Isolation seems to strike the chronic pain person in two ways.
First is the feeling that I'm alone in a world of disco dancers, jocks and joggers, all in complete command of their healthy bodies. No one else seems to comprehend the straight jacket I live inside. And although no one has ever said it, I often feel they are wondering if it could really be that bad. Many times I've been tempted to draw circles under my eyes just to prove that it is. Finally, I stopped expecting others to understand.