Here's a personal note on this and how strong the mind is in relieving pain without medicine. I have a condition that is known to cause chronic pain. For years

Here's a personal note on this and how strong the mind is in relieving pain without medicine. I have a condition that is known to cause chronic pain. For years, over 25, anyone that asked me if I had pain I would always say no. I wasn't lying. I truly thought that I had no pain. I felt very lucky. One day I had to start taking pain relievers for a case of intense back pain. It was so bad I had to stay in bed. After I stopped taking the back pain pills I started to notice a pain that would not go away. I found out it was due to my chronic condition. It was then that I realized that I had always had the pain. For some reason, I had blocked it in my mind and never really accepted it as pain. Now I have the pain, it's similar to unseeing something you never wanted to see. Once you know about it you can't block it. I take regular pain medicine to help me now. For so many years the thought of not having chronic pain made it so in my mind. It's truly amazing what the mind can do if you belive.