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How chronic pain complicates intimacy needs

My chronic illness means touch often hurts and I don't know how to explain to people that I need affection but can't receive it the normal way.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Physical limitations can create cruel paradoxes between the need for comfort and the ability to receive it.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Physical touch and its necessity?”

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