I am a severe chronic pain sufferer inflicted by numerous medical issues that also affect my strength and mobility. When you are a person who deals with severe chronic pain, never experiencing any type of reprieve, it causes depression, fatigue, and an overall feeling of hopelessness and helplessness. Furthermore, people who do not experience chronic pain frequently want to blow you off and they have a "get over it, it can't be that bad" mentality. This stems from ignorance because they just ...