About Complete Chronic Pain Condition
"I know that most people identify chronic pain by simple definition, because after all, we are taking two basic words: chronic and pain, which add up to persistent pain. And I agreed that technically it is a correct definition for constant pain, but even this type (chronic) can eventually reach closure. If it doesn’t and continues past the state defined by this bland definition, then chronic pain can become a complex tribulation having many segments. If chronic pain continues for an indefinite period of time, suffering will typically intensify and evolve into a more severe ordeal. Each case of continuance of it presents varying types and intensification of the extended pain, with unique varieties of adverse effects. Within the timeframe of that progressing mess, other “conditions” usually begin to develop. In that period even the hope for cure or relief begins to subside, and despair commences. This is generally accompanied by guilt (for not getting better or showing signs of improvement), anticipation, anxiety, fear, and the mental anguish that accompanies these things. It is at this point that those other “conditions” or afflictions begin to develop either from the original one or from just being in this described state. As this subsequent development continues, with the persistence of pain over even longer periods (there are no defined spans, they differ in individuals), any remaining possibility of recovery eventually ends. The new disorders are firmly established and compound with the original infirmity and give birth to a condition of itself. It is any accumulation of these secondary afflictions that creates this unique, complex condition that is apart from the original cause.
If such manifestation continues indefinitely, the sufferer will most likely reach a point of no return with little hope of resolve. I refer to it as a zone because the ultimate condition that develops has no exact point of origin and is not accomplished in a single step, but by time, that amount which is required to develop either one or a series of secondary disorders over a specific period. That duration differs in all cases, as the estimated time of arrival to this horrible destination is also associated to the nature of the initial trauma and the level of suffering. The time element is also affected by the physical and mental state of the individual. Most people have a hard time relinquishing hope because in this type of position, the belief of returning to a “normal” life is a strong one. Most adhere to it with steadfast determination and fight the losing battle making them lose track of when they succumbed. The unpleasant cohesion of disorders that I’m describing isn’t “The Twilight Zone;” I define it as “Complete Chronic Pain Condition."
– from Complete Chronic Pain Condition (CCPC): An Overview © 2007 David Navarria
During the years of researching for his book about chronic pain, author David Navarria realized that in most cases of extended chronic pain a cumulative effect usually takes place with such sufferers. The consequence is an accumulation of additional afflictions, and issues and is the basis of Complete Chronic Pain Condition. Physical, mental, emotional, medical, social, and political matters are just some of the elements involved in treating, influencing and governing this horrendous infirmity that resides beyond chronic pain. The reality of Complete Chronic Pain Condition is not an easy concept for a sufferer of chronic pain to grasp or accept. For most long-term chronic pain sufferers, acceptance of it is really the doorway to the only means of valid treatment.
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