Symptoms: About Chronic Pain

• Pain not attributable to a current physical reason
• Pain that comes and goes with no pattern
• Pain sensitization: being “on guard” for more or worse pain
• Increased sensitivity to pain
• Increased sensitivity to stress of any sort
• Some forms include arthritis, back pain, fibromyalgia, cancer (Yoga for Chronic Pain)
• Follow-on symptoms can include hopeless, helplessness and guilt

Can Lead to Hopelessness, Helplessness and Guilt

The persistent pain, with its uncertainty of progress, deep distress and interpretations creates a sense of hopelessness, helplessness, lack of meaning for what is happening, guilt or disturbed belief systems. – PubMed Central