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Living With Pain: Two Types of Coping

From birth, we are all faced with two basic questions: “What do I want or need?” and “How do I get it?”  Of course, we start out wanting the same kinds of things: to eat, to sleep, to be safe, …

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Notice the Positive

Living with Chronic Pain: Notice the Positive

It is not uncommon for chronic pain to be linked to depression. For example,  35% of the participants in one

Understanding Chronic Pain

In the presentation below, Dr. Ruehlman discusses the biopsychosocial model of chronic pain. Pain is so much more than the pain signal. Once you understand all of

Coping with Chronic Pain: Sex

Coping with Chronic Pain: What are the Barriers to Sex?

Paul Karoly, Aaron Taylor, and I conducted a 

Living with Chronic Pain: Don't Give Up on Yourself

Living with Pain: Don’t Give Up on Yourself

Living with severe pain can be a trigger for depression, a

Talking to your employer about chronic pain

Chronic Pain Management: Talking to Your Boss About Your Pain

If you are like many people with chronic pain, you maintain a full- or part-time job, despite your pain.

Chronic Pain and Relationships

Chronic Pain Management: Helping Family Cope With Your Pain

Your family lives with your pain too. Although they can't feel what you feel,

Help test an internet-based pain management program

New Study: Test an Internet-Based Pain Management Program

Help Test an Internet-Based Pain Management Program

☐ Are you an adult with chronic non-cancer pain lasting more than 3 months? ☐ Do you have a current prescription for an

Living with Pain: Giving Thanks

Living With Pain: Giving Thanks

Living with chronic pain can make giving thanks difficult. Pain can interfere with many aspects of life and you may have experienced a number of losses. You may

Living with Severe Pain: Take Control

Living with Pain: Take Control

Living with chronic pain may have led you to feel that you have lost control of your life. This is a natural and common response. Unfortunately, reduced feelings

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