When our day begins and we wake up in pain, it is very depressing and stressful. We tend to focus on what is "hurting" rather than detach ourselves from the affliction.
The latest research has found a direct link between stress and new lesion formation (link to article).
The source of our malady doesn't matter... regardless of mental, or physical pain, there's always a way to work through it.
I've got a torn rotator cuff, two protruding discs at L4 and L5, suffered with MS for years, have had 3 knee surgeries, my gall bladder removed, and two brain surgeries due to trigeminal neuralgia (the most painful affliction in the world).
I know pain...it's hard, and worse, it is depressing.
The worst thing to do, is to sit around and do nothing, and let the pain and depression consume you.
I keep moving and working, always doing something to keep my mind away from pain.
I'm not saying to ignore a medical issue that needs treatment. Rather I'm saying, if you're like me...and suffer with pain, it's best to keep your mind off and away from it because it causes stress on your whole body.
Here's a link about how pain and stress are closely related.
I stay positive, and I am always looking for things to do. For example, I'm always listening to music, writing, spending time with loved ones, weight lifting, shopping for healthy food, reading, and creating. The Fall semester for college begins in less than a week...I can't wait to get into the studio and start sculpting. I'm also taking a 400 level English course, with a focus on writing.
Once my mind stops focusing, I find the pain...and feel miserable.
I feel most relaxed when I'm creating. I enter this "zone," and get so into what I'm doing that the rest of the world disappears.
It can be hard to create when my pain is awful, but all I have to do is start to create and I accidentally fall into my "zone" and the pain disappears.
You may not be creative and that's fine...find a hobby, spend time with a friend, meditate, pray, create a scrapbook, listen to/play music, play cards, board games, sing, dance, exercise, cook, read, write, stretch, etc. It doesn't matter what healthy activity you do, as long as your whole mind is immersed in it.
When your lost deep in thought, your body relaxes, stress lifts, and pain goes away.
Find your "zone," where your world, and your pain, melts away.
Related previous posts of mine, How to Fight Depression Naturally
How Exercise Fights MS
How I Defeated Multiple Sclerosis
The latest research has found a direct link between stress and new lesion formation (link to article).
The source of our malady doesn't matter... regardless of mental, or physical pain, there's always a way to work through it.
I've got a torn rotator cuff, two protruding discs at L4 and L5, suffered with MS for years, have had 3 knee surgeries, my gall bladder removed, and two brain surgeries due to trigeminal neuralgia (the most painful affliction in the world).
I know pain...it's hard, and worse, it is depressing.
The worst thing to do, is to sit around and do nothing, and let the pain and depression consume you.
I keep moving and working, always doing something to keep my mind away from pain.
I'm not saying to ignore a medical issue that needs treatment. Rather I'm saying, if you're like me...and suffer with pain, it's best to keep your mind off and away from it because it causes stress on your whole body.
Here's a link about how pain and stress are closely related.
I stay positive, and I am always looking for things to do. For example, I'm always listening to music, writing, spending time with loved ones, weight lifting, shopping for healthy food, reading, and creating. The Fall semester for college begins in less than a week...I can't wait to get into the studio and start sculpting. I'm also taking a 400 level English course, with a focus on writing.
Once my mind stops focusing, I find the pain...and feel miserable.
I feel most relaxed when I'm creating. I enter this "zone," and get so into what I'm doing that the rest of the world disappears.
It can be hard to create when my pain is awful, but all I have to do is start to create and I accidentally fall into my "zone" and the pain disappears.
You may not be creative and that's fine...find a hobby, spend time with a friend, meditate, pray, create a scrapbook, listen to/play music, play cards, board games, sing, dance, exercise, cook, read, write, stretch, etc. It doesn't matter what healthy activity you do, as long as your whole mind is immersed in it.
When your lost deep in thought, your body relaxes, stress lifts, and pain goes away.
Find your "zone," where your world, and your pain, melts away.
Related previous posts of mine, How to Fight Depression Naturally
How Exercise Fights MS
How I Defeated Multiple Sclerosis
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