I'm Fine. -- A Practical Guide to Life with Chronic Pain

<p><strong>Chronic pain sucks.</strong></p><p> </p><p>It can hijack your life and leave you feeling scared depressed and lonely. <strong>Pain that rarely goes away impacts your relationships your work and your mental health.</strong> Yet doctors frequently neglect to mention these critical aspects of pain leaving you to navigate them alone.<br><br>But you don't have to.<br><br><em>I'm FINE.</em> is a<strong> practical guide for living a rewarding life</strong> in the midst of chronic pain. With unsuccessful spinal fusion surgeries in her early thirties bringing years of emotional and physical pain author Toni Woodard shares her <strong>invaluable hard-learned lessons and insights</strong> including:</p><ul><li>Frank talk about depression denial fear and the wisdom of grieving what you've lost</li><li>The fallout from hiding your pain from the people around you</li><li>What to expect when going in for surgery</li><li>What it means - including emotionally - to be on disability</li><li>How counting silverware is vital to your well-being</li><li>Practical ways to manage your pain including simply going outside</li><li>Why pain scales lie</li><li>How other people can help ease your pain without even knowing it</li><li>Why embracing the cycle of pain is liberating</li><li>Actually finding reasons to be grateful for a life with pain</li></ul><p>Commiseration with someone who has been there is powerful and healing. If you live with chronic pain <em> I'm FINE. </em>will help you truly know <strong>you are not alone.</strong></p><p> </p>