Spinal cord injuries may permanently change the course of your life. They can prevent you from engaging in the activities that you once enjoyed or make it very difficult for you to care for yourself. Many people, after suffering spinal cord injuries, face immense mental anguish and emotional turmoil along with the physical effects of their injuries. Talk to your attorney about how your spinal cord injury has impacted you mentally and emotionally and how much compensation you should expect for that impact. Pain and suffering usually does not have a direct financial impact. It does, however, have an ongoing impact on your life, especially if your suffering includes direct diagnoses like depression or anxiety. An attorney can help you go over how that impacts your claim.