pain, is different and very complex means you actually have the ability to change it yourself. i'm dominic hughes and i'm a health correspondet for bbc news. and i have been investigating the story of chronic pain, a condition that bbc research reveals blights the lives of millions of people and leaves them living a life of pain. hello, i'mjennifer and i am a dental therapist for my dentist in saltaire in bradford. it was everything that i ever wanted. that i dreamed it would be. i don't think i have been in a happier place in my life. five years ago, jen was happy and successful. today, she is living a life dominated by pain. opioid patches, anti—inflammatories, nerve pain medications.