Help for Vulvodynia; Maybe Also Fibromyalgia, Cystitis, IBS

Help for Vulvodynia; Maybe Also Fibromyalgia, Cystitis, IBS
Some years ago a woman came to my office seeking psychotherapy for suicidal thoughts in response to extreme pain in the vulvar area. The pain waxed and waned, but when it was on, any movement or contact with clothes or seating prvoked intolerable stabbing, shooting, fiery pain. "Talking therapy can't do anything for physical agony!" I thought to myself. I was wrong.