I’m not full of warm fuzzy and rainbows. I’m not like a super-duper positivity dude that is going to blow sunshine up your butt. Just
Tag: acceptance
Chronic illness: The problem
I think we all know suffering is inevitable. It is actually a function of being human. We all suffer in different ways. It is so
Chronic pain and self-compassion
I have talked about our need for self-compassion from time to time and how I had basically none for years. You can’t have compassion when
Acceptance of work limitations
I look at my friends and their accomplishments and it gives me joy and happiness for them. I love to see them thrive in new
Not miserable? You must not have pain
People living with chronic pain often experience depression and negative emotion, magnifying both the severity and ongoing nature of the pain. Although that may come
Pain acceptance
Pain acceptance is the process of giving up the struggle with pain and learning to live life despite pain. PMC study Pain Acceptance Vox article.
What impedes my acceptance
I have attained a certain level of acceptance. Acceptance I will always have pain. Acceptance that I deserve a life with it. Acceptance that life
Life goes on
‘I can sum up everything I learned in life: It goes on.’ Chronically ill, or not. Chronic pain or not. It goes on. How it
What obstacles are there to acceptance?
What do you think about acceptance? is what I think about acceptance but I have problems staying in that state of mind. I think of it
What do you think about acceptance?
I know chronic illness acceptance means different things to different people. I want to tell you what it means to me but I am
