At times, the relentless firestorm of chronic pain can leave you feeling absolutely pummeled. Wave after wave comes crashing overhead, and despite desperation to surrender, to give in, to hold up the white flag and beg for the barrage to end — the storm rages on with ferocity. The immense toll of emotional exhaustion from these types of attacks is difficult to describe unless it’s something you’ve experienced personally. Weeks, months and even years of unrelenting pain can lead to what feels like an unraveling of your own self. You have recurring thoughts and feelings of utter incompatibility with the world.
A sense of being untethered permeates daily life, and you fall farther and farther away from your list of responsibilities and
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