Why I'm tired, cranky, indecisive and broke!

New research suggests chronic pain affects the brain's ability to rest, disrupting a system that normally charges up some brain regions and powers down others when a person relaxes.
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The early findings could explain sleep disturbances, decision-making problems and mood changes that often accompany chronic pain.
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Patients know the drill. In the fragmented world of health care, they bounce from internist to chiropractor to massage therapist to surgeon--with none of the experts sharing information.
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"You will try anything and everything to get out of the pain. You discover all of your efforts are fruitless and you have spent monumental amounts of money."
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The American Pain Society estimates millions of Americans are in chronic pain from backaches, jaw pain, headaches and fibromyalgia, a mysterious syndrome marked by muscle pain and fatigue.
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And so on, and so on, and so on...

Excerpted from an Associated Press article, "Enlisting for Relief," found in the Santa Cruz Sentinel 3/17/08.

I am so in love with this man

When I hear his voice, I get all melty inside. Really, I'm telling you, it's love.