Hey there!
My name is Davis and I care deeply for those who are fighting the battle of chronic health conditions. Be it from pain, illness, or injury, chronic health struggles can be all-consuming, isolating, and difficult beyond words. I want to help in whatever ways I can so I wrote a book!
My Story
"For three years now I have been living with Post Concussion Syndrome (PCS). These years have been disorienting in a way that I never would have expected—in a way that’s almost impossible to explain to anyone who hasn’t walked through it themselves. I have experienced loneliness that is almost all consuming, shame that is overwhelming, as well as anger at nothing and everything. I have seen friends, who are trying to help, hurt me immensely. I have been disrespected and maltreated by many doctors. I have also seen some of the best humanity can offer—love in its truest forms. In all I have been through, I wouldn’t trade my lived suffering for the world. There is an adventure, a thrilling daily existence, to living with chronic health conditions. It is strange trying to explain how I think of my suffering. I wouldn’t trade it for the world, but I would be healed this instant if possible. I live with an urgency to heal yet an eternal gratitude for what I have been through and the noticeable blessings throughout it all." - Davis K Bain, Chronic Pain Warrior
Living with chronic pain, injury, or illness is messy, plain and simple. Relationships are strained, work becomes unbearable, and socializing becomes almost impossible. Stuck in a cycle of trying to heal but being unable thus far, isolation is all but inevitable. I have personally experienced overwhelming anxiety, depression, and complete isolation from all community. I have spent tens of thousands on treatments which didn't work, from doctors who told my I was wrong about my symptoms and lived experience. Though I am not a traditional author, nor have I ever wanted to make a career from writing, I had to do what I could to help. I decided that I would write the book that I wanted during the roughest moments. I wrote Chronic Pain Warrior to practically assist the person who struggles with chronic health conditions on a daily basis. I love people and understand the pain too much to live in silence. I decided to act and thought through a book concept that would have best helped me. That's why Chronic Pain Warrior isn't a traditional non-fiction book. It's part memoir, part self-help, and part academic review. Its written to both the chronic pain warrior and their close supporters. In the end, I just hope it helps.
If this is your or someone you love's story, this book is written for you. Know that for anyone who is deeply affected by chronic health conditions, I want to be of assistance however I can. Throughout my struggling, I have known that the worst of the pain is often in the mind, the isolation and mental agony have been all-consuming. I aim to build resilience and guide the CPW's towards meaning amidst deep suffering, relieving the mental agony of deep struggles. In the end, I am dedicating my life's work towards helping those with chronic pain in whatever way I can, beginning with this book. Give it a read, maybe it can help you too!