Complex Pain Recovery

After experiencing chronic pain, and then experiencing a mild week of relative comfort, we can feel a sense of foreboding, like we are just waiting for the other shoe to drop.

Fine...Let's go there...Maybe the pain shows up and it's worse than we imagined. But getting sucked into a worry loop won't make it hurt any less.

Even if the pain is coming back, wouldn't you rather have experienced just being ok, even for a short time, without allowing the pain to take this moment away from you?

By the time the pain strikes, we are not the person we imagine ourselves to be. We get through it, one moment at a time. The way your pain shows up does not follow a script.
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If you can breathe, pause, and come back to this moment, you can get back into the driver's seat.

We've ALL been there. Anticipating discomfort is part of our survival wiring as humans.

That does not mean that we have to let it take us down the path of panic and dread.

It's easier said than done, but learning this skill is part of our recovery.

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You may need to exhaust all physical avenues of help before you consider working with your mind. ⁠
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If you are willing to do anything to alleviate the pain, I urge you to research: Psychophysiologic Disorders (PPD) is the clinical term for mindbody symptoms.⁠

"The good news is that after years of clinical research, there is now evidence that many of these mindbody symptoms (previously thought to be incurable) can be relieved and even cured without surgery, physical therapy or medication. With an evidence-based approach to diagnosis and treatment, sufferers can achieve relief from their chronic pain." ⁠
- Psychophysiologic Disorders Association ⁠

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Acceptance is only possible once we become aware of what we are resisting. In other words, THE PAIN IS REAL, but it is in our resistance that we suffer. ⁠
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Acceptance is letting go of what we cannot change. ⁠
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Practicing awareness and acceptance is learning to live life on life’s terms and is key to having peace and serenity. ⁠
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How many times have you heard someone say, “I have no choice.” We convince ourselves that we do not have a choice, that we are victims of circumstance. ⁠
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Now, I am not suggesting that bad things and bad situations do not arise. However, I am suggesting that there are choices to make even among the worst times in our lives. ⁠
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We can take action and choose how we “grow” through the experiences and situations in our lives. The choice may be between a rock and a hard spot; nevertheless, we still have a choice. In fact, to do nothing is a choice and sometimes may be the best option.⁠
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