#PainAwarenessMonth
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"The night stretches ahead of me, not as a time for sleep, but as something to endure: hour by hour, minute by minute." www.brainlesionandme.com/painsomnia-w...

#ChronicPain #Painsomnia #NEISVoid #PainAwarenessMonth
Painsomnia: What It's Like Lying Awake With Chronic Pain –
What is painsomnia? A personal account of chronic pain, sleepless nights, loneliness, and the exhaustion that follows into the day.
www.brainlesionandme.com
October 3, 2026 at 12:29 AM
serenebutterfly.bsky.social
"The decision whether to take a painkiller is a catch-22. Whether I choose to endure the pain or take a painkiller and face the side effects, it feels that I lose either way." www.brainlesionandme.com/pain-or-pain...

#ChronicPain #PainAwarenessMonth #NEISVoid
Pain or Painkiller: A Difficult Decision To Make –
When experiencing chronic pain, the choice of whether to take a painkiller is not a simple one. Instead, it becomes a choice between pain or painkiller.
www.brainlesionandme.com
October 2, 2026 at 8:20 PM
dclister.bsky.social
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Visualizing the Invisible | David Lister
As we come to an end of #PainAwarenessMonth, I reflect on my journey starting this blog and where pain awareness goes from here.
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October 1, 2026 at 6:44 AM
ifaiarthritis.bsky.social
For many of us with chronic pain, 1–10 doesn't tell the whole story. Sometimes an image, color, sound, or word says more.
For #PainAwarenessMonth: How would you describe your pain without using a number?
September 30, 2026 at 1:21 PM
apainprincess.bsky.social
“Confined to my bed… #Pain and illness are insidious… You hurt, you’re sick; you can’t leave the house. #Anxiety develops. The claws of #depression come out… Hours pass; it could be minutes… feeling every microsecond in the small fibers of your body.” https://buff.ly/IFhazBV #PainAwarenessMonth
September 30, 2026 at 4:23 PM
kbi-uhn.bsky.social
🔗 Visit this link to learn more from our Your Complex Brain podcast episode “Chronic Pain & The Brain”!

#PainAwarenessMonth @uhn.ca @uhnresearch.ca @krembilfoundation.bsky.social
September 30, 2026 at 4:12 PM
myseveralworlds.com
I am surprised by how often the 1-10 pain scale is used here. I'm glad to hear so many do not like this scale!

How would you rate your pain today?

For my last post this month, I'm sharing "A more realistic chronic pain scale by @PINKYANDTHEPAIN

#PAM2026 #PainAwarenessMonth #MySeveralWorlds
We've had a lot of talk about the pain scale here on this page during #PainAwarenessMonth. I, too, was very surprised by how often the 1 to 10 pain scale is used here in North America. And I've been glad to hear from so many of you who have said that you also do not like this scale. ❓How would you rate your pain today? For my last post this month, I'm sharing "A more realistic chronic pain scale by @PINKYANDTHEPAIN 0-2 Really?! I didn't know this even existed 3-4 My normal every day / lower normal. Can almost function as a normal person and very easy to hide. 5-6 ANNOYING. Also my normal on the medium days or after a busy day. Can normally continue every day things and can be hidden pretty well. 7-9 ANGRY. IRRITABLE. Can be my background during my high pain days. Often a warning of what is to come and when the mask starts to slip. Should plan to be home or close to home. Will be around close friends who understand only. 10-12 NOPE. Intermittent crying. This is high background with multiple spasms/shocks an hour. Will need to go home now and only be around those closest to me. Probably in bed/resting. 13+ NO WORDS TO DESCRIBE. UNCONTROLLED. Inconsolable or silent. Unable to move. Should probably see a doctor but I never do it. It will pass. #PAM2026 #LetsTalkAboutPain #MySeveralWorlds
September 30, 2026 at 3:27 PM
pedspainmed.bsky.social
Thank you for following along with us throughout #PainAwarenessMonth
We are honored to be doing our part in caring for children with pain.

#SPPM #pediatricpain #chronicpain #pediatric #painmedicine
September 30, 2026 at 2:15 PM
apainprincess.bsky.social
“Never in my life did I think that taking a shower would actually be hard. It’s an exhausting activity that usually requires me to sit or lie down for a while afterward to recover.” Challenging Daily Decisions https://buff.ly/4d11C5j #PainAwarenessMonth #Disability #ChronicIllness
September 29, 2026 at 4:23 PM
apainprincess.bsky.social
“There is still a part of me that wants to push through, to pretend I can manage what I had planned and refuse to let my symptoms dictate my day… The acceptance can feel like a loss. But it can also be an act of #kindness towards myself.” https://buff.ly/x6hwpg4 #PainAwarenessMonth #ChronicallyIll
RobinReach
September 30, 2026 at 12:23 AM
myseveralworlds.com
I made this graphic years ago to help people visualize life with #ChronicPain. It reflects conditions relevant to my own medical history — not every painful condition that exists.

Some pain ends. Chronic pain can last for decades.

