Pain & Perspective

Sep 04, 2010 14:02

I've had a bit of a revelation about pain that I want to share with you all. This is what I jotted down at the time ( Read more... )

mindfulness, pain perception, pain, pain management

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houseboatonstyx September 4 2010, 20:08:50 UTC
Also there are tiny moments between the pain. Maybe it is some point in inbreath or outbreath or between. Or maybe between heartbeats.

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thstlenshmrock September 5 2010, 00:02:10 UTC
I have found a similar approach helps for me with mental / emotional pain, as well. Yes, I might be hurting about x, but there is this other thing that is good and right in my life. If I can be aware of both, the pain is less.

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silvershe_wolf September 16 2010, 00:12:18 UTC
Excuse the late reply. I'm sporadic with replying to things due to epic amounts of fatigue.

You know I read a book that advises to do exactly this. Living Well With Pain and Illness - http://www.amazon.com/Living-Well-Pain-Illness-Suffering/dp/0749928603/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1284595771&sr=8-2

It basically applies Buddhist wisom to dealing with pain/illness. It is really good.

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