Guest guest Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 , I have always said and continue to believe because of my own experiences, that it is psychologically scarring to be in pain and not be treated appropriately/properly. Either because the doctor thinks you don't need them, are a junkie or are too young to start. It took my 8 years to find adequate pain management. I suffered for 8 years of having no one believe my pain was that bad, having to prove myself over and over through painful testing and invasive procedures. Even now, after seeing my doctor for over a year whom I love, I'm scared I'll get dropped for a misunderstanding (like what happened to you) or because of some other reason beyond my control. Its scary to put your life into the hands of other people. I get close to hysterical anytime I have to call my Pain Dr. because of a med mishap or something like that, always thinking he will think the worst of me. That comes from years of conditioning and thinking that no one really believes I have chronic pain. That is where the psychological scarring comes in. Not that seeing a psychiatrist is a bad thing, and I think all of us in chronic pain need some kind of therapist to vent to and make positives steps toward our goals. I know my therapist helped me sort through all those victim feelings I had about being treated like a junkie for so long, dismissed and not taken seriously. It does help. Take care and I hope that the MRI gives you a better idea of what is really going on. One of my problems is that I had an OPEN MRI and I didn't realize the picture quality was inferior to the closed MRI's. No one bothered to tell me till I found my first okay pain management Dr. That is when I finally got new MRI pictures and they figured out what was really wrong. So good luck to you. Caitlin We talked about how people with pain get treated like addicts. I have even had people who have chronic pain tell me that I need to see a psychiatrist because I made the statement that I was depressed because of haw much pain I have been in, because of been dismissed and falsely accused of not taking my meds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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