Libbi,
Hello and welcome to the forum. Glad you found us. I hope that by reading through the different posts and blogs, you might gain a lot of insight and understanding toward better management and coping skills that will make your life less painful. Be sure to read older posts as well as, new ones for there is lots of good info in all the topic sections.
Ask more questions and just jump right in and start posting answers to other members in areas you feel most comfortable. And don't forget the off topic sections as well. Count me as a friend and I am sure you will find many on this site looking for friendship, as well as, understanding what you are going through. See you around the forum.