I had the same awakening when I flew off my bike into a tree a couple years back. Just ever-present pain, not debilitating but enough that it couldn't be ignor

I had the same awakening when I flew off my bike into a tree a couple years back. Just ever-present pain, not debilitating but enough that it couldn't be ignored, for about a month and a half. Until then I'd never even come close to understanding the hell that chronic pain sufferers must go through. It changes everything. There isn't a choice you make that isn't in some way impacted by the pain.