Stone statue curled up in pain, symbolizing the silent weight of chronic pain guilt.

When Chronic Pain Guilt Weighs More Than the Pain Itself

It’s late at night, and I’m lying in bed while the world keeps moving. My phone lights up with photos of friends at dinner, coworkers celebrating, people living lives I can’t touch. My body aches, but what really crushes me isn’t the pain. It’s the guilt. Because in the world we live in, where worth…