When one talks or blogs about pain awareness, there is usually a response from the people who want better pain management, such as those people suffering with symptoms of Fibromyalgia pain. They want to know any new news in the arena of Fibromyalgia pain and/or how to get control of it. Plus, the month of September is an especially good time to see what’s going on regarding pain awareness because there are several activities.
Here are 4 resources for you today. I refer you to both the first and second Friday posts here at the Health Matters Show, to comments about them and to a third resource by a fellow Fibro blog, Fibro Haven.
Dear one, it’s possible to suffer with all types of pain. It may be more of a physical/ muscle pain (a.k.a cramping, stinging, burning, knife-in-the-back type of pain) or migraine headaches (like what Julianne Koritz talked about on the Health Matters Show Friday interview), or more mental-oriented or emotional-natured pain from add-on sources like depression or some type of abuse.
So you ask, “What can I do about pain management?” Well, your fourth resource is coming up now…
Pain is Pain, no matter whether it has a physical, mental, emotional or spiritual origin. When you’re experiencing runaway pain, the world is not as bright. The only one really capable of curtailing the process is you and your purposeful actions and attitude. You have the capacity to turn the lights back on!
If you decide that your pain is not the end of the world, it won’t be. If you decide to be in control, you will be. If you decide that there are positive things that you can do, you have already gained the upper hand to manage your pain!
Allowing yourself to feel overwhelmed with catastropic thoughts, or catastrophizing as I call it, only intensifies pain of all types. Feeling panicky encourages your body to make the bio-chemicals that enhance your pain. Slow, reasoned, and confident thoughts and actions (and possibly deep breathing, meditation, bio-feedback, etc.) will help you get control back and lower the pain that you’re feeling.
TIP: For more on the concept of what catastrophizing can do to your life and symptoms, see this incredible work, Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness By Jon Kabat-Zinn. Dr. Kabat-Zinn is a famous doctor who has helped so many people in this area of pain management. Now it’s true that this book has been in print awhile, but it is still right on target when it comes to how our thoughts affect us at a physical level. Get easy access to the book by going to “The Health Matters Store” in the Recommended by Cinda section on the right side of this blog page. I value this book so highly that I never loan it out!
Just a little tool for helping you with pain management on Monday. Okay… feel better now, you hear? Don’t give away your power to pain.
Many Fibro hugs,
Cinda Crawford, host of the Health Matters Show
You probably know what makes you feel better and brighter.
Above all else, smile and have faith.
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