I only had initial visit w/ Dr. Mann and felt I had to do a review already , I was scared never seen a so called head shrink(kidding Dr. Mann)\r
I know I have /had problems for a long time, depression,, fear, anxiety bad and most of all a lot of anger i cannot control most times all due to pain ,Dr. Mann was great !he explained about what pain can do to a persons being from stress to lots of anger,(thats me) I believed I am going crazy ..litterly Dr .Mann was very polite never once made me feel uncomfortable, I am hoping for the right help and to understand /cope w/ my pain of everyday so called living. we all know our own bodies. I do have a very very high pain tolerance, but I no longer can cope/deal with the severity, but at the same time I feel lucky as so many others are worse off than I can ever be,I have seen first hand so many others that suffer more than I can even think or imagine,I tell others I know, when they complain of whats called pain, (including my son 48 yrs old he has a boo-boo) Go to the VAMC then come back and tell me how much bad pain you are in and how unlucky you are! My late hubby, who was a US Navy Man and I had a friend constantly screamed from really severe pain in both his legs, Woody had NO LEGS\r
yes I could be a lot worse off, but its the coping skills I need,the pain will never stop, so I need to learn to cope, So I am counting and praying Dr. Mann will always be there for me and teach me to live, not just to survive.and God willing have the patience to put up with me.\r
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