The minute I woke up I knew it was going to be one of those days. The sun was streaming into my bedroom, and its brilliance hurt my eyes. I turned on... Read more »
There has been a lot of debate about our Pain Essay, “Questioning the Boundary Between Pain and Suffering.” We argued that pain is not simply the cause of suffering, but that the... Read more »
Gabapentin is an anticonvulsant medication that is FDA approved for the treatment of seizure disorders and postherpetic neuralgia—a chronic, often debilitating, nerve pain syndrome often linked to shingles. It is classified as... Read more »
“Often when you think you’re at the end of something, you’re at the beginning of something else,” the late Fred M. Rogers once said. Mister Rogers’ emotional intelligence impacts all ages of... Read more »
Vaginal intercourse can be a wonderful way to experience joy, love, and mutual physical and emotional connection. But for around half of sexually active heterosexual women, intercourse includes a nasty downside, pelvic... Read more »
Suicide is a cause of death that haunts the living in perpetuity. After a suicide event, those left behind are tormented by questions. “Could I have done something?” “What did I miss?”... Read more »
As a life-long survivor of severe bipolar disorder, I’ve learned to navigate the shoals of mental illness with some degree of dexterity. I protect my mental health the way I’d guard a... Read more »
Huge Pain Relief Last February, I got a brand new spinal cord stimulator that offers me a huge amount of pain relief. I could suddenly work all day. I could go to... Read more »
Research shows that reading books can be beneficial to well-being (for instance, Serowik et al., 2020). It can be challenging to wade through the myriad offerings to find the gems that hold... Read more »
Pain and suffering are some of the most common reasons patients seek out doctors. These patients seek answers about the causes of pain and they seek relief. Pain and suffering are not... Read more »