I have learned quite a few good remedies for chronic pain -over time, and sometimes they don't fulfill my expectation. Then what? Like you have given us the Smart Goals, l believe various methods for coping are vital, yet the two goals that have been good friends for me are: Overcoming fear, and accepting pain- which takes tremendous courage! I think pain, of any source, can lead us to believe that "it" controls "us"- or that "life" is uncontrollable with chronic pain. When, realizing the choices at hand, like getting out of bed or not (me), making breakfast and eating it, ordering what you need for self- care online, if driving is overwhelming. So many little and big choices all day, even choosing not to choose is a choice! And it's all okay, to be "in" pain is not "being" pain. I am not pain, I face pain fearlessly, accepting it courageously as a sensation I perceive through my body, mind, emotions and spiritual beliefs.