Ending Chronic Pain and Symptoms: It's Hard but You Can Do It
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- čas přidán 16. 04. 2024
- Hey there,
Nobody said it would be easy. Ending chronic pain and symptoms is hard, but you can do it!
It takes commitment. It takes repetition. It takes courage. It takes the willingness to brush yourself off and try again if you have a rough day.
I know you're capable of all those things, and that's how I know you can have excellent results.
This video is for information purposes only. It is not medical or chiropractic advice nor does it establish a patient-provider relationship. Enjoy and learn!
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Hello Christine
When i wake up...my brain immidiately goes towards my symptoms and stays there. I go walk the dog but my brain still stays on the symptoms.
Thank for your effort...it is really helpfull.
Hello, I get it. The hypervigilant brain will immediately and repeatedly keep looking at the symptoms. Part of it is habit, so even as you feel better, the brain may still look for symptoms.
Remember, you're the neutral observer. You can just keep saying, "oops, I'm looking at symptoms again" then go about doing whatever you're doing.
Thanks for being here, and I'm very glad you find the videos helpful.
Very usefull response for me Christine 🙏🙏🙏
Hello Christine, I don't know if I can ask you this question, as it may be a bit taboo, but of course you can answer if you like, or not:
Were you taking painkillers, and if so, did you manage to stop them without too much difficulty?
Hello, I never took pain medicine other than acetaminophen and ibuprofen.
I probably chose to not seek anything stronger due to a lifelong avoidance of prescriptions. The couple of times I was prescribed stronger pain medicine (for example post surgery) I didn't like how it made me feel.
This will be a good topic for a video, and maybe others can share their experiences with pain medicines.
Thank you for your response Christine. Yes please do a video about it 🙏
My problem is that i am on opioids for 10 years and anxiolytics for 1 year, and i am fearfull about withdraw !!
@@zatmenat I don't have experience with this topic, but I know you're not alone. Have you spoken to your prescribing doctor about it? I would keep the same lessons in your mind regarding getting off pain medicine as you do about recovering from chronic pain. All these lessons help to build your self efficacy, and your sense of internal coping mechanisms and skills. All things that will serve you well in this next step!
Thank you for your answer. Yes i must implement the same process as TMS to cope with pills withdrall, and tapering with my doctor, but may be somebody reading my comment and being in my same situation could give me his experience about it.
The "funny" thing about all this is that the things you need to do are easy, they are not rocket science. But it is a consistent, nonlinear journey for sure and takes a bit of time. But in that time it is not like there is no improvement, I want ppl to know that.
Hi, Thank you for making this excellent point. You're right, the path is not linear, and that can make people doubt that it's "working". As much as they grab our attention, symptoms aren't a reliable indicator of progress. Even though individual days can go up and down, the overall trajectory is trending upward. Thanks for your note.
What is your opinion on taking medicine , using a heating pad or anything to help ease the pain from flare- ups even though you believe it is mind body pain.
Yes this question interests me a lot, and I was just about to ask a question about medecine.
Hello, Great question. This is an area that can tip the scales in one direction or another.
In a flare-up, if symptoms are so bad that it's hard to get a handle on your thoughts, it can be helpful to use something to dial down the pain or symptom. It may help you to relax your body, ease anxiety, or get some sleep. On that note, I would reserve these things only for flareups like you asked. Also, use them for a limited time (the 1st 24 hours or so)
The flip side of the coin is when these things are used regularly.
A couple years ago, I always had a hot pack, and special pillows with me. I believed they helped ease the pain, but of course I still had pain all the time, so they really weren't doing anything.
In psychology-speak, these things and actions are called "safety seeking behaviors". When used/done regularly, they lock in the pain loop. The subconscious mind gets the message that something "bad" is happening, and it triggers fear and anxiety to not have these things nearby.
For anyone using items, rituals, remedies daily, it's best to taper them down and ultimately eliminate them completely.
Thanks for asking, this is a great question.
Thank you
Great answer 🙏 as your others responses about all the comments in this video