I also live in chronic pain in my neck, C-2 thru C-6 fusion with arthritis and stenosis. Have been to PT with no solutions as well as Mayo pain management. My primary tries to help with my pain. But,it is the pneumonia and acute pancreatitis that adds to my feeling off being a burden to my husband. My Dr calls it situational depression and has given me a referral to a mental health specialist.
The tools I used to use...my gratitude list,meditation, chair yoga,I'm too sick and too tired and weak to use. And,the sicker I am,the more my chronic pain seems hopeless.