Support for Our Members

The primary goal of the Chronic Pain Support Group is to provide a safe internet enviornment where members can receive support. To achieve this, we have several message boards and a chat room at MSN Groups where you can both give and receive support. There's nothing like knowing you can come on line at two in the morning and find others who feel as you do. You're not alone at CPSG!

MSN Groups, where we have our forum, is free to all members. When you visit the forum, be sure to click "join now" if you wish to participate in the group. You must also meet the membership requirements listed below:

Membership Requirements

We have three requirements to become a member of the Chronic Pain Support Group. They are:

You must have chronic pain or be a family member of someone in pain;
You must adhere to our rules and guidelines listed at the forum; and
You must be willing to give support as well as receive it.

Message Boards

We have several message boards, each with a specific topic for discussion.

Introductions - Post the story of your struggle with pain and a little about yourself (marriage status, family support, kids, interests, etc).

Sick Bay - post messages here when you're doing worse than usual, scheduled for surgery, etc, and keep us updated on you're recovery.

Pain Discussions - post here to discuss or vent about your pain, your doctor, PT, treatment regimen, or tell others which coping techniques work for you.

General - Where we just "chit chat" and keep up with each other's every day lives, grand kids, kids, etc.

Games - Keep your mind off pain by playing Hang Man and brain teasers.

Inspiration - Post a favorite quote, poem, prayer, etc, that has been especially helpful to you. Or a beautiful graphic that's an inspiration.

Meds/Treatments - post questions and information about medications and/or treatments.

Fat Free Corner - People in pain can have a more difficult time loosing weight. Visit this message board and receive support for those wishing to loose weight.

CPSG News/Events - Information about chats and special events for our group will be announced in this message board.

MSN & Sig Help - Post questions about the MSN Forum and how to use graphics in the message boards.

Chat Room

Our chat room is a great place to meet members of the Chronic Pain Support Group. We not only support each other but also have some fun. After all, laughter is the best medicine!

We have one chat room, but two types of chat events; General Chats and Topic Chat. The chat calendar will list all chat events so you can find the best chat to meet your needs.

From time to time we have special chats/events. These will be announced on the message board and will also appear on our calendar.

Fill in your eMail address to become a member of our group. Your membership information will be sent to you inbox.

Last Update: November 24, 2003