Body & Physical Symptoms

Chronic Pain & Low Mood

Ongoing pain and depression feed each other: pain exhausts and isolates, and low mood turns up the volume on pain.

What it can feel like

Not everyone has every symptom, and you do not need a label to deserve support.

Alternate activity and rest in planned blocks. The boom-and-bust cycle makes both pain and mood worse.

A short log of activity, sleep and mood reveals patterns pain alone cannot show.

Identity shrinks around pain quickly. Protecting one thing that matters keeps the rest of you alive.

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Ask about pain management programmes and psychological support for pain. Both are evidence-based and work alongside medical care.

Physical symptoms that are real and distressing, alongside intense worry and attention that make them worse.