unpacking this hot take:

if chronic pain can cause complex-PTSD.. and complex-PTSD is a form of neurodivergence.. then experiencing chronic pain has the capacity to make someone neurodivergent?!

In this episode I explain how experiencing chronic pain, illness or disability can lead to physical and functional changes in the brain. Complex-PTSD is a label describing the cluster of symptoms that tend to appear in survivors of long-term, inescapable stress. Our bodies are, quite literally, inescapable. This is why I believe that complex-PTSD is more common in chronic pain patients that we realise

I describe how seemingly small events, or 'micro-traumas,' are extremely common in the daily chronic pain life. Things such as new symptoms arising or medications not working can become traumatising when experienced over and over, day in, day out...

This is a great episode to listen to if you have loved ones experiencing chronic pain, as it may help deepen your understanding of the world of medical trauma

happy listening, and let’s get weird 

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