Lost the will

Oh gosh, I have chronic pain too and have had horrible experiences with doctors over the years. There is so little understanding in the medical community. I had to keep changing doctors till I found one who actually listened to me. I didn’t want pain meds or anything, just to be taken seriously. I’m so sorry you’re going through that, it’s awful. I treated my pain with alcohol and other drugs because I was desperate for some relief. Other people I’ve met in AA have described the same thing. But I couldn’t put in the work of finding different doctors and advocating for myself while I was drinking, it made the pain go away temporarily but it made life so much harder. I couldn’t stay sober even though I wanted to so I went to AA and thank god I did. I now have a chance at dealing with this stuff. I’m so sorry you’re suffering such horrible pain and I really hope you get answers to it x x x

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