Chronic pain is one of the most frequent causes of suffering and disability in the Western world.
In North America it is also estimated that it causes 7,000 suicides annually. The chronicity of the problem combined with its multidimensional effects makes it an economic as well as a major health issue today. This friend went everywhere you went. See - chronic pain is like losing a dear friend, or losing that very important part of you. Many of us cannot work, cannot lead a normal life, no one really wants us.