Resources About the Emotional Side Effects of Pain

1. Endohope- Guilt As Side Effect of Chronic Illness

Link:
http://endohope.org/2013/05/08/guilt-is-an-understandable-side-effect-of-chronic-illness/

This blog post breaks down several reasons why people with chronic illness, including chronic pain, feel guilty. Personally, I enjoy this article because it helps me understand some of my own reasons for the guilt I sometimes feel.

Rheumatoid Arthritis Warrior-Dealing with Guilt

2. Link:
http://rawarrior.com/3-questions-3-answers-about-guilt-chronic-illness/

This short blog post offers some helpful tips about dealing with the guilt that often comes with chronic illness. While it focuses on people with arthritis, I think the tips can apply to people with different conditions as well.


3. Interviews from Others Coping with Pain

http://www.healthtalk.org/peoples-experiences/chronic-health-issues/chronic-pain/coping-emotional-impact-pain

This article, from HealthTalk.org, contains many short video interviews of people with chronic pain.
These interviews discuss the emotional impact of pain and the ways that people deal with it.