"Mental pain is less dramatic than physical pain, but it is more common and also harder to bear" — C.S. Lewis #MentalPain #PhysicalPain #HardToBear #CommonStruggle #EmotionalStruggle #InnerBattle #PainfulTruth #OvercomingObstacles #StrengthFromWithin #MentalHealthAwareness

Sometimes, Physical Pain Isn’t the Worst Part About Chronic Illness When we think of pain, physical pain often comes to mind first. But sometimes, chronic pain isn't the worst part about chronic illness.

"I ran a poll on Twitter some time back, on what #patients found could be worse than #PhysicalPain itself..That’s 821 votes..Not all my polls have had such responsiveness, so obviously it struck a chord within the #ChronicIllness community.": buff.ly/0Ckbo5R

#awareness #ChronicPain

Shockingly strong link found between loneliness and physical pain A new global study suggests that loneliness is strongly associated with physical pain, and this link appears to be largely explained by psychological distress. Published in Scientific Reports, the findings...

Shockingly strong link found between loneliness and physical pain #Science #HealthandMedicine #MentalHealth #Loneliness #PhysicalPain #MentalHealthResearch