#PainAwarenessMonth #Fibromyalgia #AxSpA #CRPS #MECFS
Graphic titled “The McGill Pain Index” showing a vertical pain scale from 0 to 50. Conditions listed include sprain 14, fracture and arthritis 18, toothache 19, post-shingles nerve pain 22, non-terminal cancer 26, chronic back pain 28, chronic migraine 29, fibromyalgia 30, ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis 32, childbirth 32–36, finger or toe amputation 39, and CRPS 46. The image includes black human silhouettes and MySeveralWorlds.com branding.
September 30, 2026 at 3:44 AM
nikkiserenity.bsky.social
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#EchoWater #HydrogenWater #Hydrogen #PainAwareness #PainAwarenessMonth #Recovery #Antioxidants #OxidativeStress #WorkoutRecovery #HydrogenRichWater #Inflammation
September 30, 2026 at 12:42 AM
davidlow.bsky.social
Dr. Carley Ouellette is a Canadian nurse, clinical scientist, and prominent chronic pain advocate who has successfully blended her lived experience of chronic pain as a patient with her academic and clinical work. #PainAwarenessMonth 🇨🇦
September 29, 2026 at 2:18 PM
navigatems.bsky.social
Pain is real, even when no one can see it. 💙

This #PainAwarenessMonth, meet Navigate MS: an app-based self-guided psychological intervention for invisible symptoms in MS, including pain.

We're now recruiting!

🔗 Follow the link below to learn more and join.

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September 29, 2026 at 1:15 PM
axs-studio.com
Voltage-gated sodium (Nav) channels transmit pain signals along nerves in the peripheral nervous system. Because Nav channels are outside of the brain and spinal cord, they are being explored as potential targets for a new class of non-opioid pain medicine. #PainAwarenessMonth #chronicpain #sciart
September 28, 2026 at 6:29 PM
rutgersods.bsky.social
💙 Your strength matters. This Pain Awareness Month, we honor the resilience of those living with chronic pain and celebrate the hope that brighter days can come.

#PainAwarenessMonth #HopeAndHealing #ChronicPainAwareness
A Pain Awareness Month graphic featuring a blue awareness ribbon and an illustration of a person seated in a chair surrounded by nails symbolizing persistent pain. The text reads: “Despite all the fatigue. All the pain. All the flares. You're still here.” A Rutgers Disability Services logo appears in the lower-right corner.
September 29, 2026 at 2:04 PM
apainprincess.bsky.social
“People who see us ‘able’ to carry out activities are oblivious to the pain involved, aftermath or inability to repeat that activity. The swift flare from ‘normal’ pain to being entirely unable to speak can also be perplexing.” https://buff.ly/3XV4FYt #PainAwarenessMonth #CentralPain #NervePain
September 28, 2026 at 11:23 PM
apainprincess.bsky.social
“We’re not being anti-social, we’ve probably just run out of spoons…our able bodied counterparts have an infinite number of spoons, a person with #disability does not. Every little action, movement or choice costs a spoon.” https://buff.ly/3ORzK9u #PainAwarenessMonth #InvisibleIllness #spoonies
September 28, 2026 at 4:23 PM
kbi-uhn.bsky.social
How would you describe #chronicpain? 🤔

September is #PainAwarenessMonth: a reminder to raise awareness and elevate lived experiences to help reduce the stigma around pain and improve care for those who experience it.
September 28, 2026 at 7:35 PM
asahq.bsky.social
September is Pain Awareness Month!

ASA continues to advocate for fair coverage and access to non-opioid pain treatments. Members, learn more about these efforts in this week's Monday Morning Outreach: https://ow.ly/MltM50ZR6Il

#PainAwarenessMonth
September 28, 2026 at 7:00 PM
pedspainmed.bsky.social
We are committed to learning and teaching others about pain in pediatric patients. #PainAwarenessMonth

#SPPM #pediatricpain #chronicpain #pediatric #painmedicine
September 28, 2026 at 2:15 PM
familyvoicesal.bsky.social
"Currently, there are no reliable tests that can objectively measure pain, although researchers are working to change that. In the meantime, clinicians typically rely on diagnostic tests to determine the cause of the pain."

#PainAwarenessMonth

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September 28, 2026 at 2:52 PM
sandrawoodsmtl.bsky.social
2 years ago, I was preparing to co-present a TED-type talk on neuroscience & #chronicpain at @qnjpi-paintalks.bsky.social - and how my art practice uses neuroplasticity for both my chronic pain & my Mild Cognitive Impairment (from the same rare disease)🎤
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#PainAwarenessMonth
Solving the Pain Puzzle: How Flow becomes HOPE
YouTube video by RQECD-QNJPI PAINtalks
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September 28, 2026 at 5:12 PM
apainprincess.bsky.social
“I spend everyday in excruciating pain…I’m sensitive to light and noise, simple tasks are hard… My short term memory is bad… #CRPS is a horrid disease… Don’t allow someone else to minimize your journey—every warrior is a warrior.” https://buff.ly/47Ed0CT #PainAwarenessMonth
September 27, 2026 at 8:23 PM
sandrawoodsmtl.bsky.social
What do penguins have to do with chronic pain? 🐧
Read this week's #art blog on my website to find out (ePublished in both English & French)! 💥
www.sandrawoods.art/blog/penguin...
#ChronicPain #PainAwarenessMonth #neuroscience #painting #penguins
September 27, 2026 at 9:30 PM