Actually pretty much everybody here knows that feeling!
There were countless times I would have rather just given up instead of living thru one more day of the pain....

Like you, my children, supportive husband, career......somehow kept me going...
And then once I felt comfortable opening up and sharing here....
wow! It has done wonders as far as keeping me above the battle.

I know this sounds 'shallow'.....but literally, we have to take a day at a time.....and as the days turn into weeks, months.....we can look back and see that we actually ARE winning the battle......just maybe in 'slow motion'...

If you've officially been diagnosed with RSD, you'll probably benefit greatly from the RSD forum.....
My diagnosis was questionable, so i just sort of 'lurked' around the forum until I found the area that seems to relate most to my symptoms.....so I'm on the PN (Peripheral Neuropathy) forum, as well as the RSD.....and SCS..... and i continue to find friends in other forums here every day.....

Just please know that you CAN stay above your battle! Hopelessness is like a heavy anchor that will inevitably weigh you down..... you've got a lot going for you and a lot worth fighting for....

Rae