Take Pain Seriously

Job 16:6 - Yet if I speak, my pain is not relieved; and if I refrain, it does not go away.

​What we need to understand is that you manage chronic pain. You can’t cure it.  Also, you must take chronic pain as seriously as you would diabetes or a heart attack. You may feel guilty taking some time off when you’re having a flare-up of pain, but pushing through it can only be handled by the body for a short time. Your body will eventually cause you to have to take a break as it places you flat on your bed. Do you find you push yourself instead of giving your body a break when you’re having a flare-up? But if you do take that break, do you feel guilty about it? I’d love to hear from you.