That is so terrible to hear. People who don't have this disorder can never understand what we go through. I think the problem is that "they" remember being in pain after a surgery or pulling a muscle and recall how tough or how they got through it after two or so weeks. The problem with us is that this isn't just going to go away or that we just need to stick it out like a sprained ankle. I know that I could deal with any of my pain if it was just a onetime thing but what my family seems to forget that it is ongoing and even the small pains really get to me after a while. That is how torture works the prisoner might be able to resit the first few times but eventually they will break.
