Why do people suffer in pain?

So many people complain about pain on a daily basis and as a Massage Therapist it's part of my job to listen to it. However, pain doesn't have to be part of your life, you choose to have it there. This, I understand is a very strong statement however there are soooo...many different alternative treatments these days that I believe, if you truly want your pain decreased or gone, you can make it happen. I'm not saying all pain is curable but for the vast majority of pain sufferers, you suffer unnecessarily. There are 3 main reasons why people make the excuse of not treating it and make their lives miserable. 1. MONEY - it always comes back to money..."If I had a million dollars I wouldn't have to suffer". I understand that THIS is usually the number one reason that holds people back from fixing themselves, but I ask you this... Scenario 1: Your child gets injured badly, how much would you spend to fix them? If someone, said it's going to be $2...