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Why the 'Chronic Pain Competition' Doesn't Help Anyone
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Chronic, physical pain often carries or causes deep, emotional pain. But while vocalizing physical pain is becoming more normalized, discussing the emotional pain of being dealt a deck of diseased cards remains taboo in many circles.
When I’ve had the temerity to discuss the emotional pain of chronic illness, those around me have become visibly uncomfortable.
Their responses — if they respond — tend to be ones of, “Um, can’t you just take antidepressants?” or, worse, “Well, So-And-So is housebound/a wheelchair user/comatose, so you should stop complaining and count your blessings.” It’s as if the level of emotional pain you’re “allowed” to feel must directly correspond to the amount of physical pain others perceive you to be in.
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