I hear what you are saying. I am 70. I have had PN for aprox. 6 months. I just got a MRI for my cervical spine and brain. I have pain all day except for the night time med naps that last about 3 hrs. each. ( 5-6 hours sleep ). You say accept this. I am having difficulty "forgetting" the pain. Distract myself with things I am interested in. The only thing I can become interested in is stopping the pain. Ironic no? I am angry that my life has crashed into this PN illness. Self-pity is the worst, and I try my best to not wallow in it. But I am now aware that I am jealous of people who live their lives without pain. Sick no? I am chair ridden basically. If I exercise more that 20 minutes I get fatigued. I do not like this at all. I will calm down before bed and try to accept that tomorrow I will have to cope and manage this illness again. So what is the trick in accepting something you don't want?