Do I bite you ?

When you have RSD or chronic pain, one of your biggest problem is how the friends and family react when you have a bad period. Having more pain maybe means that I can't do as much I normally do, but I am still the person that needs all of you around me.
I sometimes might whine a bit, but come on who doesn't do that ?
When the bad days come, I need you more then ever around me. I need to have my mind focused on other things. As a matter of fact, as more I have to think about as better I can handle my pain.
We are all different in how we react on pain, no matter if you live with chronic pain or if you don't.
I am one of those who needs more to do and more to think about when pain get higher.
But all of a sudden all this I need is taken away from me. Why I don't know.
Maybe some are afraid of meeting me, maybe I get to be a burden or maybe my pain can jump on them and make them get pain. I don't know but I want to know !
If anyone out there experience the same when you have a bad period what do you think ?
What is the problem and how can we get around this ?
Do we maybe have to open up and tell these friends and family that stays away from us that we don't bite ?

PS. Those who really knows me are still there with me !