Yeah… my spouse ignores pain (to her detriment), tried to live like this years ago and still subconsciously idealizes it, and she’s miserable a fair chunk of the time.
And I suppose getting her to talk to a professional about it is out of the question.
No; her physician and therapist are people she listens to (or listened to—therapist got cancer, she needs to get a new one) about this. It’s just difficult to shake off—she’s getting help for it, but it’s kind of like chronic depression or addiction; making progress against the background is much more realistic than just expecting it to entirely go away, and the trait itself never does just vanish.
And I suppose getting her to talk to a professional about it is out of the question.
No; her physician and therapist are people she listens to (or listened to—therapist got cancer, she needs to get a new one) about this. It’s just difficult to shake off—she’s getting help for it, but it’s kind of like chronic depression or addiction; making progress against the background is much more realistic than just expecting it to entirely go away, and the trait itself never does just vanish.