the bbc has filmed patrols by afghanistan s ministry for preventing vice and promoting virtue as they enforce the taliban s strict new laws, most of them targeting women. along with a raft of hard line laws, they announced the face veil will be compulsory for women in public. now on bbc news, we take a look at an in depth look at chronic pain and those living with it. this is the story of lives that have been changed in an instant. i am a shell of the person that i used to be. i wish i could turn the clock back. this is the story of chronic pain, described as relentless, debilitating, overwhelming. thousands of people have told us how their lives are controlled by a condition that is often hidden from view. the world around me is advancing and i m trapped in a room that s the killer. it s poorly understood and often misdiagnosed. i don t think we are equipped, either as a society or as a healthcare system, to deal with that. there is the toll taken by the medication that mi
the world is around me, i am trapped in a room. it is often poorly understood, misdiagnosed. i don t think we are equipped as a society or as a healthcare system to deal with that. there is the toll taken by the medication that millions rely onjust to get medication that millions rely on just to get through the day. when i inner withdrawal, i want to hit my horses. it is like my subconscious was screaming, you are going to die. and, the new understanding of chronic pain that has restored how people think and talk about what they are experiencing. it is not something i can change, it isjust it is not something i can change, it is just something it is not something i can change, it isjust something i can coexist with. that is sort of what acceptance is, just finding a way to coexist. knowing that persistent pain is very different and complex means very different and complex means that you actually have the ability to change it yourself. i - yourself. i am dominic hughes, your
this is the story of chronic pain, described as relentless, debilitating, overwhelming. thousands of people have told us how their lives are controlled by the condition that is often hidden from view. the world around me is advancing and i m trapped in a room that s the killer. it s poorly understood and often misdiagnosed. i don t think we are equipped, either as a society or as a healthcare system, to deal with that. there is the toll taken by the medication that millions rely on just to get through the day. when i m in withdrawal i could murder. i want to, you know, hit my horses. it s like my subconscious was screaming, you re going to die. and the new understanding of chronic pain that has transformed how people think and talk about what they are experiencing. it s not something i can change. it sjust something i can coexist with, and for me that s kind of what acceptance is, just finding a way to coexist. knowing that pain, persistent pain, is different and very com
hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. russian troops have withdrawn from ukraine s second biggiest city kharkiv, according to its mayor. it s been under constant bombardment since the invasion began. finland tells president putin it plans to join nato, as russia stops supplying the country with electricity, accusing it of not paying for previous deliveries. a ban on buy one get one free deals on unhealthy food in england is to be put on hold for a year. the uk government says it s to help families cope with the cost of living crisis. here in the uk, 50 migrants are told that the government intends to send them to rwanda the first to be removed under new immigration plans. shaun will be here to take you through the afternoon but now bbc news hears stories from people across the uk, who are in constant pain. this is the story of lives that have been changed in an instant. i am a shell of the person that i used to be. i wish i could turn the clock back. this is the story of
messing everything up. it is a real condition that thousands of us suffer with daily. but because it is invisible, we are often dismissed as drama queens and fakers, sometimes even by medical professionals. from an active 40 year old to a tablet depending - 50 year old, who if didn t take tablets would not pull- the sheet off her head. 0ur survey suggested that of those living with chronic pain, 23% were on a waiting list for either pain management clinic or surgery. dr barker s clinic is one of relatively few specialist centres dealing with chronic pain. chris leads a team of physiotherapists, psychologists, pharmacists helping people better manage their pain. it s started easing off a little bit. - focusing notjust on the physical causes, but also on how the brain interprets and reacts to pain.