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Because sometimes existing is exhausting.

My name's Anthony Padilla,

and I spend today with people who suffer from chronic pain.

Cigarettes being burned into my stomach, an ice pick repeatedly being

chiseled into my skull, a blow torch burning my chin with metal clamps

ripping me apart, all descriptions that barely convey the persistent pain the people here today

experience on a normal basis. By the end of this video we'll find out if striving to

shift their mental perspective to accept pain and thrive regardless has equipped

them to face all the struggles that life throws at them with ease or if this tormenting pain especially when it's invisible has left them feeling isolated and trapped in the world of excessive action.

Hello, Kelsey!

Hi Anthony.

Brian.

Anthony what's going on?

Zach.

Hey Anthony, good to be back.

I know it's impossible to accurately put pain into words, but can you attempt for people to understand the sensations that you do feel. I feel like I'm a Coca-Cola can in a hydraulic press, just very slowly, slowly being crushed.

I will sneeze and it feels like there's someone inside my ribcage just rattling my bones. My head is made of prosciutto and fire ants are eating it. I can also do it with noises just like a a

It's almost like if someone's like putting out a cigarette or something really

hot on my skin every part below my level of injury.

It's almost as if your leg falls asleep,

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