Tag chronic pain

My CRPS Grief Cycle – Anxiety

The fourth stage of  Dr. Jennifer Martin’s seven-stage iteration for chronic illness is Anxiety and Depression. Anxiety and Depression – what a combination! But when anger fades, this is what is left.  Anxiety is our fear of the future, and…

My CRPS Grief Cycle – Anger

Anger

The third stage of  Dr. Jennifer Martin’s seven-stage iteration for chronic illness is Anger. What brings anger? The third stage, Anger, is caused by the what-ifs:  What if I had done something differently? What could I have done to prevent…

Pain and #CRPS – My Story

Ordinary Pain Pain is subjective by its very nature.  What causes you extreme pain maybe something I would barely notice or the other way around. How much and what kinds of pain you have experienced in your life affects how…