Pain Management Center
Psychological Aspects of Pain
Sometimes, even with the best medical care, pain
does not go away. Persistent pain can take the joy out of living. Uncontrolled
pain can stop a career or make daily responsibilities of home and family
impossible to manage. A diagnosis of cancer can turn a family upside
down. One of these by itself is enough to cause anyone to be depressed.
Friends and family often become distant because they don’t know
what to say, or it becomes hard to watch you suffer.
These are all good reasons to enlist the help
of someone with an impartial ear to help us sort things out or to just
listen to fears, frustrations. Needing a mental health practitioner
is nothing to be ashamed of, nor is it giving in. It doesn’t have
to be long-term. Stress wreaks havoc on chronic pain, even with appropriate
management.
It is important to have all areas managed. If we
suggest additional help, we are NOT suggesting your pain is not real. We’re
trying to be comprehensive in our care.