Yes, my wife is unable to talk more than 30feet, if we take her to the shop she uses her mobility scooter

She just cancelled a cruise she was going on with her five grandkids due to serious osteoarthritis in her left knee, now waiting to see a orthopedic surgeon

Oh yeah. I have trouble recognizing I'm in pain my mind body connection is so broken. With chronic pain, I end up doing a bit of damage to myself because I have ignored pain that can't be cured for so long. I ignored a hernia for almost 10 years. I just deal with it.

Yes.

Sometimes for the better. Some people find a strength of resolution they never believed was in them.

Others refuse to give up on someone they love, no matter how great the anguish or how long the odds.

There is no recognition of these things, only a strength of character and self belief that come what may, they will never give up on that person.

Yes, physically and mentally.

Temporarily. I'm getting one of my very painful headaches from my Spinal Stenosis and it makes me very hot and moody.

Definitely. 😔

Absolutely

Sure did me

Absolutely

Very much so.

It sure changed me a lot from back then. That's all it in past though.

Yes.

yeah and if you take pain meds it does too

Most definitely.

Absolutely. In many different ways.

Sometimes. Depends on the pain. The more intense and long-lasting it is, the more negative you're likely to get.

Yes of course.

Yes. All kinds of different pain.

It makes some people bitter for sure.

Yes, no doubt about it.

It definitely does

It sure does. And death, well not really death but brushes with it, like you got sick or hurt and were expected to die but you did not.

Emotional pain especially does

Absolutely, and in fundamental ways.

It absolutely does. 😞

it is easily one of the strongest forces that can bring about change in anything

Yeah, very much

Everything in life affects and changes us to some degree.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes