It seems that this is fairly specific to certain types of chronic pain. In my case, I did my best to overlook, work around and ignore discomfort and pain for ye

It seems that this is fairly specific to certain types of chronic pain. In my case, I did my best to overlook, work around and ignore discomfort and pain for years, and that was a grave mistake. I was very good at it and suffered for a long time, over twice the average time that people go undiagnosed. The medical system also failed to accurately diagnose me several times when they had the chance. This delay in treatment may have created permanent nerve and digestive system damage that could have been avoided.