Chronic Pain:Coping With Chronic Pain

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What You Need to Know

Video: Perspectives on Coping With Chronic Pain
  • Coping With Pain Depression Common Doctor-Patient Video
    Depression and Pain
    The need to treat both
    ( 1:06 )
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  • Coping With Pain My Health Team Doctor-Patient Video
    Build Your Pain Team
    Get them to work for you
    ( 1:19 )
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  • Coping With Pain Becoming Friends Doctor-Patient Video
    Being Friends With Pain
    How to move past it
    ( :56 )
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  • Coping With Pain Finding Joy Doctor-Patient Video
    Joy Is a Painkiller
    Distraction can help
    ( :53 )
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How to Keep Your Marriage Healthy When One of You Is in Pain

Patients share their struggles and successes with staying close
When you're in pain, your spouse can make it better, or he or she can make it worse. When you live with someone in pain, you know how difficult it can be to stay positive and supportive. Learn how to stay close and stay together through the pain...  Read More
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Expert Jennifer Jaff Explains How to Manage Chronic Pain in the Workplace

Jennifer Jaff, Esq.
Jennifer Jaff, Esq.
Executive director of Advocacy for Patients With Chronic Illness
Q: Should I mention my chronic pain condition in a job interview?

A: No. You have no legal obligation to mention it. If you do and you don't get the job, you're never going to know if that was part of the reason why. It's just not smart. Get the job first, and then if they fire you, you can say "This is why they fired me." Read More

5 Mistakes Pain Patients Make

Being a better patient will help you find the best treatment
It's not uncommon for chronic pain patients to report a difficult encounter with a doctor who was dismissive, short, or short on sympathy. In defense of the doctors, however, remember that the medical system often leaves them little time to properly listen. And patients are not always the best communicators. It's a bad combination that can lead to unnecessary pain...  Read More

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