Thrive with chronic pain
finding acceptance in our lives
Month: August 2019
Hearing “You Manifested Your Illness” Causes More Pain
I have heard the following clichés during my years with chronic illnesses: You attracted this for a reason. Think positive. Think happy thoughts. God never gives you more than you can handle. When one door closes another one opens. Your pain can be a… Continue Reading “Hearing “You Manifested Your Illness” Causes More Pain”
Tasers, Metaphors and Chronic Pain
The Taser like pains raged through my head again. My medications seemed to be less effective as time passed with this permanent and incurable disease of Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN). I told others that it felt like a Taser was shot into my head. People… Continue Reading “Tasers, Metaphors and Chronic Pain”
Scan your body to reduce chronic pain
I was having lightening like stabs and jolts in the left side of my head, and jaw and eye and I automatically started scanning my body. This is a process I learned over 25 years ago when I was first diagnosed with Fibromyalgia. The… Continue Reading “Scan your body to reduce chronic pain”
Chronic Pain and the Silver Linings
My longtime friend was telling me about another procedure she had for her bladder. She spent the last few years dealing with the after effects of cancer and radiation. She said with her usual good humor and sarcasm, “Well at least I have a… Continue Reading “Chronic Pain and the Silver Linings”