This morning I really just crashed. I'd had a horrible nightmare that my husband left me due to the unrelenting stress this has caused for our family. He of course reassured me he married me for better or worse and that this would absolutely never happen. I believe him beyond a shadow of doubt, by the way.

But nonetheless, this has probably been the worst week I've had since my diagnosis. Part is the never-ending pain; on top of it is the emotional aspect, the helpless feeling knowing that there is nothing I can do to make the pain go away. I feel just beyond help. I have missed appointments this week, avoided phone calls, don't want to go anywhere, don't want to be around anyone.

Can anyone relate? What do you do to escape the pain cycle when it gets so bad? Does this sound typical in the CRPS game?