r/ChronicPain

144K archived posts · Sep 2010 – Sep 2026

Chronic Pain

r/ChronicPain

For the broken, malfunctioning, pained people of the world and their friends/family. Got pain? This is the place to be. Bitching, complaining, whining, and otherwise venting about your condition is encouraged. Stop by the chat and say hi!

Created Dec 3, 2009

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##PLEASE READ THE RULES ##BEFORE POSTING!!

NOBODY HERE IS A VERIFIED MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL

While reddit does not explicitly ban medical advice in their ToS anymore, it is best to avoid giving medical advice over the internet in general. Soliciting or giving medical advice is strictly forbidden in this subreddit. Sharing your failures or successes concerning your experiences with treatments is fine. Remember, we're all strangers here. You don't know how your advice might affect another person's well-being, no matter how well your intentions might be.

DO NOT POST ABOUT YOUR PAIN IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN A DOCTOR RECENTLY.

If it's bad enough that you feel the need to post about it then it's probably bad enough that you should go to a doctor.

NO POSTING OF SURVEYS, STUDIES, OR RESEARCH PROJECTS!

We are not your focus group. To protect users from harmful and improper management of survey data and unpaid usage of our communities time (a chance to win a giftcard is not compensation for the time and effort of humans).

All posts soliciting or giving advice about how to obtain specific (or groups) of medications will be removed. Do not post anything regarding the misuse or abuse of your medications. Do not post ads for medications. You can and will get banned for this.

Self Promotion

We try to follow Reddits self promotion guidelines when determining if content is acceptable or not. In cases where lack of community participation, excessive links/posts, or if content is better suited for ads, it may be removed and/or you could be banned. If you're unsure whether your content fits self promotion, feel free to message the mods.

Crisis resources

You can find a list of crisis hotlines on this wiki. There's also an FAQ about what to expect when calling.

For medical help, the emergency room is always the first choice. Most insurance offers nurse help lines as well.

We will remove posts soliciting or giving advice about suicide. Posting about how you feel is quite alright, but please don't ask for advice about how to end it all. Sometimes, simply venting helps!

#We have an official Discord server! ###Come on in and say hi!

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