How do you deal with intense pain --- or how would you?
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Shalom Aviva\nHope everything is well around you by God's grace.\n\nWhen I was in pain, I trusted in God that even the worsest of things will work out for the better. Even though my physical body was growing weak due to the pain (no meds involved)...and death will not find me...I find there's comfort accompanied in that trust.. for God will not leave you nor abandon you. Even in the worst case scenario you just need to feel His presence more than the pain. That's what I did, I sought God's presence no matter how the pain is battling within my senses. God lets that happen at times for He is strengthening my trust in Him so that I may never lose hope. Once you are in His presence, the pain is still there but it will not matter anymore... No matter how it excruciated me back then, as long as I am attuned to God's purposes, I can endure anything - for He is with me and I feel His presence.
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heating pad and a wet towel has worked for me.  You can't get rid of all the pain but you can lessen it to a more liveable level.
964111
I was hurt in an accident that took the life's off my family. my wife and little daughter and my wife was pregnant..I was in such horrible pain for so many years.got disabled, lost my home, and everything, i owned, the pain was terrible for years., I used to get my pistol and get in my dark bedroom and put one bullet in the chamber and spin it, and I would tell God, that if my pain wasn't going to go away some day, to please allow the bullet to go off as I put it to my head, I did this a number of times, it took hours sometimes to be able too pull that trigger,fate?I am still in horrible pain, I take  narcotics now , finally a  Doctor prescribed  me some pain pills.after years of no help. but I have cut my wrists twice,. the pain, & emotionally it was just so bad, and i do believe in God and the spirit, and I dont know where I would have gone, but I didnt care, the pain was just so much and still some times I wont to die, and I plan it out, and maybe I will kill myself and maybe I wont, but I trust in my God and try to live in the spirit. and if God wonts to punish me, if I kill myself, then so be it.
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You can go to a doc.  and have it either frozen off or burned off.  In either case, that will hurt like hell at first, be uncomforatable for awhile, then feel better later.
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I absolutley agree with the previous answers. If you are truly in that much pain then seek out another Dr. It is your body and no one elses. If you do not take care of it, no one else will.
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Lay down on your stomach. \nHold onto something (couch, sofa legs..)\nLift your straight legs as high as you can. \nRepeat until you feel as if someone beat you all over the backside. \n\nDo similar excercise laying on your sides. As many as you can. \n:&#92;\n\nThen continue torturing yourself in this manner daily for a month. \nResults guaranteed. \n\n(it's actually not as horrible as I make it sound)\n:)\n\n~K
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I am going through the same thing right now.  You can try swishing warm water with a little bit of salt in it anytime it starts to hurt, extra strength tylenol, and try putting heat or cold on it.  Heat seems to work for me but it may be different for you.
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If you are worrying about pain then it can make it worse.  That means go to the doctor.  And ask him questions!!!  People dont make their doctors work for them enough.  Make him take tests if you are really worried.  There may be a simple explanation.\n\nIf your pain doesnt get worse while exercising, do some exercise!  Also drinking water is essential, and I have read in many books that hydration (enough water) is very important.\n\nWhat do you eat?  Do you eat properly.\n\nAccupuncture has been shown to have some effect as well.  That would be a better option than some silly remedy.  In fact here in australia, some md s do accupuncture as well.\n\nEveryone should take responsibility to make themselves as healthy as possible.  But you should see a doctor, and take every step you can to help yourself too.\n\nGood luck - see a doctor and get him to take tests... Do it!!!
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Get a punching bag. (Seriously ask your doctor about pain relievers, which work best, maybe a muscle relaxant, a heat pack, exercises that can help). If all else fails, scream, cuss, and have a few margaritas (or a lot).
