One of the things I've noticed in all that I've read about Endometriosis, whether it be a    medical journal article or a blog from a fellow fighter, is the hard topic of  a struggle for  someone who lives in chronic pain, is the dependency that you develop of prescription pain  pills. On a side note, being dependent and being addicted are two completely different things.  Being addicted is to use, in this case, pain pills in a non-prescribed way. To take them when they're not needed, to use them abusively. To be dependent is to depend on these drugs to function normally - in our case, to take a pain pill to get through a day full of pain. Being a dependent can lead to addiction and if you feel like you may have an addiction I strongly urge you to seek medical help from a doctor you trust. They in turn may send you to a counselor, which I again strongly urge you to do. I've been thinking about this topic lately because of something that happened to me a few weeks ago. A … [Read more...]