-- Deal with your anger, because anger = loss of control, he says. Anger and pain are very closely linked in our nervous systems, and they tend to feed off each other: If you feel you are not angry in the presence of unrelenting pain you are just not connected to it - most of us really hate feeling angry and we really despise being in pain. -- Go from being reactive to being creative. You cannot be creative if you are reacting. You must be able to see your reactions in order to make new choices. Then your life will move forward, Hanscom advises. -- Take back your life. Those who suffer from chronic pain tend to become socially isolated. As they begin to control it with the previous steps, they can once more reconnect with friends, relatives and others. -- Finally, live your life to the fullest. While that sounds trite, its true. Hanscom believes former sufferers would be cheating themselves if they didnt take advantage of their new, anger-free, pain-free, anxiety-free lives.
Posted on: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 03:20:40 +0000