{"id":10550,"date":"2023-11-10T15:02:42","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T20:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fibrocanada.ca\/?p=10550"},"modified":"2025-07-30T20:47:49","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T02:47:49","slug":"intimacy-with-chronic-pain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fibrocanada.ca\/en\/intimacy-with-chronic-pain","title":{"rendered":"Intimacy with Chronic Pain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Posted October 12, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Intimacy with Chronic Pain<\/strong>&nbsp;is designed to understand what intimacy means to those living with chronic pain and how people with chronic pain experience intimacy while dating.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To participate in the study you must be:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>At least 18 years old;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have been living with chronic pain for at least three months; and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have been actively dating in the past three months.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We know that chronic pain affects people at many different stages of life. We have tried to make the study as inclusive as possible and welcome those who are single and partnered.&nbsp;For us,&nbsp;dating is simply planning an activity that allows you to connect with a partner or date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are interested in participating, please contact&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:mary.jessome@ubc.ca\">Mary Jessome<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you for your insight. 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