This is an older poem I wrote and I now present it to you for World Poetry Day. I am no poet but I do
Tag: chronic pain
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
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
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
7 things I use to survive the winter
Winter just amps up the pain and I have no temperature control so I am constantly freezing. Constantly. So I need to manage the pain
Chronic pain and the emotions
Emotions are a completely normal experience of pain. And in high pain, it is normal to feel anger or sadness. This is because pain, in
Chronic pain: Treatment alternatives
In this massive wave of the opiate epidemic washing over pain patients, people are asking what is there to replace the treatment we had that
Pacing tips for chronic illness
I wrote a few articles on this topic recently: Enhancing our pacing game Chronic illness and the art of pacing Pacing is exceptionally hard in
Chronic illness: best laid plans
the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry It is summer. There are loads of things to do in the summer. We get
