“Unlocking the Hidden Depths of Pain: Nina Lohman’s Poetic Exploration in ‘The Body Alone'”
“How much pain can you handle?”
“How much pain can you handle?” (71, 141, 223).
Repeated multiple times throughout Nina Lohman’s The Body Alone: A Lyrical Articulation of Chronic Pain, this question guides the narrative, both interrupting and driving it forward. Lohman a scholar of theology and lover of myths, writes her own life story with the authenticity and aura of the texts and oral traditions she studies and admires.
As someone who lives with chronic pain caused by headaches, Lohman’s nonlinear narrative follows the ever-looping cycle of the healthcare system, chronic pain symptoms, and searching for a diagnosis. On the topic she writes:
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