Thernstrom described chronic pain as “a pathology of the nervous system that produces abnormal changes in the brain and spinal cord,” meanwhile basically sucking up feel-good seratonin and leading to chemically induced depression and anxiety. From All in My Head

“I didn’t want to kill myself, but I wanted to die.” Dying sounded fine, just for a little while at least, to get some relief – but suicide was too drastic. After all, the desire for self destruction and the desire of wanting pain to end can be two different things. From All in My […]