We've all been there, & will be again. I WISH I could cry; I haven't in years because crying sets off a pain flare in me like almost nothing else, so I have to cry on the inside.

FWIW, my primary coping method is distraction (and a few trite catchphrases). It can get weird at times; it can appear that I'm ambivalent/disconnected to others and everything around me. Normies don't get that—painees do.

distraction therapy for chronic pain

This is survival. Forget what others say/think—do what ya gotta do.

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