https://www.practicalpainmanagement.com/patient/conditions/chronic-pain-mental-health-guide Chronic Pain and Mental Health: The Empowered Patient’s Guide The pain is excruciating. Piercing. Throbbing. Persistent. And that’s just the physical part of it. Your emotions are just as intense. Will this ever change? How can you do what you need to do when you’re worried and hurting?By Cara Roberts Murez Physical and emotional pain