or if you know someone who needs our help, Aspire Pain Relief Institute is here for you. Call us today to book a consultation with our world-class physicians.