My closest friends know I'm in recovery but they don't understand that I still deal with chronic pain that I used to medicate with drugs, and when I have bad pain days they either suggest I take something for it or act like I'm making excuses for being unreliable. I need them to understand that my body is still healing and pain management in recovery is complicated, but I don't know how to explain it without sounding like I'm making excuses.
More people experience this than they realize.
Someone in recovery is struggling to help their friends understand the ongoing physical complexities of managing pain without substances.
“Where Are You with Addiction — physical dimension?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.