The main thing I’ve learned over the last few years is that people without chronic pain have absolutely no understanding or frame of reference for what people w

The main thing I’ve learned over the last few years is that people without chronic pain have absolutely no understanding or frame of reference for what people with chronic pain experience. I would happily trade 10 to 20 years off of my life to live the remaining ones pain-free and functional. Edit: One of the most frustrating things I experience are doctors who don’t understand topics that guide “no tolerance” policies; for example, they are aware they hyperalgesia exists — much like the GP — but don’t really know what it is or what it’s like for the patient.