#i cant take steroids or nsaids for medical reasons unrelated to this so literally i wwas just perscribed therapy to deal with it

[sniffanimal]

person with chronic pain: it hurts to have skin right now lol

random person: that's alarming! have you seen a doctor?

[flashback to doctors office]

doctor: you have Damn That Sucks Syndrome and the only cure is to name 5 things you can see, 4 things you can touch, 3 things you can hear, 2 things you can smell, and one thing you can taste. every minute of every day until you die.

person with chronic pain: is there like. medicine I can take or something

doctor: [putting on "deal with it" glasses] lolno