Pain & Stress

So the 2 first things that I learned about Lupus #1 it's gonna hurt all the time! #2 stress is the worst thing you can do, since it only makes you feel worse.
So guess where I am today? Stressed out to the max & suffering in a lot of pain!
I haven't slept well in about a week. I've been having these pains in between my ribs along my sternum. It feels like I'm being poked all the time. The pain makes it hard to get comfy in bed to fall asleep. Then only to wake me up several times during the night. I'm even having trouble taking my daily nap too for the same reasons. The pain meds help some, but not always.
Being in this much pain makes me stress out. Only because it hurts so much & all I want is some relief! It feels like a bad Merry-Go-Round ride... Can't sleep because of pain, pain increases, stress level goes up higher, feel over tired & super cranky. Round & round I go... I sooooo want off this ride!
Everyday I hope to wake up & feel a little better then I did yesterday... It's all wishful thinking. It's even harder to feel better when you don't sleep enough because of the pain. Sleep is when the body repaires it's self. But I'm not sleeping so no repairs are being done.
I remember how I could function on just a few hours of sleep. I did it for so many years.  Now it's different. I need that sleep so that I feel somewhat like a person. I know I'm sick, but that doesn't mean I have to live like   a person who is sick.
Is it wrong of me to just want to be a little pain free so that I'm not so stressed out???