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Category: chronic pain
What lessons chronic pain has taught me
So I have learned a lot of painful lessons from pain, the hard way, more than once, because that is how I roll. Here are
Chronic pain: Achiever fever
The Social was talking to the author of Achiever Fever a week or so ago( here is a review of the book I found if you
A Chronic Voice: Prompts for April
Time for A Chronic Voice’s monthly link up and prompts! Tiring Educating Receiving Giving Quieting This is the month of my birthday! I can’t say
Reflection: eternal return of the same
The thing about chronic illness is that it is unpredictable. We can go from managing, coping, and modestly function to… not. And after these rough
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
A New Psychological Treatment for Chronic Pain Newer psychological approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) are guided by the premise that we cannot
Chronic pain: The pain story
Our pain story is what we carry around with us based on our pain history, experiences, and leaves us with a certain perception of what
Chronic illness: The battle. The quest.
So there is a common metaphor with chronic pain and that is we are ‘fighters’ fighting a battle or war, that never comes with victory
Chronic pain: Catastrophizing
Individuals differ in how they perceive pain, and in how they react to any painful experience. Some can work through the pain and make
What to do about the winter blahs
So winter here in Canada (aside from Vancouver, those lucky bastards!) and other places can endure a long time. Chronic pain tends to be worse
Chronic pain: a story in quotes
You made me a, you made me a believer, believer (Pain, pain) You break me down, you build me up, believer, believer (Pain) Oh let
Adventures in unmanaged pain
This adventure is a sucky one. I wouldn’t recommend it. At all. I got pain, man, and it is multiplying. So I am without my
Looking into 2019: goals and treatment
To check out my cruddy year: Chronic illness 2018 yearly review But this about looking forward. So it was not the best year. I got more
No painkillers: going off the tramadol
So the neuro I saw for my insurance company had some ‘suggestions’. Go on Cymbalta again (even though it made me so suicidal I tried
