Chronic Pain

Chronic Pain Reprocessing Therapy: Shattering the Cycle of Chronic Pain If you’re one of the 100 million Americans who deal with chronic pain, you know how debilitating and depressing ... Read More

by Lauren Kraig, GoodTherapy.org Content Editor Endo Warriors: What We Wish Our Therapists Knew March is many things: college basketball playoffs, the beginning of spring, Women’s History ... Read More

There is strong evidence that people with psychological trauma often experience unexplained physical discomfort or pain. Unfortunately, this can lead the individual to pursue unnecessary ... Read More

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), opioids killed more than 42,000 people in 2016. That is a higher death toll for opioid overdoses than that of any other ... Read More

President Donald Trump has revealed a new plan to fight opioid addiction. The White House website published President Trump’s Initiative to Stop Opioid Abuse on March 19, 2018. Addiction ... Read More

A study published in the Annals of Family Medicine reports on the link between opioid use and satisfaction with treatment. It found that when doctors prescribe opioid medications to people ... Read More

It is often difficult to pay attention to the emotional impact of chronic pain due to the overwhelming physical symptoms. However, unwanted thoughts and pain are often linked. Do you ever ... Read More

Marijuana may increase the association between depression, anxiety, and chronic pain in people with an opioid addiction, according to a study published in Addictive Behaviors. The study ... Read More

Over 60% of people who die of an opioid overdose have been diagnosed with chronic pain, according to new research published in The American Journal of Psychiatry. Many were also diagnosed ... Read More

There has been a spike of interest in alternative pain treatments such as yoga and massage. When integrated with conventional medical treatments, they can help people cope with pain. According ... Read More

A recently developed therapy approach, emotional awareness and expression therapy (EAET), may ease symptoms of fibromyalgia, according to a study published in the journal PAIN. EAET encourages ... Read More

Alicia, 25, has fibromyalgia and works part-time in a customer service job. She is often asked to stay late or work overtime, and because she has a hard time saying no and fears losing ... Read More