Chronic Pain | Full Episode | SBS Insight

One in five Australians lives with chronic pain, and for a third of them the pain is severely disabling, affecting all aspects of their lives. Former Insight host Jenny Brockies chats to those affected, and asks how they are dealing with their pain.

Insight, hosted by Kumi Taguchi, is Australia's leading forum for powerful first-person stories offering a unique perspective on the way we live.

Insight first went to air in 1995 and has since been a mainstay of SBS current affairs programming. The team doesn't shy away from taboo topics: from polygamy, to brain implants, to the secrets revealed on the deathbed.

[YochevedDesigns]

Great program! I'm glad that one of the commenters mentioned that pain makes you socially isolated. When I hurt I can barely form words, and the last thing I want to do is to deal with other people. I try my best to be a nice person, but I get so cranky and short tempered, that I don't even want to be in the same room with myself.

[martinasikk]

I looked at the faces of the auditorium when the pain sufferers told their stories. Their facial expressions showed so much compassion. 🇸🇪

[yvonnekneeshaw]

This program on chronic pain is exactly what I needed to hear. Living in Canada it seems the wait to even get connected to helpful programs as described is years wait and would need to travel 2 hours there & back to such a facility. I am now at the stage with chronic pain where I simply no longer enjoy being in my body. So much energy goes into the search for this kind of help we all want…it can be overwhelmingly tiring/stressful. Thank you SBS Insight ❤🇨🇦

[cracknoir]

I have problems with my feet due to the blood return valves not working properly I have pain every day some days are better than others they won't operate on me due to my weight but it's in my genetics and i have had a weight problem all of my life I have to endure pain I think I have a high pain threshes hold some days are better than others and some days I do get depressed I am 52 years old