Recent content by hne913

I was just working on Day 20, even though I should be well and done with the 42 days by now. My pain has increased again and has my breathing all in a knot, jaw tight, and I feel like I want to run for the advil. The Mind-dump (spider web thingy) helped me with some of the current stressors i'm...

Thank you for this post - I quit doing things that bring 'flow' into my life. I have ready in so many psychological places (books, websites, etc.) the importance of flow for wellbeing. It was a good reminder that flow is part of taking care of myself. Now... to start slowly bringing some of...

I keep taking mental breaks from this forum because of overwhelm and needing to turn my mind off when I get home from work. Todays reading was good. I keep wondering if there's any way I can speed up the process - maybe my impatience is adding to my anxiety. That would make since. I wrote...

Welcome Hopeful. I just completed Day 14. I'm trying not to count days, though my impatient "I want what I want now" self has been flaring up recently and I have been getting frustrated with the pain. Why won't it just go away like some others claim it has for them. I feel for you - I...

What's Fred Amir's theory of punishing and rewarding the unconscious mind? Must look this up! For some reason this morning my mind has gotten a little pain obsessed which is weird. I don't consciously wake up and think "PAIN" but this morning I woke up and immediately thought about it. Then it...

Wow, thanks for the story Brandon. I can relate to the troubled teen years, and the overcompensation as an "adult" (i'm 28). I don't have as much material things to show my growth or status but I have worked at it in other ways: having impressive life experiences, being someone ethically...

Thanks for sharing Linda. I could really empathize with your situation and your Mother. Growing old can be a challenge, and really tolling on the soul for the older person and those who love them. A friend of my fathers just passed away - he was in his 90s. He was ready to go, and just...

Love that idea Eric - to balance it out with a feel good memory. It's true, writing some of these can be emotionally difficult. I like the permission to not brew on it, and to remember good things too. I like to write about a lot of stuff. Mainly about psychology, which makes this a great...

Thanks, I appreciate the thoughts. I will do just that. As a perfectionist/over-achiever my tendency is to want to go all in and make this thing hurry up and heal! lol. I'll take it easy on myself this time.

How's work going? I have found it hard too, to not squirm when pain comes or get lost in it at times. Keeping in my head sometimes is frustrating, because sometimes I feel like i'm pulling at straws. I'm like, "what am I anxious about now? I'm anxious about pain!" ah. Lol. I do think the...

I love the part of the reading from today about the Phantom Limb. It really feels like it gave me another angle to explore this pain from. The article ends saying that the learned pain can be reversed and i'm like "HOW, TELL ME HOW!!" I guess I know how though. By slowly reminding my...