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When chronic pain affects intimacy but fear prevents honest communication

My arthritis makes sex painful but I have not told my husband because I am afraid he will stop wanting me altogether.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The terror of being seen as broken can lead to silent suffering that ultimately distances us from those we most need to trust.

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