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OK... I know this is going to be hard.  But sometimes we just need to do things that are painful.  Take 3 days away from your life, lock yourself in your house, get some ice chips, a load of water, and absolutely any food you want to eat (any food because that's your gift for doing it).  It will be painful but I promise you, after 3 days, you're going to feel better and you'll get that out of your system. \n\nThen, get online and join a support group.  In fact, do it while within the 3 days.  Exercise.  Go for a jog every time you want a smoke.  Do some yoga.  It's just 3 hard days.  And how many of those have we had without being in control of them.  \n\nI'm not going to lecture you.  I'm sure you're about to hear an earful from the folks on here.  I think you know that you have got to do this for both of you.  BTW, Have you talked to your doc abou this?
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Dear Friend,, If One looses his Loved one,,, its not that easy to stay,, coz one can feeel the sudden out burst of life,, but then when the loved one was already lost,, so just have to accpet the Ground Reality,, and try to undergo the pain,, and stay in the pain,, but do not skip the pain,,, and try to be with company of nice freinds and well wishers,, and dont stay alone,,,\nto hear it self is painful,,
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I understand what you are talking about. I have suffered with severe pain most of my life. Probably because I was 'allowed' to feel tired, but not pain, I now feel pain as exhaustion. Extreme exhaustion. \nFollowing some back surgery I was given vicodin. One pill and I suddenly felt OK! After I had healed from the surgery they stopped my prescription and suddenly I couldn't find the energy to move. A very thoughtful doctor who understood what was happening has renewed my prescription and I use it VERY sparingly, aware that any misuse will result in my losing this key to some kind of normalcy. I have been on it for several years. When I begin to feel like I am dragging and can't move anymore I take a pain pill and suddenly I can think and work.\n\nTry discussing this with your doctor. If he doesn't understand, look for one who does. Don't give up becuase you know by now that there is a problem and it is up to you to make others see and understand it.\nGood luck.\n\nBTW, I have tried most depression meds. They have had no effect. And unfortunately, most pain pills don't have much effect either. But the pain and the depression are connected.
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Pain medication does not stop the pain...all it does is make you mellow out so you can cope with the pain better.  If your pain is severe maybe you should think of surgery (sometimes helps)...or go to a pain management center.
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I think you need to be honest with yourself and bring everything out in the open.There are reasons why you hurt so deeply,the only way to ever move past it is to go through it.The first thing you need to do is to know your worth,that yes things have happened in your life as they do us all some more than others.You have to take it as a learning experience it will only make you stronger in time,sometimes we can help others through our own trials,its not always easy you have to keep going though.Drinking and partying or any of these things you are doing its not healing your pain it wont its a bandaid.Get real ,loose the crutch,try to find positive people to surround yourself with,then you will see a positive outcome.If you really want things to change it will also help you to know that,God is always with you even when you are not with him,I hope that you can find the light to lead you out of such a dark place,I know its there I found it so can you,you just have to reach for it.May God keep watch after you.
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Can you explain a little more? What kind of "hurt" are you talking about? Is it self-inflicted? Is it dangerous? \nI am somewhat of a masochist and what other people consider pain, I consider pleasure...but I always make sure that my partners are aware of what I can and cannot handle. If you think it's more than this, please talk to someone who you think can help, preferrably offline. If you do want to elaborate, people here can be of more help.=)
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I don't know about coping if it's beyond human indurance but I used relaxation tapes during my lunch breaks for three years (I would not quit my job) while trying to change the cause of the pressure through the personnel office. \nAfter work, I went to Yoga classes which also helped me to reduce the stress.\nAnd, of course, I relieved myself of the pressure by talking to friends and loved ones who offered their support.\nThat which doesn't kill you makes you strong. However, if you can change jobs, do it. Life is too short to be in this kind of pain.
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What you might do if you are seriously hurting is to refuse medical care except for anti-pain meds for any pain you are having.  That is not the same thing as suicide.  Its what Art Buchwald did.  Except that he got better instead of worse.\n\nI can name several people with emphysema that simply turned off their oxygen for the night and died.  They could still breathe, but they just didn't get pure O2.