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vendredi 16 mai 2014

Good Reasons To Join Pain Support Groups Online

By Eloise Hewitt


People suffering from chronic pain usually experience isolation. Even if they are supported by family members and friends, they do not feel free to burden them with talking about the agony they are experiencing. Pain support groups online can offer a solution.

The people who belong to a group like this can understand and identify with suffering. They are available to share their experiences and listen too. Living with constant pain affects not only the body but the mind as well. Sharing with others in the same situation often helps to alleviate the depression and anxiety that comes with suffering like this.

Belonging to such a group is possible in a situation where there are logistic difficulties. The sufferer may live far away from any physical support group, not have transport or be immobile or bedridden. It is possible to have conversations at any time of the day or night in the privacy of your own home. Factors like age, gender and color matter less online too.

People often have bad episodes during the night. As others are probably experiencing a similar thing, it is possible to post a message and get a response from someone who will help. Just having the opportunity to put feelings and thoughts into words can help.

It is also a way of communicating with people from all over the world. Sometimes someone on another continent may be able to give a practical solution to a problem. A great wealth of practical tips is available from such a community that may add to the quality of life experienced. It is important to remember, however, that medical advice given can be inaccurate.

Sufferers may find it difficult to talk about embarrassing issues face-to-face. There is a certain anonymity to an online encounter that somehow seems to encourage people to open up about such issues. This freedom to communicate what cannot be shared in any other situation can be liberating.

Many sufferers do not want to join because they say they do not want to be subjected to other complaints and negativity. They have enough to deal with on their own. Very often these people are surprised to find that although negative emotions are expressed, much bravery, positivity and encouragement is also expressed. Humor is often evident too in these sufferers coping with very difficult circumstances.

For someone who is stuck at home and not able to experience normal social intercourse because of what they are going through, such a group can be a life saver. It gives the opportunity to help someone else too by reassuring them and supporting them. This opportunity to reach out to others and help them gives a feeling of self worth usually lacking in such a situation.

It is very easy to join a group like this. You are offered hope when you need it and are spurred on to keep coping even when you want to give up. You can help to spur others on to keep coping too. Communication, companionship and support are offered in a non threatening setting.




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