Chronic Pain Homepage

Help/On-Line Resources

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Chronic Pain causes severe distress, including painful emotional states.

There is no shame in reaching out for help.

Working with a support person can improve your pain and lower stress.

Support and Professional resources are available.

Resources for Children & Adolescents

Emergency Numbers in time of Distress

Emergency Help Lines for Mental Health

BC Canada Resources for Residents. 

Chronic pain can cause anxiety. Anxiety also causes inflammation and can lead to pain. Managing sleep and stress is an important part of pain management. Below are links to resources and support groups.

 Here to Help Website for screening and tools

Curable App
Mind Space for Sleep

There are communities keen to support those living with chronic pain.

Self Management BC

Complex PTSD websites

Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia and Long COVID clinic in BC

For First Nations Patients, there is a new resource coming. WellBrietyMovement

 Reach out to people you know and love for help.

PTSD is linked to chronic pain syndromes. PTSD resources Canada

Books : The Body Keeps the Score Brain, Mind and Body in the healing of trauma. Written by Bessel van der Kolk, M.D.

Anxiety can improve with Mindfulness and there are many free programs

Meditation: first talk to your mental health counselor as sometimes meditation can awaken past traumas: Awakening

Contact your local Women’s Health Resource Team or Mental Health Resources

If you have severe depression or anxiety, it is almost impossible to manage chronic pain. There is help out there.

Mindfulness: Palouse Mindfulness

See some of the videos from this site Palouse Mindfulness Videos


Many people with severe chronic pain or severe anxiety / PTSD cannot concentrate on reading. You may find it hard to retain information. Try the Palouse site, but watch the videos only if you feel unable to do the program.

Many times pain and anxiety cause stiffness and loosening up can relieve pain and anxiety

Depression online resource: Skills book online for depression

Books:

The Untethered Soul by Michael Singer;

Mindfulness Pocket Book by Gill Hasson

For Complex and other PTSD: The Body keeps the Score. Bessel van der Kolk.
Dr. Divi mindfulness books

Perhaps there is someone in your life with Schizophrenia. A really good book is I AM NOT SICK, I DON’T NEED HELP by Xavier Amandor

For Bipolar Illness, try BIPOLAR WARRIORS also on You Tube.

CBT: What you think is what you feel: BC Self-Management webinar/video

Be aware of negative thinking which makes your pain worse. What you think is what you feel – try Cognitive Therapy on Line – Cheap at twice the price   about $30-$40 

Try app Headspace for iphone

Here is a link to Mental Health after Trauma from a MVA.