Over the past couple of weeks, I have received emails and messages thanking me for sharing my journey with chronic pain. The one theme that is constant in these messages is the thankfulness that they are not alone. As humans, we find strength in knowing that others have gone before us with enough strength and perseverance to make it through. We learn that we are not alone in our struggles and that we are almost visibly linked to other individuals in a supernatural kind of way. This connection actually took me a while to process and accept. I felt uncomfortable being linked to others with hardships and would often times hide my struggles. Yet, as I opened up and began to share, others in turn reciprocated. I actually felt more connected and less lonely. It turns out I had been the one isolating myself. By hiding my struggles, I made it very difficult for others to connect.
This lesson has been life changing for me. While I still struggle with letting others see all my imperfections, I concentrate on the connection to others that I will obtain from sharing. I hope that each of you knows that you are not alone today. The more we share our stores the more connected and empowered we feel.
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