Hi Pain Warriors
My patients are frustrated when I suggest they watch videos. Their bodies are screaming for release from suffering and there isn’t space for more.
Unfortunately, that is when you really need to add to a plate that is already so full.
Ask a partner or a friend to help. Remember, that thinking is very hard when the limbic system is in high alarm from pain. When your whole body is screaming and your mind to full for anything more, what can be done?
Need to find a place of safety – How to do that when you are in pain?
Be assured that you are supported by a team of people helping you through pain
Who is your team?
YOU – taking care of yourself
PARTNERS – like a husband / friends
DOCTOR / PROVIDER We try our best but when we are failing, let us know.
PHYSIO OR MASSAGE THERAPIST
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST
The most important message I try to get through is that when the brain is screaming with pain, thinking is not effective
Using the body to calm the limbic system is the most important tool we have.
That is where the two step program comes in
The more you do this program – the more likely you are to rewire the alarm that is haywire
Easiest is the 5-4-3-2-1 grounding and 2 breaths
I use the superbrain yoga and 2 breaths myself – every 30 minutes when I am working (for a minute)
All the best
Judy