Living with chronic pain that NEVER goes away for a long period of time is draining, both emotionally and physically. No matter how much some one tries to empathize with us, they'll never really understand the toll that it takes.
I've been dealing with chronic pain from osteoarthritis and neuropathy for 10 years now. I know that I'm not going to get any better, at the age of 66 I feel like I'm 86. The only reason I'm still here is my wife of almost 43 years, our 2 kids, and our 4 grandkids. I'm living so I can see our grandkids get married, hopefully.
It's hard, I know, but you're not alone, so don't ever give in.