Originally Posted by
txvintage
Once you have lived with an injury/disability for a few years, the tolerance of discomfort and pain sort of just happens if you're lucky.
To some extent, I agree with this -- most people do develop a somewhat different sense of what constitutes 'discomfort". I don't think this is what makes the difference between people with chronic conditions who are active and those who aren't, though. I think in most cases it's the result of a very hard-headed conclusion that a painful active life is better than a somewhat less painful life lived in a rocking chair.