I was excellent a catastrophizing. It was a skill. A very bad skill but I also have Major Depressive Disorder so it was a skill I was inclined to from MDD and fibromyalgia pain and migraine pain. I went to a pain clinic for the fibromyalgia and chronic migraines and there I saw a psychologist … Continue reading Fibromyalgia: catastrophizing and mindfulness in women
Let it be
I have had a high pain level migraine for four days now. Just relentless. And today wasn't a triptan day, so nothing to do about it. Nothing to do about it means let's just think about it and make it worse. Nope. Need to do something to calm me down to handle the pain better. … Continue reading Let it be
Pain at night #Painsomnia
Infrequently Asked Questions: Why do we feel more pain at night? -we-feel-more-pain-night/ Why do we seem to experience so much heightened pain at odd hours of the day? The morning, night, etc. I’m not sure that is the case. There are two sides to this: There are reasons why, if you have a … Continue reading Pain at night #Painsomnia
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Brain on meditation and me on meditation
There is a lot of research on meditation. You don't need to show me brain scans to prove to me it has benefits. I do however suck at it. It is partly that I never feel I should pause long enough to do it. There is this concept that I should use my time doing … Continue reading Brain on meditation and me on meditation
First attempt at meditation
My psychologist had an idea. That idea was meditation and deep breathing. To help with those negative thoughts that are just playing around in my brain when in pain. I actually don't think this is necessary because I generally know when I'm in a 'mood' and am going down 'crazy road' with my thoughts … Continue reading First attempt at meditation
