Chronic Pain Quotes Quotes

“If I only could explain
how much I miss
that precious moment when I was free
from the shackles of chronic pain.”
― J. J. Toivonen

“Every EDS patient knows that one of the hardest parts of our day is the moment we open our eyes and waken into the reality of our bodies, stirred from dreams of ourselves as we used to be, and the futures we imagined we’d have.”
― Michael Bihovsky

“Psychologisation describes the emphasis on psychological factors where there is little or no evidence to justify it (1). It's a process where relevant findings are ignored or downplayed in favour of data from incomplete examinations, flawed research or anecdotal reports.
In a clinical context, differential diagnoses may be dismissed prematurely while psychological explanations are readily accepted.
Psychologisation does not refer to situations where there is sound evidence that psychological factors play a significant role, or where all the arguments are discussed and the psychological explanations are deemed the most persuasive.”
― Ellen Goudsmit

“Pushing our pain aside...diminishes our human experience.”
― Cindee Snider Re, Discovering Hope: Beginning the Journey Toward Hope in Chronic Illness