Yes! @betterway I love your reply!! Listen to me when I tell you this. What you are going through is unique to you without a doubt but believe me when I say that you are not special in the sense that you are going through something no one else ever has. When I was at Mayo PRC Dr. Sletten looked right at the whole room of us and told us we were unique, but not special. He has seen it all! He didn't care who had what and why or how hard things have been. He cared about helping us move forward towards a better quality of life physically, emotionally and behaviorally.

The bottom line is that at the end of the day living with chronic pain and symptoms has the same end game for all of us. We either keep trying to do the best we can by persevering, learning and working, or we give up, sulk and become defeated. It's NOT easy, believe me I know, it's taken me 6 years of persevering, learning and working.

I'm proud of you for trying. One day at a time with one goal at a time. Finding self-esteem is a great place to start. You matter, you have worth and you CAN make changes. I believe in you!