True apology

The family

Midst near and dear ones (particularly family), emotional expressivity is painless.  The silly jokes, senseless laughter, baseless banter and nonsensical outbursts; all seem permissible. We can laugh, cry, vent, scream, shout, demand, summon and share; effortlessly. There is seldom room for judgment and discrimination. You can be “yourself”, with strengths and shortcomings put together. The bonds of blood allow what may seem deplorable elsewhere…

Chronic pain and its impact

Pain is everywhere

Majority of clinic visits in to a general physician are for longstanding headache, backaches, joint pains, chest discomfort; pain anywhere in the body. Pain is a neurological symptom, that has a medical cause and it demands specific medical treatment. Many varieties of arthritis, degenerative illnesses, migraine and muscle spasms; all are associated with longstanding pain. However, any pain that lasts for more than 3 months certainly has some psychological contributions to it. Such pain is medically well understood as chronic pain.