...or how to improve
communications between you and your pet
back.
Before we
start I think it
is important to
say that I do
not personally
believe back
pain is all in
the mind.
However I do
believe that our
minds are very
powerful and we
can use this to
our advantage
when dealing
with back pain.
1. Do a grateful
Diary.
Get a blank book
and each day
write in it at
least one thing
you are grateful
for, If you can
manage 5 things
that would be
good and 10
things a day
would be
fantastic.
This helps to
put you in the
mindset of being
grateful and
positive about
your life and
that helps you
to handle what
you need to cope
with. Also what
you think about
expands so if
you are grateful
for the good
things in your
life, it goes
that the more
good things flow
to you.
2.Sharing.
Hopefully you
will have
someone at home
you can talk
with about what
you are going
through. If you
don't or even if
you do but need
to discuss it
with people who
are going
through it know you are not
alone and find a
good back
pain forum where
you can talk to
others who are
going through or
have been going
through back
pain. There are
many and I
cannot tell you
which ones you
will like but
try a few and
see what you
think.
3.Have a laugh!!
If you can have
a good laugh
with friends or
family, or at a
funny film or
just for no good
reason it
uplifts your
spirits.
4.Learn how
to cope with negative stress.
We all have
stress in our lives and being in
pain can make that stress worse
which can make the pain worse and so
a vicious cycle starts. If you
think this affects you
consider one of the many stress
reduction CD's around to help you
control the negative stress you may
feel.
Check out
the ones by Dick Supthen here.
Best selling author and produces
great mind programming and stress
reduction CD's to improve your
life.
5.Ask better
questions.
I don't know
about you but I've been there in the
mindset of "Why is this happening to
me" "What have I done to deserve
this" " No one cares"
Your mind
will essentially attempt to answer
any question you pose to it so if
you pose negative questions it is
likely to come up with a negative
and frankly unhelpful answer!
Briefly better
questions to ask yourself (and others
) are
" What can I
learn from this?"
"Who could
help me with this?"
"This is the
problem , what are the many solutions?"
"In what ways
can I help myself?"
6.Why do you want to get rid
of your back pain??
Now I know of course you
want to get rid of the pain, the burning the
numbness the endless sleepless nights, not
being able to do what you want or what you
need to do. These are all great
reasons. However many people fail with the
solution if it requires them to do any work
because they do not have strong enough
positive reasons to keep motivated and get
into the right mindset..
Think about this or even
better write it down
Almost every famous person
has a dramatic "before" story. What
I would
love you to do is to write down your "before
" story.
Imagine you have already
achieved your goal of being pain free and
able to do all you want to do..... and you are
looking back at this current time.
a) What obstacles have you
overcome?
b) What challenges did you
face?
c) How did you find the
strength to overcome them?
Done that?
d) Now write down a list of
Why you are committed to finding a solution
to your pain.
e) How will your
life be
different if you
are pain free.
The reasons you are going to
take charge and make this happen!!
You are a
stronger person
than you
realise.
7.If you want
help, support and motivation check these out:
Learn more
about back pain solutions at
Lose the back pain .com
A lively and
active discussion forum where people with back
pain ask questions and support each
other. Lots of practical help and advice,
informative articles and many useful
strategies.
www.painsupport.co.uk
Active and
very supportive forum with people
coping with all types of pain. Lots
of useful information and advice on
handling pain and positive ways to
cope.
Also Check out
Inspiration on this website
Visit
"Coping with the stress of back pain using your powerful
mind"
for ways to help yourself with
stress, anxiety and depression you
may suffer as a result of back pain
and sciatica symptoms.
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