I once worked for a company where it was mandatory (highly encourage and if you did not you might find yourself being fired) to read Alas Shrugged ... with the boss asking you questions as you read it to try understand your political ideology.
No, it is not ok to force someone to adopt a political ideology, religion or any other thought process.
It was a terrible job, a terrible work environment and I quit as soon as I found a new job.
I am the same. I can ignore it until a certain level, then I just have to stop being productive and ride it out.
The trick is to not worry about the effect stopping to ride it out has on your life. Worrying about not working/playing/socializing because it might annoy a boss/client/girlfriend/family/friend or because it will mean less money/friends/etc.
Edit, and hang in there friend. I don't know about you but for me its unlikely to ever get better. I am not an optimist, but there is still a lot of cool shit in this world to enjoy. We are lucky to live in the age we do.
I suffer from chronic pain (pain 24/7, or at least when awake, varying degrees from bad to terrible terrible pain) and have done for 10 years now.
To answer your question: no. I do know that my tolerance for pain is significantly higher than most people. I still feel the constant pain from when I wake up to when I fall asleep. Its a horrible thing. It affects my mind when I am trying to write code just like it would your mind.
I have had all the best medical treatment possible. There is nothing they can do, so I am voluntarily now off all opioids and other analgesics. I would rather be in pain and have as clear a mind as possible that be high and in less pain ... also the cycle of taking opioids -> tolerating them -> needing them but not getting much benefit -> going off them -> withdrawal -> going back on them ... is not pleasant.
The only way to "win" is to ignore it. To go on with life as if I was not in so much agony. The moment people stop and give up, they are destined for a life of being bed ridden, unemployment, hooked on drugs and even more pain (less exercise, less social contact etc. leads to more pain).
Ignoring it takes an incredible amount of mental discipline.
Plenty of people with chronic pain end up bed ridden, unemployed and sometimes suicide.
I have considered an electronic implant after my docs suggested it. For my specific case its very much experimental. It would cost me a fortune with no guarantee of success ... and always a chance of something bad happening. I don't want to pay for the privilege of being the lab rat so the surgeon can write a paper about me in a medical journal. I will wait and see how this tech develops. When there is a 75% chance of it working I will go ahead. Until then I would rather not have to sell my house.
No, it is not ok to force someone to adopt a political ideology, religion or any other thought process.
It was a terrible job, a terrible work environment and I quit as soon as I found a new job.