Five odd years ago I started my journey down the road to chronic pain. Throughout the journey I have had some rough times. I have gone through bouts of depression and bouts of anger. I have been a complete jerk because of the pain at times. But the one thing I knew was that I was alone. No one else really knew what I was going through. Sure the wife tried but she couldn't know. Then my eyes were opened here on DK. I wasn't alone. I don't have to make this journey alone.
Since joining DK after enjoying the many diaries for years I found a place I could vent to and it was amazing. People responded with tales of their own. They were similar to mine. These people knew what I was going through. I started to tell about the crap I had to put up with just to get some elief. It was like I opened a door. Suddenly many more people were telling me about their troubles. I found out other states were even worse than mine. I was pissed at how I have been treated and I wanted to change it.
I have found some like minded people here on DK. We talked and decided to try and change things for everyone. Yeah I know huge fight. That's ok I love banging my head against brick walls. Fighting for the under dog is a good thing. We started to come up with some things to do. One of them is this group.
This group is a place where we can meet up with people who have been taking the same journey. We can get tips for coping. We can get support for times when it looks bleak to us. We can exchange ideas on what we might do to try and change things and recruit others who want to help. If you just want to hang out and read the diaries that's great. we understand that not everyone wants to write about their journey with pain. If you want to contribute please do. Feel free to comment and even write about your journey. Give us your ideas. Give us your feedback. What I and the other people who started this will not tolerate is being out right nasty. Hey I understand sometimes it slips out when the pain comes and you can't get it down. That said if it is more than just an occassional bit of nasty we will not allow that. This is not a place to abuse others. This is not a place to make fun of others. Please look for other places to do that.
So please enjoy the group and help us get it off the ground. Welcome to a group who know what living in pain is like.