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We propose this exploration by means of the Reddit Reports of Chronic Pain (RRCP) dataset. We define and validate the RRCP for a set of subreddits related to chronic pain, identify the main concerns discussed in each subreddit, model each subreddit according to their main concerns, and compare subreddit models. The RRCP dataset comprises 86,537 submissions from 12 subreddits related to chronic pain (each related to one pathological background). Each RRCP subreddit was found to have various main concerns. Some of these concerns are shared between multiple subreddits (e.g., the subreddit Sciatica semantically entails the subreddit backpain in their various concerns, but not the other way around), whilst some concerns are exclusive to specific subreddits (e.g., Interstitialcystitis and CrohnsDisease). Our analysis details each of these concerns and their (dis)similarity relations. 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