at least the one step you have made in the right direction is this-writing poetry! A very very good way of keeping your mind in order-but be like me-DO NOT rely on ANY tablets if you are able to because the side effects to most of them are just not worth it and another piece of very good advice that I can give you is don't sit around contemplating your aching navel-either join a community group and/or try doing MODERATE excercises-once you get in the regular habit of doing so ( like I do ) it will be a help to you both mentally and physically-I PROMISE!!

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Hi Violer,

I have no way of knowing if this relates to you personally, if it does you have my sympathy. If not it is still a worthy subject to write about.

Permanent chronic pain is a trickster and will play games with your mind, it'll have you questioning your own feelings (as you portray in your poem) worse still it will make you feel like a fraud and steal your self assurance.

It is a terrible affliction which often seems futile to complain about, so you live with it and it can diminish you in so many horrible ways.

I hope this is not the case for you. Congratulations on writing a poem others will relate to and possibly feel not so isolated because of.

David

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