Chronic pain can also lead to conflict with people at home and at work.

Prolonged pain may restrict your daily activities and eventually lead to disability.

In the worst cases, severe pain and inability to speak or eat lead the patient to seek surgical help.

The pain of arthritis may lead you to cut out social and leisure activities.

Before long, that pain would lead to something worse.

If pain can lead to emotional distress, the reverse is also true.

They all said that pain, once mastered, could lead to religious ecstasy.

Such pain can harm your self-esteem and lead to destructive behavior.

Chronic pain can lead to depression, anxiety, and other problems.

Chronic back pain can also lead to moodiness or depression.