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How to find meaning when chronic pain doesn't improve

I've tried everything for my arthritis pain and nothing works, so now I just lie in bed most days wondering what the point of living like this is.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Suffering without apparent purpose or end point challenges fundamental assumptions about life's inherent value.

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“Where Are You with Pain — acute and chronic management?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.