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How we think about pain

How we think about pain

Endure, accept, fear, suffer, banish...every culture has a different approach. Some lead to opioid addiction.

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Cathryn Ramin
Jul 31, 2020
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From the Washington Post:

“…the fear of pain, and the belief that a pain-free existence is optimal or even possible, has been a catastrophe for patients. Before the opioid revolution, doctors understood that pain was important to keeping us safe, to be lived with and managed. Even if this meant we bore frequent episodes of discomfort, that was better tha…

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